Acupuncture Treatment of the Shaoyang Jing-Jin (“Sinew Meridian”): the Lateral Tract 
Dr. Anthony Von der Muhll, L.Ac., DAOM, DNBAO, FAIPM
specializes in sports, orthopedic and neuro-musculoskeletal injuries and pain conditions. He became Licensed as an Acupuncturist in 2003, and was the first graduate of the Five Branches University’s’ Integrative Sports Medicine program. He has served as a Clinical Instructor and Associate Professor at the Five Branches since 2005, and as an Instructor in the Doctorate of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Program of the Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences beginning in 2017. He is also a Diplomate of the National Board of Acupuncture Orthopedics, a Fellow of the American Academy of Pain Management, and certified as a Personal Trainer through the American College of Sports Medicine. He is also one of the few traditionally-trained acupuncturists who has also become certified as a Myofascial Trigger Point Therapist (dry needling) through Myopain Seminars. He has 20 years of clinical experience as a sports massage therapist, physical therapy aide, athletic training assistant, and licensed acupuncturist in multi-disciplinary clinics, including SpineMed Associates and the PRIME Pain Medicine Institute. He has also served as an Expert Witness for the California Acupuncture Board (CAB) and in civil malpractice litigation.
January 8, 2022-January 8, 2022 9:00 AM-6:00 PM
Room: 101
8 Category 1 CAB units available
Type: Online Via Livestream or Recorded Lectures
Description:
The shaoyang 经 筋 jing-jin (“sinew meridian”) of Chinese medicine describes the myofascial tract that runs along the lateral body from head to toe. Understanding the shaoyang jing-jin can guide clinicians from where pain is felt distally and proximally towards additional muscles, tendons, joints and ligaments that also may need treatment. Learn classical and modern examination and treatment of the shaoyang jing-jin tissues, including:
Leg Shaoyang Jing-Jin
- Lateral ankle ligaments: anterior talofibular, calcaneofibular
- Fibularis (peroneal) group
- Superior tibiofibular joint
- Iliotibial band and tensor fascia lata
- Piriformis and quadratus femoris
- Gluteus medius and minimus
- Quadratus lumborum
- Lateral abdominals
- External intercostals
- Scalenes
- Temporalis
Arm Shaoyang Jing-Jin
- Supraspinatus
- Posterior and middle deltoids
- Extensor digitorum
Course Objectives:
The shaoyang 经 筋 jing-jin (“sinew meridian”) of Chinese medicine describes the myofascial tract that runs along the lateral body from head to toe. Understanding the shaoyang jing-jin can guide clinicians from where pain is felt distally and proximally towards additional muscles, tendons, joints and ligaments that also may need treatment.