Absolute Acupressure

Course Description

Acupressure is a clinical discipline. Acupressure Therapy, AKA (Tui Na) is an Oriental Bodywork Therapy that has been used in China for over 2,000 years. Through the application of massage therapy techniques, Tui Na acupressure seeks to establish a more harmonious flow of energy AKA “Qi”/Chee, which means living energy. This energy flows throughout the human body which increases oxygen, blood, fluids, and cellular communication to all connective tissue systems. “Qi” is an un-substantial energy operating throughout the body identified through Meridian Channels, collaterals, and acupressure points of the body.  All living life forms have a type of energetic force.  Acupressure activates the external and internal physiology by utilizing specific soft tissue pathways that help the body thrive and generate natural healing.

Tui Na is an acupressure method using fingertips, hands, elbows or a safe acupressure tool to activate energy points via soft tissue muscles and tendons of the body.  It is an art of medicine training with specific treatment protocols designed to activate or deactivate weak or hypertonic body regions that can also be rooted in forms of physiologic imbalances.  Symptoms such as headaches, frozen shoulder, digestive issues, emotional stressors, and any kind of body aches due to internal & external inflammatory disorders.  Acupressure, as well, can realign the musculoskeletal and ligamentous relationships for natural bone settings. Topical Chinese liniments and medicated salves will be introduced as part of the course education.

This is an all-hands-on course primarily for treating physical pain with joint traction techniques, and meridian channel acupressure points applications.   This class is great for anybody interested in learning how to heal from a Traditional Chinese Methodology (TCM) perspective.  It will up-skill and upscale your therapy practices. In this training course, the manual therapist will develop a better understanding of the Chinese Meridian System and learn how to incorporate acupressure techniques into their bodywork sessions. 

Students in this course will learn:

• Students will be instructed about the basics of Meridians and Collaterals.
   
• Students will view basic assessment principles and a patient history intake process.
   
• Students will be able to cite indications and contraindications for the use of acupressure techniques.
   
• Students will be able to describe the proper use of liniment with heat and cold as bases of hydrotherapy applications.
   
• Students will be able to describe and differentiate between Jing Lui, Jing Lui FX and Jing Mai.
   
• Students will describe how acupressure works as a manual therapy.
   
• Students will be able to recite the code to bill for this technique.
   
• Students will learn, demonstrate, and receive work using hands, elbows, knees, palms, feet and forearms.
   
• Students will learn, demonstrate, and receive instruction on proper techniques to bring forth better therapeutic results.
   
• Students will be able to describe energy blockages and how life force is renewed when circulation is restored.
   
• Students will learn and practice preventative care to support their own hands and bodies.
   
• Students will be able to define duration, force, evenness, and softness.
   
• Students will be able to state rules for reinforcing tissue deficiency and reducing tissue excess.
   
• Students will discuss re-education of muscles through the use of varying stimuli.
   
• Students will have a stronger understanding of basic neuromuscular laws and principles of facilitation.
   
• Students will learn about, demonstrate, and experience the 7 common manipulation methods. 
   
• Students will be familiar with the five famous schools of practice.
   
• Students will be able to recite the cutaneous regions.
   
• Students will be able to recite the 12 body meridians and have familiarity with what they represent.
   
• Students will learn, demonstrate and receive treatments that relate to each of the meridians.
   
• Students will be able to differentiate and discuss Yin and Yang aspects.
   
• Students will learn and practice acupressure point (cun) measurements.
   
• Students will have access to substantial course materials to return to so they can to review and recall what they have learned. 

Hours and CE's

This course is taught over two days from 8:30 am - 5:30 pm. This course is approved by NCBTMB for 16 live, hands-on, massage therapy continuing education contact hours.
 

Please enroll early to ensure your place in class. This special class fills up quickly!