OAC 612 - Acupuncture Techniques III

Credit(s): 3

This course sequence continues to train students to the clinical tools and essential skills of the acupuncturist, electroacupuncture setting, Five element treatment, holographic theory, motor and trigger points protocol, extraordinary channel theory, Luo vessel treatment, muscle sinew treatment protocol etc. are introduced. The objective is to provide a solid foundation in needle techniques and to review the related skills of moxibustion, cupping, gua sha. Attention is also paid to general issues of patient safety, with emphasis on appropriate needle depths and angles, maintaining clean fields, and application of aseptic and sterile procedures. Prerequisite(s): OAC611; CCAHM CNT