Course Overview

Please Note: This course is presented in a reading-first format, where the teacher walks you through and explores a body of written work. This 6 hour course will help you master Muscle Tendon Pain and Pathology. Featuring the Korean protocols of VST (Vertex Synchronizing T) and Kinetic Acupuncture. Taught be Dr. Evan Mahoney, student of both Dr.s Jonghwa Lee and Hyungsuk Choi. This class features Dr. Jonghwa Lees VST Acupuncture which is a trigger point protocol based on Range of Motion Analysis and muscle shortening affecting (in this video) the neck and shoulder, lower back and hip vertexes. We feature all the range of motion tests and identified shortened muscles needed to be treated with VST acupuncture. The student will learn and understand agonist and particularly antagonist muscles and how they affect alignment of joint, structures, and tensegrity. The student will also learn the many pathologies of muscle shortening due to presence of knots (trigger points) in the muscles. Featuring also Dr. Hyungsuk Chois Kinetic Acupuncture the student will learn how to treat trigger point pathology using movement exercises with acupuncture needles in place. This class features Kinetic Acupuncture procedures for the hands, wrists, fingers, elbows, shoulders, neck, toes, ankles, feet, knees, hips (lateral and medial), and lower back. Using these protocols the student will become a master of pain and pathology. The students confidence, skill, and reputation will be enhanced as they deliver on their favorable prognosis given to patients, thanks to these procedures.

Course Objectives

• The student will understand the mechanism of Agonist and Antagonist in muscle movements.
• The student will understand how trigger points (knots) in muscles leads to pain and pathology.
• The student will be able to identify structural imbalance to to muscle trigger points.
• The student will be able to treat structural imbalance by using trigger point strategies of VST and Kinetic Acupuncture.
• The student will improve their diagnostic and prognostic abilities to further gain confidence, esteem, and reputation in the eyes of their patients.

Course Outline

0 hrs - 2 hrsUse VST Acupunctures range of motion analysis of the neck/ shoulder and hip / lower back vertexes to identify agonist/ antagonist muscle pathology affecting structural tensegrity and balance.

2 hrs - 3.5 hrsUse Kinetic Acupuncture to treat pain and pathology affecting the hands, wrists, fingers, elbows, and shoulders with trigger point protocols of the brachials (extensor and flexors), triceps, and shoulder rotator cuff muscles.

3.5 hrs - 5 hrsUse Kinetic Acupuncture to treat pain and pathology affecting the entire feet, lower leg, knee, and hip areas with Calf, Anterior Tibialis, Quadriceps, IT Band, and Piriformis trigger point protocols.

5 hrs - 6 hrsUse therapeutic protocols of TCT, TLT, Hanging Lower Back Stretch, and Fountain of Youth Stretching to maximize treatment outcomes and give patients tools for gaining control over their own health.