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Acupuncture Needling Techniques, Point Selection, and Clinical Application: Module 3: Clinical Integration, Back, Hip, Knee, Foot, and Abdomen
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Constructing a Treatment: Integration of local, adjacent, and distal point selection using shoulder pain as an example. Discussion emphasizes matching distal point combinations to the location and meridian distribution of the patient’s symptoms.
Posterior Shoulder and Back Treatment: Application of SI 3 and BL 62 for posterior-zone complaints, followed by local point selection. A crossing-needle technique at GV 14 is demonstrated.
Thoracic and Lumbar Back: Review of bladder-channel and Governing Vessel points, with special attention to safe depth and direction in the thoracic region.
Lumbar points include:
• GV 4
• BL 23
• BL 25 and related lumbar points
• Hua Tuo Jiaji points
• The extra point below L5/S1, described in the course as Shiqizhui Xia/Josen
Hua Tuo Jiaji points are demonstrated with both individual insertion and superficial threading
techniques.
Posterior Leg and Low Back Relationships:
Demonstration of:
• BL 40
• BL 57
• BL 60
• KI 3
• BL 62
Hip and Sciatica: Clinical palpation and needling approaches for the hip and sciatic region, including GB 26, GB 29/30 region, GB 31, and individualized palpatory point selection.
Knee:
Demonstration of:
• ST 35
• medial Xiyan
• ST 36
• GB 34
• ST 34
• SP 10
• SP 9
Discussion includes surrounding the knee and possible use of electroacupuncture between appropriate local points.
Ankle and Foot:
Review and demonstration of points surrounding the ankle, including BL 60, BL 62, GB 40, LIV 4, SP 5, KI 3, KI 6 and related regional points. Ba Feng points are demonstrated for disorders involving the feet and toes.
Clinical Treatment Examples
Integration of the course material into treatment strategies for:
• headache
• anterior and posterior shoulder pain
• low back pain
• lateral and pelvic-region pain
• hand and wrist disorders
• hip and sciatic pain
• knee pain
• ankle and foot pain
Abdominal Needling and Final Safety Review: Brief review of the Ren, Kidney, and Stomach channels of the abdomen and selected points including KI 16, ST 25, REN 6, and the lower abdominal region.
Special precautions include avoidance of direct needling into the umbilicus and transverse needling over the sternum.
Dr. Jim Ventresca, D.O.M., AcuPractice
Jim Ventresca, Doctor of Oriental Medicine, Licensed Acupuncturist: Dr. Jim has been a dynamic and engaging acupuncture teacher since 1986. A 1984 graduate and past faculty member of the New England School of Acupuncture, and Southwest Acupuncture College, Dr. Jim earned the terminal degree in Oriental Medicine from Southwest Acupuncture College in 2000. He was in the first cadre of Board-Certified Diplomates of Acupuncture in the United States, among the first acupuncturists licensed in the state of Massachusetts, and holds licensure as a Doctor of Oriental Medicine in New Mexico. In addition to practicing in busy clinical settings and teaching Acupuncture and Oriental medicine for over 30 years, Dr. Jim was the Academic Dean for Southwest Acupuncture College, an Instructor for the International Academy of Medical Acupuncture, and a Site Visit Team Leader for the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. He held the position of Medical Director for Integrative Medicine, at HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital in Albuquerque, is a co-founder of a publicly funded AIDS Treatment Center, and worked within the criminal justice system in Santa Fe, New Mexico, to establish an Acupuncture-Based Substance Abuse Treatment Program. Dr. Jim is the Principal of AcuPractice Seminars, and a Full Professor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.
