Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th May 2025 9.30am -5.30pm £250 (CCA students £200)
with Alex Brazkiewicz
CPD: 20 hours, (14h face to face and 6 h online).
Eligibility: Fully qualified practising Acupuncturists, Acupuncture Graduates, and 3rd year Acupuncture Students in their clinical phase. All attendees must be fully insured.
COURSE SUMMARY
As practitioners are aware, the hardest part of any treatment is correct diagnosis. Classically channel palpation was a major part of diagnosis in the acupuncturist’s repertoire, where physiology of the channels was studied alongside Zang Fu (organ) diagnosis, Yin / Yang and Wu Xing (5-phases).
By integrating classical diagnosis with modern orthopaedic examination methods, manual muscle testing and a systematic approach to treating musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions, this 3-day blended-learning course (1-day interactive online theory + 2-day face-to-face practical) aims to improve your diagnostic skills, thereby enhancing positive patient outcomes.
When I initially qualified, I did not feel confident in dealing with musculoskeletal conditions and pain reduction. It was then that I was fortunate to meet Jason Robertson who invited me to accompany him to visit his teacher Professor Wang Ju Yi (co-author of Applied Channel Theory) in Beijing.
After further trips to China, Germany and Dublin to study with Professor Wang and his apprentices, together with completion of Arya Nielsen’s postgraduate diploma in Gua Sha and a subsequent 5-year journey to become an Osteopath, I continue to integrate this learning into my practice with a passion to share my learning to help you improve your diagnosis and treatment of MSK conditions.
COURSE AIMS AND COURSE OBJECTIVES
The course is modular in nature MSK I is purely an online course with 6 months access to the resources and must be completed before attending MSK II and III, the practical face-to- face days. MSK II and III aims to put into a practical context the theory from the online session.
Aims and objectives of the course: By the end of the course, you will:
Be aware of how the Han dynasty viewed the body both in health, injury and healing and how this compares with modern pathophysiology;
Be aware of the difference between the Channel Sinews (Jing Jin) and Channel collaterals (Jing Luo) and their use in musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions;
Be aware of the principles of “Release the Brakes” and how this can be incorporated into a systematic diagnosis and treatment of MSK conditions integrating both Traditional East Asian Medicine (TEAM) and Western Biomedicine paradigms;
Be able to apply a systematic and integrated approach to arrive at a working diagnosis and treatment of MSK conditions integrating TEAM diagnosing and Western Orthopaedic Testing methods;
Be able to incorporate a variety of tools including “pricking the vessels”, Gua Sha, basic muscle stretching and exercises within existing treatment paradigms into an existing treatment programme;
Be able to formulate a systematic integrated diagnosis and treatment to a variety of conditions to the upper body (including neck, shoulders, and upper back) and lower body (including lower back).
Following successful completion of the course lifetime access to online resources (including all the case studies discussed on the face-to-face days) will be made available.
In addition, please watch this video explaining the aims / objectives of the course https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9P0M8O2b8Ro.
Alex Brazkiewicz BIO
Alex is a registered osteopath, traditional acupuncturist, paramedic, martial arts instructor, and Yoga teacher. He qualified from CICM in 2007 and in Tuina the following year. Between 2009 and 2013 he studied Applied Channel Theory with Prof Wang Ju Yi in China and Europe and completed an internship at the Beijing Tuina hospital before starting his osteopathy degree. Committed to Lifestyle medicine (Yang Sheng) he has completed the plant-based nutrition course (Cornell University, online), The Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice and in 2024 he qualified as a Yoga teacher. He practices in Malvern integrating Traditional East Asian and Western Biomedicine.

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