Disease is a drama in two acts - the first one happens in the gloomy silence of the tissues, with the stage lights off.  The pain or other symptoms only arrives in Act Two". R. Leriche, MD, French surgeon, "La philosophie de la Chirurgie"

Dr Ma’s new textbook Biomedical Acupuncture for Sports and Trauma Rehabilitation, Dry Needling techniques will be published by Elsevier, March ,2010

Our 100-hour Biomedical Acupuncture for Pain Management course consists of two components : Home-Study and 3-day Very Intensive Very Practical Workshop
  The home-study comprises:
  a) studying the textbook "Biomedical Acupuncture for Pain Management", Yun-tao Ma, Mila Ma, and Zang Hee Cho, published by Elsevier 2005.
  b) studying the course Manual
  The home-study course is designed to prepare you for the 3-day Intensive Practical Workshop.
The Biomedical Acupuncture course consists of a neuro-anatomically and physiologically defined acupoint system: Integrative Neuromuscular Acupoint System (INMAS), Quantitative evaluation method predicting the prognosis of medical acupuncture treatments; and a standard yet individualized (adjustable to each patient) treatment protocol for the majority of pain patients.
  3-DAY Very Intensive Very Practical Seminar

NOTHING COULD SUBSTITUTE YOUR TEACHER's EXPERIENCE

We don't need to say that our course is one-of-the-kind. Our students say it for us

"The INMAS is scientific, reproducible and makes tremendous sense. The course is so well organized that I am ready to practice acupuncture the very next day on my patients." S. Datta, MD
  "The quality of Dr. Ma's course is head and shoulders above any other I've attended on the national level for 30 years." Paul Ramsey, M.D.

 Workshop Highlights:

Course content:

(1)  Physiological mechanisms of needling:
          -- Non-specific lesion inoculation for treating soft tissue pain and dysfunction;
           --Non-specific needling for specific pain and diseases

(2) Neuroanatomy and pathophysiology of acu-reflex points::

** Dynamic physiology of acu-reflex points;
** Segmental innervation of acu-reflex point system;
** Integrative neuromuscular acu-reflex point system (INMARPS) he integration of trigger points system, neurosegmental system and traditional acupuncture system;
** New concept of pain management for both acute and chronic pain;
** Myofascial continuity and dysfunction

 (3) Clinical techniques and practice

** Quantitative evaluation of patients to predict prognosis and efficacy of needling therapy; ** ** Needling techniques for neuromuscular and ligamentous acu-reflex points of major muscles and joints;
** Pain managemnent: selection of the most effective acu-reflex points for particular pathological conditions;
** De-stress and biomechanical balance of musculoskeletal system to facilitate efficient, effective and task-oriented movement.
** Clinical techniques for Pain Management, Age management , Sports medicine
**   Detailed Safety issues in clinical practice

"Your class is the best acupuncture course I have attended .It's packed with scientific evidence and logical explanations of efficacy using neuroanatomy and physiology." Alex Aternino, Illinois

  Our three-day uber-intensive practical workshop is clinically oriented and specifically designed for medical doctors, doctors of osteopathy and doctors of chiropractic. This workshop is presented using familiar neuro-anatomical principles which share the same physiological basis with mainstream biomedicine.
 The biomedical and quantitative approach to acupuncture is also of great benefit to traditionally trained acupuncturists.
  The prerequisite to the workshop is studying our textbook, Biomedical Acupuncture for Pain Management, Integrative Approach, by Yun-tao Ma, Mila Ma, and Zang Hee Cho, Elsevier, 2005. This textbook can be purchased online from Elsevier Health or Amazon

Dr Ma’s new textbook on Biomedical Acupuncture for Sports andTrauma Rehabilitation , Dry Needling Techniques, will be published by Elsevier, April 2010.
New concepts and techniques from this textbook are presented during our course.
  Our course provides you with solid practical skills for immediate implementation of Biomedical Acupuncture for Pain Management into your daily practice. This course is a tutorial / apprentice program, with strictly limited attendance. Thus all attendees will practice under close supervision by Dr. Yun-tao Ma.

                                 To contact us: BMAI@BioMedAcupuncture.com