Courses since 1998

Wrist and Ankle

Acupuncture Courses
Why a two-day
course?

Our courses last one entire

weekend (intensive, minimum
rest, must be on time).
Though most students grasp
the technique within the rst
day, some, even with our
mul9media material (DVDs,
YouTube), con9nue to make
signicant mistakes the day
aAer.
Through repeated prac9ce
localising the 12 points and
personalised correc9on, all
students are guaranteed to
learn the technique, no
excep9on. Students commend
our repeated correc9on of
points. Protocols are added on
day two, and students observe
as the instructor treats real
pa9ents...

"So, in my opinion, one-day

courses are unfathomable."

Wrist and Ankle Acupuncture

Our Wrist and Ankle Acupuncture Courses

The aim of Joseph's training courses is twofold: to teach and
correctly perform the technique, for students to benefit from
the instructor's extensive personal experience in all fields of
application, including the world of elite sports, to monitor
each student and correct them where necessary and for
students to practice on each other (vital for perceiving the
eect the technique has when applied correctly and
incorrectly and for correcting it in situ). As well as variations
of the technique, including: Akabane needles, zonal
percussion (tapping plus body movement), zonal friction
(needle-free, ideal for paediatrics).

Courses since 1998

Course syllabus:
Historical approach to acupuncture in China.
Discovery of Wrist and Ankle Acupuncture by neurologist Dr.
Chang Xin Shu.
WAA over the past 35 years. Development of the technique.
Clinical and scien9c studies.
Clinical history and diagnosis.

Course intended
for:
Health care personnel and
professional acupuncturists.
Therapists with demonstrable
anatomical knowledge who
respect the legal regula9ons
governing the prac9ce of
acupuncture in their place of
work.
We oer health science
training with a view to
becoming a professional
prac99oner of this technique.
You may take this course, and
the exam, though you will not
be awarded your diploma un9l
you meet all the
requirements.

The body's 4 sec9ons, six zones of inuence.

Diagnos9c training and examples from the instructor.
The 12 treatment points. Review of anatomy.
Point by point localisa9on and personalised correc9on.
Treatment nomenclature. Prac9cal clinical examples from the
instructor's experience.
Scope of applica9on of WAA.
WAA with liform needles. Needle types.
WAA with intradermal needles and 1" needles in present-day
China. Uses and indica9ons. Prac9ce.

Your safety and that of the

pa8ent are our greatest
concern.

Wrist and Ankle Acupuncture

Courses since 1998

Review of hygiene, asepsis and needle handling standards.

Sterilisa9on, disposal of contamina9ng material.
Needling methodology. 1" needles in present-day China.
Supervised needling prac9ce among students.

Support material:
Take a look at our textbook on
Wrist and Ankle Acupuncture,
Ibooks Store for Ipad.

Personalised review and correc9on of all 12 treatment points,

one by one.
Needling prac9ce and advice from the instructor to make the
zones which are most dicult to needle as simple as the others.
Supervised needling prac9ce among students.
Percussion technique. Possible uses and applica9ons.
Protocols based on the latest clinical trials, expected results,
number of sessions and treatment frequency for a number of
dierent pathologies.
Ques9on 9me:
The course will focus on trea9ng all pathologies treatable with
WAA.
Students may bring in pa9ents for the instructor to treat while the
students observe (with prior no9ce).
Course par9cipants may also undergo treatment. If you wish to do
so, please no9fy the instructor before the course begins, if
possible.
Palpa9on test prior to needling. Demonstra9on of WAA's use
and u9lity.
The zonal scraping technique (needle-free). Possible uses and
indica9ons.

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Wrist and Ankle Acupuncture