Online Course: Acupuncture Made Easy - A Practical Approach to the Essentials of this Medical Practice
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Online Class: Acupuncture Made Easy

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Enroll today! This is a self-paced, online course. You have 6 months to finish. An instructor will monitor your progress and assess your body of work at course completion.
Course Cost: 6 Month Subscription
Basic Course (no certificate)   =   $30.00
Course with Certificate & CEUs   =   $55.00

"The future of acupuncture will to some degree depend upon our ability to reconcile the old and new within a new science of energy medicine. This can only be accomplished if we honor both our traditional roots and the challenge of building on the foundation provided by scientific research."

-Dennis Tucker, Ph.D., L.Ac., of Nevada City, California

Earn a certificate and CEUs upon successful completion (additional shipping/handling charges apply for hard copy delivery). UniversalClass™ offers many wonderful learning tools to help you get the most out of your online course, including an online portfolio service that manages all your course completions, and a Certificate Verification Service you can use so others may view and verify the authenticity of your awards.
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Course Description

Have you always wanted to learn acupuncture? This self-paced course will demystify acupuncture treatments and techniques. Students will explore the history of acupuncture, acupuncture theories, diagnostics, factors that influence acupuncture therapy, treatment precautions, techniques, methods, and guidelines for prescriptions.
 
This course is divided into the following nine comprehensive lessons:
  • A Short History of Acupuncture
  • Acupuncture Treatment
  • Factors that Influence Therapy
  • Treatment Precautions
  • Ancient Methods of Selecting Points for Various Disorders
  • Acupuncture Techniques
  • Guidelines for Creating Prescriptions
  • Acupuncture and Modern Science
  • Finding Qualified Acupuncturists and Treatment Resources

Providing a learning platform for acupuncture students as well as practitioners, this course will help develop skills in applying ancient and modern acupuncture techniques--techniques such as moxibustion, aricular acupuncture, cupping  and electro-acupuncture--to name a few. Topics also include point selection, disease diagnosis, treatment method, appropriate precautions, and accurate prescriptions. If you're interested in learning acupuncture techniques or just interested in learning more about the field itself, this class will meet and exceed your expectations.

Course Lessons

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Lesson 1: A Short History of Acupuncture

In this first lesson we will introduce Acupuncture, provide a history of Acupuncture development, and its historical influence in other countries

Lesson 2: Acupuncture Treatment

In this second lesson we will focus on different types of Acupuncture treatments. Topics will include Acupuncture Points, point selection and point matching, and other techniques to enhance treatment.

Lesson 3: Acupuncture Techniques

In this lesson we will introduce the Classical Needling Technique, the Bu- Xi Techniques, Draining and Supplementing Hand Technique and the Dao Ma Needling Technique

Lesson 4: Factors which Influence Therapy

This lesson explains the factors that influence the acupuncture therapy. You will learn about the fundamental principles, five elements, causes, methods of diagnosis and treatments.

Lesson 5: Treatment Precautions

In this fifth lesson we will focus on the techniques and the before-after precautions that follow treatments. Topics will also include alarm signs of accidental injuries on important organs.

Lesson 6: Guidelines for Creating Prescriptions

In this lesson we will focus on the guidelines to follow to create effective prescriptions.

Lesson 7: Ancient Methods of Selecting Points for Various Disorders

In this seventh lesson we will return to our examination of the Chinese ancient beliefs and methods in selecting points according to meridians, and introduce commonly used points that are utilized today.

Lesson 8: Acupuncture and Modern Science

This lesson relates acupuncture with the modern science based on five topics: Acupuncture and Modern Chemicals, Yin-Yang and Body cells, Acupuncture and Side-effect reductions, Acupuncture and Modern Treatments, and Acupuncture for Pharmaceuticals Replac

Lesson 9: Finding Qualified Acupuncturists and Treatment Resources

In this final lesson we will go over tips to find a good acupuncture practitioner, Resources available for the acupuncture treatment, and Web Resources

Optional Certificates Awarded

  1. Certificate of Merit
  2. Certificate of Academic Excellence
Certificates may be awarded by the instructor at his/her own discretion and are based on student merit. To save your award and have a hard-copy delivered, there is a $30.00 processing fee that covers the customization, printing, and delivery of the award, as well as access to the UniversalClass™ Portfolio Service that documents your achievements online. Official awards have a serial number that verifies the authenticity of the award (great for employers to verify your achievement).
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Additional Information about Acupuncture Basics

Course Title : Acupuncture Made Easy
CEU Value :

1.0 (Continuing Education Units)

Course Number : 31597
Course Type : Professional Development
Course URL :

http://acupuncture.onlineclasses.com

Course Rating : Excellent Course! 4 Star Rating
Instructor :

Barbara Wills

Syllabus :

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Course Review :

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Duration : Continuous: Enroll anytime!
Course Fee :

Basic Course: $30

   

with CEUs & Certificate: $55

NOT FOR COLLEGE CREDIT
This is a non-credit course, and is provided for your personal enrichment. This course is not intended to be a substitute for any state, government, licensing, or educational requirements.

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The treatments themselves do not 'cure' the condition, they simply restore the body's self-healing ability."

-Leon Chaitow, N.D., D.O.

Student Testimonials

  • "The whole course was well presented...a joy to study." -- Brian M.
  • "What was most helpful was learning the precise point as to where the Qi or Chi flow in our body and the effect it has on our well being!...It's been a great pleasure to have had a wonderful and knowledgeable instructor in the field of acupuncture! I have learned a great deal of that of what was unknown to me!" -- Roberto Camilo G.
  • "Basic knowledge of acupuncture and techniques of needling were more helpful." -- Shahid S.
  • "I love lesson overview part. Also The content presented is very clear, straight to the point and you make it easy to understand by providing the essence of the material." -- Irianti E.
  • "Very good class." -- Thomas T.

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