Course Curriculum

  • 1

    MCO Shoulder

    • MCO Shoulder Joint Treatment
  • 2

    Overview of MCO Principles

    • Lecture 1: Instructor Introduction

    • Lecture 1 Part 1: Relationship of peripheral nerves, Classical acupoints, Primary channels, and trigger points

    • Lecture 1 Part 2: MCO as integrative medicine

    • Lecture 1 Part 3: Evidence for MCO in treatment of shoulder pain
  • 3

    Innervation/ reflexes/ dermatomes/ myotomes of the shoulder

    • Lecture 2: Instructor Introduction

    • Lecture 2 Part 1: Cutaneous Innervation

    • Lecture 2 Part 2: Joint innervation

    • Lecture 2 Part 3: Shoulder and upper extremity dermatomes

    • Lecture 2 Part 4: Key arm reflexes and muscles to test clinically
  • 4

    Mechanical influences on shoulder pain

    • Lecture 3: Instructor Introduction

    • Lecture 3 Part 1: Normal posture, particularly sagittal balance

    • Lecture 3 Part 2: Kyphosis, rounded shoulders influence on shoulder pain

    • Lecture 3 Part 3: Scapular protraction effect on normal shoulder mechanics

    • Lecture 3 Part 4: Structural, muscular, and neural causes of abnormal shoulder biomechanics
  • 5

    “Red flags” and when to refer

    • Lecture 4: Instructor Introduction

    • Lecture 4 Part 1: Safe needling review

    • Lecture 4 Part 2: Non-mechanical causes of shoulder pain

    • Lecture 4 Part 3: Fibromyalgia

    • Lecture 4 Part 4: “Red flags” for serious medical causes of shoulder pain
  • 6

    Local and distal needling – Classical acupoint selection principles

    • Lecture 5: Instructor Introduction

    • Lecture 5 Part 1: Local, distal and autonomic neuroanatomic point selections for shoulder pain conditions

    • Lecture 5 Part 2: local and autonomic acupoint

    • Lecture 5 Part 3: distal acupoint selection

  • 7

    Posture and muscle/kinetic chain exercise treatments

    • Lecture 6: Instructor Introduction

    • Lecture 6 Part 1: Muscle imbalance corrections

    • Lecture 6 Part 2: Structural adaptations

    • Lecture 6 Part 3: Kinetic chain analysis and correction

    • Lecture 6 Part 4: Ligamentous laxity recognition and treatment principles
  • 8

    Manual therapies for shoulder pain

    • Lecture 7: Instructor Introduction

    • Lecture 7 Part 1: Ischemic release of trigger points

    • Lecture 7 Part 2: Reciprocal inhibition of trigger points

    • Lecture 7 Part 3: Contraction inhibition of trigger points

    • Lecture 7 Part 4: Stretches for specific neck and shoulder musculature
  • 9

    Aftercare

    • Lecture 8: Instructor Introduction

    • Lecture 8 Part 1: Overuse syndromes

    • Lecture 8 Part 2: Sleep impairments and chronic pain

    • Lecture 8 Part 3: Psychological stress and chronic pain

    • Lecture 8 Part 4: Nutritional deficiencies and myofascial pain syndrome

    • Lecture 8 Part 5: Systemic and visceral conditions that can mimic shoulder pain

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