AC401 Acupuncture Techniques I

AC401 Acupuncture Techniques I

3 Units/30 Hours
Prerequisites: AC300, AC301, AC302

This course is the first of a three-part course in Acupuncture Techniques. It will familiarize students with acupuncture techniques and treatment procedures, needling skills and manipulations, and various adjunctive treatment modalities used in acupuncture including electroacupuncture, moxibustion, cupping, guasha, etc. Acupuncture principles and theory will also be discussed.

This course will emphasize proper standards of hygiene, clean needle techniques, equipment maintenance, and accident prevention techniques, as well as an overview of the rules and regulations of the Nevada State Board of Oriental Medicine. The clean needle technique portion of this subject shall use the “Clean Needle Technique Manual 7th edition (latest revision 2/20)”, published by the Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine (CCAHM). Students are required to pass hygienic standards practical prior to performing any supervised needling techniques on human beings.

The first part of the course series focuses on the needling techniques of the primary channels of Lung, Large Intestine, Spleen, Stomach, Heart, Small Intestine, Urinary Bladder.