OPEN HOUSE

SPORTS MEDICINE ACUPUNCTURE

OPEN HOUSE:
Thursday, July 28th; 6:00 - 8:00 PM

Stop by and take a look at how we treat Sports Injuries.

We're on the N.E. Corner of 7th St. and Union Hills Dr.
Phoenix, AZ 85024

(623) 581-3300

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SPORTS MEDICINE ACUPUNCTURE

"Sports Medicine is the assessment and treatment of orthopedic conditions using modern biomedical evaluation and Traditional Chinese Medical diagnostic techniques.

This is a clinically significant and successful treatment strategy for musculoskeletal pain based on the neural relationship affecting opposing muscle pairs and their innervating spinal segments.

We use acupuncture to precisely locate and needle muscle motor points. Using acupuncture with more precise motor point locations, we increase range of motion, help patients regain muscle strength and get them back to their sport and/or activities of daily living more quickly than using other methods."

- Matt Callison, Sports Medicine Acupuncture

We treat using these steps*:

1. Patient history - onset, mechanism of injury, pain locations and types, Chinese tongue and pulse diagnosis and palpation of tender affected areas (called 'ashi points' in Traditional Chinese Medicine). We ask patients to bring any orthopedic reports from their physicians.
2. ROM and MMT - we conduct Range of Motion (ROM) and Manual muscle Testing (MMT). This takes about 10 - 15 minutes as we look up and down the kinetic chain looking for muscle imbalances that may have led to the injury.
3. Orthopedic Evaluation Testing - we assess the mechanism of injury and apply evaluative techniques that determine the stability of the musculoskeletal system.
4. Comprehensive Chinese Diagnosis - we give (and explain) the patient their diagnosis in Traditional Chinese Medical terms.
5. Treatment Plan - we include both short-term and long-term goals (i.e., decrease in pain. increase in ROM and muscle strength, return to postural balance, return to their sport and/or activities of daily living, and give them the number and frequency of visits and follow-up care.

Sports Medicine Acupuncture Principles*:

1. Warm Cold
2. Clear Obstructions in the Jing Luo
3. Stimulate Neural Pathways
4. Reduce Frontal Plane Disparities
5. Invigorate Blood and Move Qi
6. Balance Muscles
7. Align Pelvic Tilts

Sports Medicine Acupuncture Modalities*:

1. Hua Tuo Arc Sports Medicine Acupuncture (specifically developed by Matt Callison)
2. Moxibustion
3. TuiNa
4. Soft Tissue Release
5. PNF - Proprioceptive Muscular Facilitation
6. Corrective Exercises
7. Chinese Herbs (if necessary) - interior and/or exterior

*This is the Matt Callison Sports Medicine Acupuncture System