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Assessment/Electro-acupuncture Joint Needling for Osteoarthritic Conditions & Associated Joint Injuries

Original air date:  Saturday September 14th, 2019

Length: 2 hours 37 minutes

Approved for 2.5 NCCAOM PDAs

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By: Dr. Anthony J. Lombardi

1. Causes of Osteoarthritis:

•Pathological Development
•Effect of Trauma on the Joint
•Role in Motor Inhibition
•Role of Proprioception

2. Review of Anatomy and Joint Function

•TMJ •Cervical Spine • 3 shoulder joints • 2 elbow joints
•Carpal/Thumb Joints • Hip • 2 knee joints •3 ankle joints
•Sacroiliac Joints and associated lumbar spine structures.

3. Review of Electroacupuncture Treatment Strategies

•Two Needle Technique: bone, ligament capsule, joint
•Joint Threading
•Effect of varying frequencies

4. Demonstration/Explanation of Joint Needling Treatment

•hip joint (femoral-acetabular),
•shoulder joint (gleno-humeral/AC joint/sterno-clavicular), •knee (patello-femoral/tibo-fib) joint,
•ankle joint (subtalar/talocural/talonavicular),
•elbow joint (radio-humeral, ulnar-radio),
•wrist joint, base of thumb
•sacro-illiac joint
•ilio-lumbar ligament
•intra-spinous joints/ligament
•tempomandibular

5. Q&A