Acupuncture for relieving lower back pain and sciatica

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Description of Acupuncture for relieving lower back pain and sciatica

Effective relief of lower back pain and sciatica with evidence-based acupuncture, myofascial release, and stretching.
What you'll learn:
Understand how anxiety and a lack of sleep will exacerbate lower back pain.
Understand the examination procedures and tests (neurological and provocation tests) for diagnosing lower back pain.
Understand the effects of dry needling, acupressure and acupuncture in the management of acute and chronic low back pain.
Know how to administer self-acupressure for the management of acute and chronic low back pain.
Know how to select acupuncture points to reduce anxiety and improve the quality of sleep in patients with non-specific low back pain.
Know what are the best stretching and strengthening exercises for the management of low back pain?
Know how to select the best acupuncture points for the management of acute and chronic low back pain.
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Description:
An estimated 619 million people worldwide live with low back pain, and it is the leading cause of disability. On this course you will learn how to carry out a subjective assessment of the lower back to allow you to select the most effective myofascial trigger points, classical acupuncture points, and stretching and strengthening exercises to relieve sciatica and lower back pain. You will  Learn what is the main cause of lower back pain and sciatica.Learn how to carry out a subjective assessment for lower back pain and sciatica.Understand how anxiety and depression will worsen the symptoms of back pain.Learn how to treat depression and anxiety with acupuncture.Understand which myofascial trigger points are responsible for causing lower back pain and sciatica.Have an evidence based understanding of the 7 best acupuncture points to treat acute lower back pain.Learn the best myofascial trigger points and acupuncture points to relieve chronic lower back pain.Get an evidence-based understanding of the effects of acupuncture and acupressure on relieving lower back pain.Learn what are the best types of strengthening exercises to relieve lower back pain and sciatica.Learn which are the best stretches to relieve lower back pain and sciatica.
Who this course is for:
This course is ideal for Western medical acupuncture and dry needling practitioners, acupressure practitioners, and traditional acupuncturists