Course Overview

Headaches constitute one of the most common patient complaints as about 70% of people have experienced headaches and about 15-20% suffer regularly from migraines. Although acupuncture has been proven one of the best therapy methods, still the Chinese diagnosis and treatment remains at times a dilemma for the practitioner, as it involves, quite frequently a combination of patterns.

Course Objectives

• The energetics of the head: overview of channels; head and neck points.
• Physio-pathology and diagnosis of headaches.
• Treatment principles.
• External headaches: classification, diagnosis and treatment.
• Internal headaches: classification, diagnosis and treatment.

Course Outline

0 hrs - 30 minHead and Neck Energetics: channels (Primary, Sinew, Luo & Divergent); Windows of Heaven; Extraordinary vessels

30 min - 45 minDiagnosis: analysis of pain

45 min - 1 hrsExternal Headaches: physiopathology and diagnosis

1 hrs - 1.5 hrsInternal Headaches: classification: Wood patterns (physiopathology, diagnosis and treatment)

1.5 hrs - 1.75 hrsInternal Headaches: Water patterns (physiopathology, diagnosis and treatment)

1.75 hrs - 2.25 hrsInternal Headaches: Earth & Metal patterns (physiopathology, diagnosis and treatment)

2.25 hrs - 2.5 hrsInternal Headaches: Blood stasis; Extraordinary vessels

2.5 hrs - 2.75 hrsTreatment strategies; Auriculotherapy

2.75 hrs - 3.25 hrsOverview of head and neck points: local "Barrier" points; Window of Heaven points