Description
Treatment of Pelvic Floor Disorders with Acupuncture
This is the intro class that is a pre-requisite to the Advanced Pelvic Floor Acupuncture seminar
Learn unique skills to help a patient population with few options
Pelvic Floor dysfunctions encompass a number of recalcitrant, difficult to treat and debilitating painful and neurological conditions for which there are few options for treatment in the current, mainstream medical system. Pelvic floor disorders are crippling to many patients, stressing marriages and relationships, affecting sexual and urogenital function, and significantly reducing the quality of the patient’s life. While Acupuncture is one of the few treatments out there that can truly help resolve pelvic floor pain and dysfunction, there are very few acupuncturists that specialize in treating pelvic floor disorders. Dr. Jamie Hampton, DAOM, L.Ac. is changing that by offering this seminar. Dr. Hampton has specialized in treating pelvic floor for nearly 15 years and draws on her experience to give you a dynamic, clinically focused class.
In this introductory seminar, you will receive extensive training on treating pelvic floor dysfunction including informed consent, patient interaction and treatment room etiquette, needling skills, common disorders of men and women, treatment strategies, and hands-on practice.
Approved for 18 NCCAOM PDAs Category AOM-ACU
Approved for 18.5 California CEUs, Category 1, CEP#1721
CEU provider: ASE Seminars, LLC
For questions on this class, email aseseminars@gmail.com or call 315-935-5414
Dates: October 27th-29th, 2023
Time: Friday 9:00am-6:00pm; Saturday 9:00am-6:00pm; Sunday 9:00am-1:00pm
City: Tampa, FL
Venue: The Hyatt House, Westshore, Tampa. 5308 Avion Park Dr, Tampa, FL 33607
*To book an overnight room at The Hampton Inn & Suites, which is a very short walk from the Hyatt House, click HERE
PLEASE NOTE: There will be needling practice during the seminar, in the pelvic floor region.
Coursework for this seminar will be added to your account as it becomes available, and can be found in ‘My Account'. This seminar includes:
- PPT
- Live and recorded orientation meeting approximately 1 week prior to the seminar (link to join the meeting will be emailed to everyone ~2 weeks prior to the seminar)
Please note, all attendees must:
- Have an active professional liability insurance policy
- Be able to be needled
- Be willing to participate in the hands-on practical portion of the seminar
Seminar cancellation/refund policy:
- There are no refunds. For cancellations 30 days or more before the seminar, a credit for a live seminar will be issued. Credit must be used within 12 months of the seminar date
- Cancellations within 21 days or less of the seminar: No refunds or credits. However, if you test positive for COVID within two weeks prior to the seminar and submit proof/test results, a credit will be issued
- Cancellation due to COVID: This would occur only if National, State/Provincial, or local government prevented the event from taking place and forced us to cancel the seminar. For example, due to a shut down or national travel ban. In these cases, refunds will be issued
Course objectives:
*Understand common male and female disorders/complaints/pain due to pelvic floor dysfunction
*Understand proper treatment room etiquette when treating pelvic floor patients
*Learn and understand the anatomy involved in pelvic floor disorders
*Learn treatment strategies, needling technique, and other modalities for pelvic floor disorders
*Practice treating and needling specific points and structures in the pelvic floor region
Course outline:
FRIDAY:
9:00am-9:15am: Introduction to the weekend course
9:15am-10:00am: Understanding the Structure and Importance of Pelvic Structure in ADLs
10:00am-11:00am: Unwrapping the Pelvis: Overview of Anatomy & Physiology
11:00am-11:15am: Break
11:15-11:30: Needling technique overview; needle sizes, lengths, ideal techniques
11:30am-12:30pm: TCM Acupuncture pts., trigger points, & Motor points pertinent to helping your patients, with safety
12:30pm-1:30pm: Lunch
1:30pm-1:45: Informed consent form; getting consent during entire treatment; communication
1:45-2:00: Draping demo
2:00-2:15: Draping practice
2:15pm-5:00pm: Getting familiar with needling the pelvic floor demos and supervised practice:
Core needling techniques, Palpation and anatomy, Sacral Foramen Needling
- Sacral Ligaments
- Ligaments of hip, low back and pubis needling
- Tendon Needling
- Large muscle attachments: quads, glutes, hamstrings, adductors, QL, etc.
5:00pm-6:00pm: Q&A, open practice time
SATURDAY:
9:00am-10:15am: Clinical ethics and how to approach your patient safely, including victims of sexual abuse/violence discussion
10:15am-10:45am: Anatomy of female pelvis
10:45am-11:00am Break
11:00am-11:30am: Coccydynia anatomy, etiology, points used
11:30-11:45am: Break
11:45am-12:00: Coccydynia demonstration
12:00-12:30: Coccydynia supervised practice
12:30-1:30: Lunch
1:30-2:00: Bladder conditions anatomy, disorders, etiologies, txt principles, pts used
2:00-2:30: Bladder txt demos
2:30-3:15: Supervised practice
3:15-3:30: Break
3:30-4:00: Levator Ani syndromes/issues anatomy, clinical presentation, dx, txts w/points used
4:00-4:15: demo of Levator ani txt
4:15-5:00: Supervised practice
5:00-6:00: Open practice time
SUNDAY
9:00am-9:30am: Vulvodynia anatomy, signs/symptoms, txt principles, points used
9:30am-9:45am: Vulvodynia demo
9:45am-10:30am: Vulvodynia supervised practice
10:30am-10:45am: Break
11:00am-11:30am: Postpartum birth/trauma scar/episiotomy
11:30am-11:45am: Demo
11:45am-1:00pm: Supervised practice
About Jamie Hampton, L.Ac.:
Dr. Jamie Hampton is a doctoral graduate of The American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the oldest TCM school in the US. She has worked in leading San Francisco Bay Area hospitals for the last 18 years with an emphasis on true integration and collaboration within fast paced clinical settings including the ICU. While she was an adjunct professor through University of California, San Francisco she also had the privilege of teaching grand rounds to medical students. This experience blossomed into a faculty position at the Acupuncture and Integrative Medical College in Berkeley, CA where she taught advanced needling technique, gynecology and advanced formula writing. This solidified her love of teaching and connecting with her students, conveying the power of TCM and all its abilities. She was also co-founder of Golden Leaf Acupuncture in Berkeley, CA which was University California Berkeley’s leading provider for students as well as faculty and staff. Having discovered a total lack of treatment options for pelvic floor pain (including acupuncture) Dr. Hampton made it her mission to specialize in helping these patients. She has treated pelvic floor patients since 2009.
Currently Jamie practices in San Francisco, CA specializing in pelvic floor dysfunction and complex orthopedic cases.
