PAANZ Courses 2024

This intensive one-day course explores the integration of acupuncture with Western medical principles, combined with contemporary Chinese theory and advanced needle techniques.

Course Content: Participants will engage in practical sessions to enhance their understanding of anatomical regions accessible by needle tips. You will learn how changes in needle angle and anatomical depth can refine your techniques and achieve specific treatment goals. The course covers stimulating ligaments, fascia, and nerves, moving beyond simple muscle insertion. Additionally, you will be introduced to a range of specialty needles used commonly overseas to enhance treatment or for specific musculoskeletal problems that benefit from a slightly different needle approach.

Key Learning Objectives:

– Master advanced needling techniques for precise anatomical targeting.

– Better understand the physiological effects of various needling depths and angles.

– Integrate advanced acupuncture methods to treat a wide range of conditions.

– Enhance your clinical reasoning with a blend of Western and modern Chinese acupuncture principles.

Course Prerequisites: Attendees need to have completed either 80 hours of formal acupuncture training or had 300+ hrs of clinic practice in Dry needling. All attendees need to hold a current APC

Please bring a towel and shorts and dress casually for practical sessions.

Cost-

PAANZ/PNZ Members Rate- Earlybird NZ$300.00

Non PAANZ/PNZ Members Rate- Earlybird NZ$350.00

PAANZ/PNZ Members Rate NZ$400.00

Non PAANZ/PNZ Members Rate NZ$450.00

REGISTER HERE

https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/advanced-foundations-in-acupuncture-registration-940687480577?aff=oddtdtcreator

For any questions or more information please email Morgan Hancock morgan@elitehealth.co.nz

Foundation Acupuncture Course: Parts A, B, C and D

The Foundation Acupuncture courses Parts A, B, C and D courses are designed to introduce safe needling and both Western and Traditional concepts of acupuncture practice.

The courses are for beginners and participants who want to extend their acupuncture knowledge and skills beyond dry needling or those who need an acupuncture refresher course.

These courses can be used in part to gain Registration as a Physiotherapy Acupuncturist, which requires 150 hours of dry needling and/or acupuncture training.

There are no prerequisites for this course, however they are to be completed sequentially.

Part C of the PAANZ Foundation Course is a two-day course on Traditional Acupuncture theory and practice.

Course Participants will be introduced to the richness of the conceptual model that is Traditional Acupuncture, and gain some understanding of how this model contains a diagnostic framework that allows a refining of acupuncture point selection – and often an enhanced treatment efficacy.

As a Physio-Acupuncturist I have been constantly impressed by how this ancient paradigm of treatment still has clinical relevance in our modern age. Coming from a strong background within the modern medical model you will enjoy how, with further education, you can enhance the efficacy of your acupuncture treatment by applying Traditional Acupuncture concepts.

This course can be done once Foundation Parts A and B have been completed (or if you have done similar acupuncture courses in the past). If you are unsure if you meet the prerequisite requirements please contact PAANZ.

Please email paanz@physiotherapy.org.nz with any queries.

Sign up for 3 or more Foundation Acupuncture courses in one calendar year and receive a multi course discount of $150 for the series.

NOTE: All attendees must be registered in New Zealand and have a current APC.

Pre-requisites:

The course is to be completed sequentially; ie the prerequisite for this course is Acupuncture Concept A and B. If you have done other Acupuncture training, please contact PAANZ to see if this course is appropriate for you.

Please note:

• Following on from doing this course, Part D – Sports Acupuncture are also available.

This foundation course taught by Trevor Montgomery, in association with PAANZ, is suitable for all physiotherapists wishing to expand their clinical reasoning and treatment skill sets with the use of dry needling. The course has a large practical component with particular emphasis on safe needling practice as set out in the latest PAANZ safety guidelines.

The course is an introduction to Dry Needling, learning to needle major muscle groups in all areas of the body but focused looking at conditions such as Achilles Tendonosis, Shoulder Impingement and SIJ dysfunctions. As we look at each of these conditions we teach you how to needle trigger points in the muscles that may be dysfunctional in those conditions and then look at how to rehab the conditions using exercises/stretches that Trevor has developed. The Foundation Course teaches you to needle most major muscle groups in the body safely and plenty to take back and use with patients on Monday morning! However we do not needle over the thorax in the Foundation Course because of the risk of pneumothorax. Needling muscles over the thorax is considered more advanced and therefore is included in the Advanced Upper Limb Course.

The course is designed to help practitioners integrate dry needling into their clinical approach with a view to addressing the underlying causes of some of the more common clinical presentations we treat. Having taught over 200 introductory and advanced courses for AUT, PAANZ, the APA of Australia and Asia over the last 9 years. Trevor brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to his teaching in this specialty area.

No pre-requisite to attending this course.

Non PAANZ members and non PNZ members are welcome.

Please email paanz@physiotherapy.org.nz with any queries.

[Please bring a towel and shorts for both days.]

[ NOTE: All attendees must be registered in New Zealand and have a current APC. ]

• A.U.T North Shore Campus. The map of the Campus can be found here. NB: carparking is free at AUT on weekends.
• Room: AA127

This course will introduce acupuncture as a paradigm for the treatment of common pelvic and women’s health conditions. Principles of traditional and western medical acupuncture paradigms will converge for discussions around the treatment of:

• Menopausal symptoms
• Infertility
• PCOS
• Dysmenorrhea
• Amenorrhea
• Menorrhagia
• Incontinence – urge
• Pelvic girdle pain
• Morning sickness
• Endometriosis

And a discussion on the “forbidden points” in pregnancy – fact, fiction or dogma?

A basic knowledge of traditional acupuncture principles is recommended, but a refresher of these principles will be included in the course.

The final two hours of the second day will include needling of the pelvic floor which includes internal examination. This section is limited to pelvic health physiotherapists credentialled in performing internals, and will be vetted by the tutor. Please indicate on the registration if you are credentialled in internal examinations and would like to participate in this section of the course (your consent to having an internal exam can be declined at any time). Male and female participants are welcome.

PAANZ Member Rate $600 please click here for the discount code

PNZ Member Rate $700

Non-PNZ Member Rate $850

The Advanced Dry Needling course for the Lower Half of the Body aims to teach course participants how to needle myofascial components from T7 down. This is a very practical course, including the teaching of advanced techniques around the thoracolumbar region, pelvis and lower limbs with particular emphasis on safety and efficacy. One of the major goals is for participants to integrate the use of dry needling into their clinical reasoning process and their clinical approach to treat common (and not so common) lower body conditions.

Case studies will be discussed to further enhance the clinical reasoning behind the use of dry needling, and its integration with other physiotherapy skill sets, such as manual therapy, muscle balancing, exercise prescription and postural advice.

Having taught over 200 introductory and advanced courses for AUT, PAANZ, the APA of Australia and Asia over the last 9 years. Trevor brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to his teaching in this specialty area.

Course Prerequisite:

Attendance requires completion of one of the following courses: PAANZ Foundation Dry Needling Course, APA Introductory Segmental and Dry Needling Course, Post-Graduate Western Acupuncture qualification from AUT or Otago. If you have undertaken dry needling training from another provider please contact the PAANZ administrator to see if it qualifies as a pre-requisite for the Advanced Course.

[ Please bring a towel and shorts for both days ]

The Foundation Acupuncture courses Parts A, B, C and D courses are designed to introduce safe needling and both Western and Traditional concepts of acupuncture practice.

The courses are for beginners and participants who want to extend their acupuncture knowledge and skills beyond dry needling or those who need an acupuncture refresher course.

These courses can be used in part to gain Registration as a Physiotherapy Acupuncturist, which requires 150 hours of dry needling and/or acupuncture training.

There are no prerequisites for this course, however they are to be completed sequentially.

Foundation Acupuncture – Part D – Sports Acupuncture

The Foundation Acupuncture Courses Part D is designed to introduce both Western and Eastern Traditional Acupuncture concepts of acupuncture practice with application to sports injuries and the athletic/sporting population. This part is for participants who want to extend their acupuncture knowledge and skills beyond dry needling or those who would like an acupuncture refresher course with application to a musculoskeletal sports setting; for injuries, functional performance improvements, and utilisation in clinic or with a travelling athlete/team. The goal of this course is to understand the value of acupuncture, and undertake your needling skills for the sporting clients. Case study analysis will enable you to rationalise when and where dry needling can be incorporated with acupuncture to enhance patient outcomes.

This course can be done once Foundation Parts A and B have been completed (or if you have done similar acupuncture courses in the past). If you are unsure if you meet the prerequisite requirements please contact PAANZ.

Pre-requisites:

The course is to be completed sequentially for participants who have already completed of Foundation Acupuncture Parts A and B as a minimum. PAANZ members with acupuncture training are welcome to attend any course.

Sign up for 3 or more Foundation Acupuncture courses in one calendar year and receive a multi course discount of $150 for the series.

NOTE: All attendees must be registered in New Zealand and have a current APC.

Please bring a towel and shorts for both days

Time: Saturday 8.30am – 5.00pm & Sunday 8.30am – 3.00pm

The Advanced Dry Needling course for the Upper Half of the Body aims to teach course participants how to needle myofascial components from T7 upward. This is a very practical course, including the teaching of advanced techniques around the scapulothoracic region, shoulder, upper limbs and neck with particular emphasis on safety and efficacy. One of the major goals is for participants to integrate the use of dry needling into their clinical reasoning process and their clinical approach to treat common (and not so common) upper body conditions.

Case studies will be discussed to further enhance the clinical reasoning behind the use of dry needling, and its integration with other physiotherapy skill sets, such as manual therapy, muscle balancing, exercise prescription and postural advice.

Course Prerequisite:

Attendance requires completion of one of the following courses: PAANZ Foundation Dry Needling Course, APA Introductory Segmental and Dry Needling Course, Post-Graduate Western Acupuncture qualification from AUT or Otago. If you have undertaken dry needling training from another provider please contact the PAANZ administrator to see if it qualifies as a pre-requisite for the Advanced Course.

Please email paanz@physiotherapy.org.nz with any queries.

Time: 9.00am – 4.00pm

Course Description:

Have you ever wondered how your different skills could be combined for the benefit of your patient? Manual therapy, acupuncture and pain sciences are discussed, integrated and applied to patient cases. Practical sessions using needling and manual therapy are included. Safety guidelines will also be summarised in light of the most recent research.

*Please Note: All attendees must be registered in New Zealand and have a current APC.

To attend this course you should have 80 hours of needling training with at least 40 hours being outside of Dry Needling. If you are unsure whether you meet the minimum requirements, please contact the PAANZ administrator PAANZ@physiotherapy.org.nz

The Shoulder AcuPhysio course is a two-day, theory and practical course covering needling techniques and rehab for shoulder issues.

You will learn and practice how to needle safely and effectively for shoulder issues, using dry-needling, Western and Traditional acupuncture techniques.

With an emphasis on shoulder biomechanics, you will also be shown and practice useful manual joint mobilisation and muscle facilitation techniques. This will give you a range of techniques to choose from to aid any shoulder issue, including acute shoulder pain and correcting subtle muscle balance issues that can aggravate shoulder pathologies.

Certified peer review of safe needling over the thorax will be available for participants on this course.

NOTE: All attendees must be registered in New Zealand and have a current APC.

Pre-requisites for this course:

50 hours of previous formal Acupuncture and/or Dry Needling training, including having attended the Advanced Upper Limb Dry Needling Course.

This foundation course taught by Trevor Montgomery, in association with PAANZ, is suitable for all physiotherapists wishing to expand their clinical reasoning and treatment skill sets with the use of dry needling. The course has a large practical component with particular emphasis on safe needling practice as set out in the latest PAANZ safety guidelines.

The course is an introduction to Dry Needling, learning to needle major muscle groups in all areas of the body but focused looking at conditions such as Achilles Tendonosis, Shoulder Impingement and SIJ dysfunctions. As we look at each of these conditions we teach you how to needle trigger points in the muscles that may be dysfunctional in those conditions and then look at how to rehab the conditions using exercises/stretches that Trevor has developed. The Foundation Course teaches you to needle most major muscle groups in the body safely and plenty to take back and use with patients on Monday morning! However we do not needle over the thorax in the Foundation Course because of the risk of pneumothorax. Needling muscles over the thorax is considered more advanced and therefore is included in the Advanced Upper Limb Course.

The course is designed to help practitioners integrate dry needling into their clinical approach with a view to addressing the underlying causes of some of the more common clinical presentations we treat. Having taught over 200 introductory and advanced courses for AUT, PAANZ, the APA of Australia and Asia over the last 9 years. Trevor brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to his teaching in this specialty area.

No pre-requisite to attending this course.

Non PAANZ members and non PNZ members are welcome.

Please email paanz@physiotherapy.org.nz with any queries.

[Please bring a towel and shorts for both days.]

[ NOTE: All attendees must be registered in New Zealand and have a current APC. ]

• A.U.T North Shore Campus. The map of the Campus can be found here. NB: carparking is free at AUT on weekends.
• Room: AA127

Anatomy Lab – November

Refreshing acupuncture point location and anatomy on cadavers.

Auckland Medical School, 85 Park Road, Grafton, Auckland

Pre-requisite is any previous Acupuncture or dry needling course.

PNZ members are welcome to attend courses, if they meet the pre-requisite and pay the extra fee.

Please email paanz@physiotherapy.org.nz with any queries.

NOTE: All attendees must be registered in New Zealand and have a current APC

This is a two-day course is to be run at the University of Otago, Dunedin.

Topics covered in this course will be:

• Common mental health conditions and symptoms

• Various concepts and models of trauma, recovery and mental health

• How to safely and effectively ustilise acupuncture to assist mental wellbeing and how this impacts mental health directly via neurophysiological changes

• Sleep disturbance, sleep hygiene and how we can use acupuncture to support better sleep

• Common substances, addiction issues, the role of harm reduction and supporting withdrawal phases including smoking cessation with the use of the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA) protocols

All attendees must have completed 80 hours of formal acupuncture training and have a current APC.