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Board Certified, Licensed Acupuncturist (L.Ac)

 

The California Acupuncture Board: Department of Consumer Affairs. License #16747.

Status: Active, Clear
 

BLS, CPR, AED, First Aid Certified (every 2 years)

by American Heart Association (AMA)

 

Certification: Asepsis & Clean Needle Technique (CCAOM)

 

Blood borne pathogen training, & sterile appropriate use of acupuncture needles. Only single-use disposable sterile needles are utilized at Tigermed

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Post Grad Certification: TCM Orthopedics

 

Post Doctoral Certification Program at American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (1 year)

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Advanced clinic and didactic experience for pain management and sports medicine; as well as  physical therapy, pain physiology, ortho-neuro exams and imaging, cervical and lumbar spine injuries, kinesio-taping, and advanced Tuina and orthopedic specific Shiatsu (massage). A hand picked panel of practicing professors related to the orthopedic field, were brought in from around the world over the course of a year, to teach focused labs, relating to clinical treatment and application of various advanced skillsets with use of acupuncture needles and other ancillary modalities.

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Certification and Affiliation:

Titleist Performance Institute (TPI)

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Active certified practitioner. Trained in the biomechanics of the golf swing, 3-D swing assessment, physical examinations and corrective exercises as used as best practice by the PGA.

 

Titleist TPI Medical Level 2 physician (M2 Advanced)  

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Designed for healthcare professionals to treat golfers, maximizing performance and durability. Golf-specific injury and rehabilitation. Trained in 3-D swing analysis, advanced golf kinesiology, can reverse engineer pathology from golf swing plane and launch monitor characteristics.

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Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA)

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Improving the provider's diagnostic skills, SFMA is intended to pinpoint the exact cause of a player's musculoskeletal dysfunction and then progress them through injury rehabilitation and proper motor control restoration. "The SFMA is our clinical assessment for those who experience pain. It is a movement based diagnostic system which systematically finds the cause of pain - not just the source - by logically breaking down dysfunctional movement patterns in a structured, repeatable assessment. We are the first organized system that takes into account altered motor control – the inability to coordinate proper movements. This system allows us to identify the correct problems - mobility versus motor control – to best equip clinicians for a successful outcome."- functionalmovement.com

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External Cadaver Labs

 

Provided by the facility at Lifewest Chiropractic College in Hayward, various cadavers were studied and used for orthopedic and pathology assessment, furthermore we were allowed to use acupuncture needles to measure depths and angles, to determine safety and space within the human body (such as lung pleura, brain stem, etc.)

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Certification: Anatomy Trains by Thomas Myers

 

Anatomy Trains links the individual muscles into functional complexes, and helps athletes to resolve complex postural and movement patterns - the interplay of movement and stability. Training in these courses included powerful myofascial release techniques and in depth training of myofascial anatomy.
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Certification: Electro-Acupuncture Medicine

 

Led by Dr. Jeremy Steiner, Utilizing e-stim to modulate the nervous system; effectively using the latest evidence-based research to use specific frequencies and amplitudes, in a process that focuses on the release of neuro-peptides such as beta-endorphin, ACTH, nor-epinephrine, and serotonin. Adding this modality to the acupuncture in a research-supported modality which augments effectiveness

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Certification: EXSTORE® Assessment System Functional Musculoskeletal Scans
 

Led by Dr. Anthony Lombardi of Ontario, advanced manual muscle release techniques focusing on myofascial tissue, sclerotomal structures, and on motor and sensory cutaneous nerves. Electro-stimulation is used in ways never seen before to restore motor inhibition caused by injury and pain, to immediately restore muscle function.

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Also completed: Numerous additional advanced classes and training in person with Dr. Lombardi in specialized treatment for sports injuries. I take one live seminar per year just for this system of trigger and motor points.

 

Certification: NeuroFunctional Acupuncture​

 

Led by Dr. Dan Wunderlich of New York, these strategies include functional assessments of joint, muscles, soft tissue, and the nervous system. Neurological mechanisms are used to create treatment strategies tailoring the use of multi-segmental electrical acupuncture, trigger point deactivation techniques, and corrective myofascial release techniques. 

 

​Nutritional Solutions for Adrenal Fatigue
 

Functional Medicine series, lab testing and endocrinology regarding phases of Adrenal Fatigue, and how to ameliorate conditions using nutrition and supplements.
 

Certification: Cosmetic Facial Acupuncture

 

Led by the acclaimed Mary Elizabeth Wakefield of Los Angeles, author and inventor of Constitutional Facial Acupuncture, a transformative facial acupuncture treatment methodology. Her methods are utilized treat fine lines, wrinkles, and to treat facial paralysis