Learn acupuncture treatments for low back pain. Topics include sciatica, disc disorders, piriformis syndrome, lumbar radiculopathy, hypertonicity, muscle spasms, and more. Review modern research on the effectiveness of specific acupuncture points. Download the course, complete the online quiz, and receive immediate acupuncture license credit.
To view a sample of the course, click the following: Low Back Course Sample >
Purchase the course and it will be downloaded to your computer in PDF format. PDFs work on Apple Mac, Windows PC, iPad, iPhone, Android and other platforms. After reviewing the course, take the online quiz and a certificate of completion will be automatically generated for INSTANT credit. You may re-take the quiz as often as is needed and there is no time limit.
Continuing Education Credits
18 NCCAOM Diplomate PDAs (18 core/AOM-BIO)
18 California Acupuncture Board CEUs (category 1)
18 Texas CAEs (2 biomed., 14 general acupuncture therapies, 2 ethics/safety)
18 California Board of Registered Nursing contact hours
18 Florida Board of Acupuncture CEs (5 biomed, 13 general)
18 CTCMA British Columbia acupuncture CEs
18 BCNA & CNPBC (British Columbia Naturopathic Assoc.) credits
18 CAAA Alberta CEUs
18 CTCMPAO (Ontario, Canada) continuing education credits
18 OAQ CEUs (Board of Acupuncturists of Quebec)
18 NZASA Chinese Medicine CPDs, Category 2 (New Zealand Acupuncture Standards Authority)
18 Acupuncture NZ (NZRA) New Zealand CEUs
18 NS-CMAAC Nova Scotia acupuncture CEUs
18 CMBA CPDs/CEUs (Chinese Medicine Board of Australia)
Massachusetts: applicable towards the acupuncture & herbs requirements
Very good study material and was able to add some new information and treatment protocols for my patients.
I love it, The course is very effective and knowledgeable
This course contains a lot of useful information which can apply to clinical daily application.
A good review course and learning more flexible combination points.
A good review and enlightening re: the research studies
A good survey course.
This was a very good course for myself as i treat a lot of Low Back pain in my practice, and i taught me things i didn't know and brought back things that i did know and were not in the front of my mind.
Excellent course, provides good information that I can learn and apply to my practice
Practical course.
It's good.
detailed information regarding back pain that is very helpful
It is a good course that has covered most of the Lower Back Pain knowledge.
This course is an excellent review of points for low back pain. It also includes encouraging research on the effectiveness of acupuncture for the treatment of low back pain
Very informative
very informative
Very useful review and informative on research regarding lower back
Great Class, informative
Great refresher course with recent research! Highly recommend.
Very detailed course for lower back pain
Informative, good references
It is a good review course.
It's a nice review
It is a valuable course.
Informative, thorough, and well-laid out.
is excellent and complete
Great!
Great information
Very Informative
Loved it! Super informative!
It is really useful for improving knowledge of treating low back pain.
good
Was well done and very informative!
Great visual aids. Simply organized. Comprehensive content.
Good course, a lot of information.
Very Informative
Very comprehensive course!
Good review
Excellent!
Very useful for practicing acupuncturists.
great
Great
Excellent course.
Great course, very informative.
Great
Organized and very informative course. Recommend it.
great
Great review and new research.
Very good.
Very informative course with relevant information.
Course material was immediately useful in the clinic
awesome class!
loved it!
Great review of points, functions, and excellent research articles to reference and review.
very informative
Great reminder of treatment and research available for back pain
Very informative and helpful for practice
Very helpful information you can utilize in your practice immediately . Studies and point combinations valuable
good
Basic info, good review
Easy and Informative!
it is a good course.
Very useful!
Great refresher with some useful techniques that I can see will apply to situation that I often see in clinic.
It was very convenient to be able to complete the material at home at my own pace and informational
Course was quite comprehensive for lower back pain. There are a few gems in the material. Would recommend for your low back arsenal.
great, precise and lots of learning
good course
Awesome, very clear course.
very comprehensive
Very thorough and informative
very practical. good review
Excellent course!
great course!
brilliant
It was great to see more studies that were directly answering questions about effectiveness of techniques. And to know that our work is corroborated by major research hospitals globally. I learned a few treatment techniques that will be easy to employ.
Nice review of acupuncture for low back pain.
Great course, excellent material.
Straight forward and practical information in the treatment of low back pain. Excellent review as well as new information.
Excellent
great review. very specific points to use.
Excellent
It was very informative with treatment protocols and western researches.
Clear information supported with ample researh
EXCELLENT!
detailed and up-to-date course,very important for clinical work. I highly recommend printing out the handout and use for clinical reference.
loved and found super informative
wonderful
The course describes the low back pain and the treatments very effectively.
Excellant review
tons of information great point prescription for lower back pain
Nice review and thought provoking
Great course
Greatly Informative!
Great course, very informative.
Great review course. Notes are good do keep in my library
I think this course is a very useful. It helped me review specific points to treatment lower back pain, which is a very common problem.
Excellent resources and material! Very well researched with great clinical application!
Good for review and interesting to read very informative research
Great information and well organized
Informative course
Very informative. There were a few "ah-ha" moments. I will be using some of these protocols tomorrow!
Very useful information. Lots of good clinical material that I can't wait to use clinic.
Organized and all inclusiv. An excellent review of the entire subject.
This course presents clear concise treatment for a variety of Low Back problems. There are numerous recent studies cited, mostly from China, where evaluative criteria and statistics are sometimes questionable, and there is some extraneous material in the presentation. But over-all, this is a useful course
Very thorough and clear
Very good and informative
EXCELLENT COURSE
Good course
Super nice
Very good
very informative
It’s great and very informing.
Great Refresher
Great material, well organized.
good
Great course!
good
good
It was great!
very informative
Great course for review of lower back pain materials.
Great content!
Love it. I will read over and over again to make sure I get so much knowledge about lower back treatment.
Love all of the medical research studies and review of important low back pain points.
This was a pretty extensive and educational course on Low Back Pain.
detailed and practical
good
Wonderful course to review and learn.
fine
great.
helpful course
I really enjoyed the thorough review of LBP causes. And all the studies were great to read through. hoping to look into some of them further.
Wonderful and useful!
It was great! Straight forward and has great reference material.
Excellent course
This is a very informative course. I would recommend this course to all of my acupuncture friends.
excellant
Excellent review. The studies are really interesting and very informative.
Very good
VERY GOOD ORGANIZED
excellent
Excellent! Learned alot!
Very informative and learned a lot
great
Very informative and helpful course
Great material
Lots of information for lower back pain.
It is good to know the evidences and researches of effectiveness of the Acupuncture.
good over all, many info, thank you for it.
much useful information
This course was well organized with good backup research.
Excellent course, good review. Happy to have the research handy to cite to WM providers. Thank you.
great course!
Course increased my knowledge of low back pain.
Very good course. Good and detailed information
It was excellent. I highly recommend the course.
Great review
Love all the printed studies that support acupuncture
very effective
I believe it was a good refresher for me to relearn many things.
Very interesting
great
Worth the time and effort. Excellent
In-depth study and research. Very helpful with point prescriptions and more! Highly suggest!
good
Excellent - great refresher and great learning experience. Also really enjoyed the documented research findings.
Excellent
Good review information
excellent
great course, great refresher
This is a great courses, and the content is really good.
Excellent
Awesome!
Great!
Great course very helpful for advancement of practice
This course was one of the most practically informative classes I have ever taken online or in person.
I was surprised to find some great, very useful techniques to add to the repertoire. More than just a quick CEU/PDA course, there's plenty of good knowledge and modern research in here.
This course is very comprehensive and informative.
precise and to the point.
Great course
Very good course with lots of good information to refresh memory and to also learn new things
great
Very informative and you can read through it at your own pace
Great material. Very informative. I learned a lot.
This course is clear and informative!
clear, concise point descriptions and some helpful illustrations of lower back region
The course is very good
It is a good review of the causes and treatment of low back pain.
very good
Nice combination of TCM with anatomy and physiology.
excellent course!
good
I thought it was quite informative and a nice review....
very good.
This is a great course for reviewing common back issues. Includes pictures. I have a lot of experience in on this topic but the research and review of western concepts is helpful when speaking with patients
Ok
Really Excellent! I so appreciate all the scientific studies, especially the American ones, which lend validity to the conclusions in the minds of American Physicians and patients. I intend to seek out some of the studies cited to distribute to patients, physicians and other healthcare providers. Excellent illustrations, and descriptions of point prescriptions and treatment modalities. Everything I look for in CEU!
Great thorough information.
Excellent informative and practical
Very good course!! Great refresher of Acupuncture points for treatment based on dx.
great course! Well put together
informative review of the lower back with a good review of important research about Lower back pain and acupuncture
it is a great course to help me to understand in the aspect and TCM and Biochemistry.
Love it
Very good course
Very straightforward. Well supported by research.
I found that there were some helpful parts but also thought perhaps a bit vague in spots.
Great review!!!
Great course that blends traditional treatments with scientific research for point and protocol selection.
This course is very informative and provides some great marketing material for low back pain treatment.
great, informative review
great review, great research studies
It was very informative and included helpful point protocols. It was also interesting to learn about research done in acupuncture.
Excellent review of both biomedical diagnoses of low back pain and TCM diagnoses and treatments.
Good information and refresher.
Informative.
Great course! Really like it. Especially BIO parts.
excellent
Fantastic review and reminder of certain points and direction of flow.
Great course!
Great resource.
Good modern information and treatment strategies
Nice review of biomedical and acup tx approaches!
Very useful
Very good.
Very good for treating low back pain
Great Course!
very informative. able to apply the information to my practice immediately!
good review of back treatments and research
it is a very useful course for acupuncturists and physiotherapists.
Great!
Excellent
Excellent low back review
great summary of information on low back pain from TCM point of view
Good research!
this is a really useful course!
Very informative
good overview!
Loved the studies included in the course material
Very practical and useful
good
great course
It was a great review of back pain treatment with presentation of several important extra points. Needling concerns were thoroughly explained. It was an exellent course that provides techniques that can be incorporated in most acupuncture practices.
very useful
Great review!
It was awesome!
A must learn course
Great
Very good, I especially liked the details about electro stim.
excellent!
It was informative. Very well illustrated with great diagrams
Excellent
informative
Great course on low back pain, everyone should take it.
Supprised there was no video for learning of the materials
That's big helped for my knowledge
This is a good acupuncture continuing course to learn lower back pain treatments.
it was great
A handy summary all about LBP
Comprehensive look at the research and mechanisms of acupuncture for lower back pain. Good information to apply to the clinic and persuade other providers to refer LBP patients for acupuncture.
Excellent research summaries.
Quick but Very informative.
i thought it was a good review. I like all the research that was included
A great review.
loved it.
it was very helpful.
deals with modern finding with neuro-acupunture treatment.
also deals with lower back pain broadly and summarize all conditions.
A very detailed course, great for future reference.
Very informative course and beneficial.
Comprehensive
Learned a lot of useful information about treating low back issues.
Well researched!
Lots of information in the material. Takes time to read but gives you all the information you need to know.
Great info. Slides are well organized.
very informative
Practical and clinically useful information.
Good review course!
Good review and interesting research information.
Very detailed and useful for practical application.
I thought it was easy to use and informative.
very useful.
great
This course was informational and provided great visuals for points/anatomy.
very good review of the back and sciatica
Very complete
it was a good refresher course of points and procedures. also good collection of newer acupuncture studies.
Great material!
Excellent
I really enjoyed this course. I can thoroughly recommend it.
Very comprehensive
Great!
Fantastic review of info. On low back pain
Very useful course
excellent
simple and straiforwad
Thorough review of Research...maybe overly thorough....
Excellent course
Informative
this was a helpful course. I enjoyed the studies at the end.
very cool course.
informative and thorough
Great course! I like that current research is included in the material.
The broad coverage of modalities and techniques is a good refresher and basis for further investigation. Good course. Highly recommended.
I thought it was thorough and gave very specific information for the treatment(s) of low back issues.
good
informative
Very informative
excellent! well written, very useful.
very informative, great articles to give to patients
I treat low back pain in my clinic every day that I work. I am able to apply this knowledge tomorrow, thank you, HealthCMI
Good information
a great course.
must for all acupuncturist.
Excellent and useful! I can save the treatments and apply them to patients with ease.
Excellent Material!! Received a lot of very useful information and also supportive research evidence that can be cited.
good
Good Course
Great course!
very helpful
Practical and more
great!
good
informative and helpful in the treatment of lower back pain.
the comprehension is very clear and easy to read, the pictures show the anatomy.
Love the organization of the material! So easy to follow!
useful
WONDERFUL
very useful
Very useful for back pain info
To treat lumbar pain has different ways and techniques.
very useful
Great material!
very informative
Wonderful
Excellent course!!
As an acupuncturist who mainly works with chiropractors, this information pertains to roughly 3/4 of my patient base.
Very informative and interesting course. Very happy I took this course.
Well organized and informative
Very useful.
excellent
very informative and helpful
Long but lots of great information here.
Informative
Great, lots of research