Chiropractic Doctor CE Course - Acupuncture 231 : Analgesic mechanisms for acupuncture

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Acupuncture 231 : Analgesic mechanisms for acupuncture

Credit Hours(s)1.0

InstructorsIvo Waerlop, DC

Price$20.00 USD

Format(s)AudioVisual Course

Educational Objectives

Define Pain
Discuss the afferent pain pathways and how they relate to acupuncture
Discuss acupunctures role in the 4 main descending inhibitory pathways for pain modulation
Introduce opioid receptors and how they influence pain and propose a mechanism for how acupuncture effects them
Present current theories as to how acupuncture can influence pain
Provide clinical pearls about acupuncture and pain modulation

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