Acupuncture Case Study: Treating Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome With Electro-Acupuncture, with Anthony Von Der Muhll DAOM
in this episode
ACU-052 If you are an Acupuncturist you NEED to know about Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome. The pain level and duration of CRPS is so debilitating that people often take their own lives but this is something we are well equipped to help manage. There are also some pretty important contraindications that we need to take into consideration.
In this episode Anthony Von Der Muhll DAOM, who teaches Orthopedic Acupuncture and Sports Medicine at the Doctoral Program at the Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences (ACCHS) introduces us to Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). Listen in as he walks us through the case and becomes an integral piece of this patients pain management process.
today’s guest
ANTHONY VON DER MUHLL, DAOM
Anthony Von der Muhll graduated from the Five Branches University of TCM in 2002, and founded the Santa Cruz Acupuncture Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Clinic in 2003. In 2022, Anthony relocated to Charlottesville, Virginia, where he now practices at the Sports Acupuncture Clinic/Berkeley Bamboo Clinic with his wife, Tamara Brown, L.Ac., DACM.
Anthony Von der Muhll is the founder of AOM Professional, and has taught Certification in Acupuncture Orthopedics since 2015, and served as a clinical supervisor at the Masters and Doctorate levels for over 17 years. He has also taught acupuncture orthopedics and pain management in the DAOM and DACM programs of the Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences (Oakland CA), the American College of TCM (San Francisco, CA), the Five Branches University of TCM (Santa Cruz, CA), and the Virginia University of Integrative Medicine (Fairfax, VA). He has been a featured instructor in acupuncture orthopedics at conferences of the Sports Acupuncture Alliance, the California State Oriental Medical Association, California Acupuncture and Traditional Medicine Associates, and the Acupuncture Society of Virginia.
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you’ll learn
We kick things off talking about getting verbal “consent to treat”, and why that is a fundamental skill.
Anthony talks about they importance of understanding the concept of nerve desensitization especially with regards to chronic conditions and how we can help.
We talk in depth about what signs to look for when you suspect a patient might have CRPS.
Why it’s so important to treat this properly. For example, DO NOT needle the extremity!
How to use electro-acupuncture to decrease pain.