I am certified in Sports Medicine Acupuncture®️ by Matt Callison out of San Diego, California.
I worked for ALTIS out of Phoenix and treated Olympic, elite and professional athletes there. These included track and field athletes, bobsled and skeleton athletes. Additionally, I have treated MLB, NBA, and NFL athletes.
I am currently semi-retired and mostly treating one patient in my local area. This patient was diagnosed with ALS in early 2021. He has never used leg braces, been in a wheelchair, or missed a day of work. Recently, his neurologist has said “… ALS patients don’t get better and stronger, so you must NOT have ALS.” So, now I’m treating him for a related disease. I’m currently writing a scientific case study, and an essay that includes his history, acupuncture treatment protocols and results.
Here’s what it says about Sports Medicine Acupuncture on Matt’s website:
“Sports Medicine Acupuncture (SMA) incorporates principles and techniques from Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Western Sports Medicine to assess and treat the patient’s injury from a true integrated perspective.
SMA uses functional anatomy, range of motion testing, orthopedic examinations, manual muscle testing and palpation to identify the injured tissues. Postural and concomitant muscle imbalances are assessed through static and functional movements which guide the practitioner to understand how and why the injury occurred.
This assessment is integrated into the TCM channel systems (jing luo, jing jin) to diagnose and treat the excess (shi) and deficient (xu) conditions involving the channels and the injured tissue. SMA emphasizes the importance of determining an accurate organ (zang fu) differential diagnosis to ensure an individualized treatment plan for the patient and their injury. Sports Medicine Acupuncture is strongly rooted in TCM and respects its simplicity and complexity. Integrating Western Sports Medicine with the genius of Traditional Chinese Medicine is a continuous and life-long endeavor.
Sports Medicine Acupuncture is a registered trademark on the United States principal register. Use of the Sports Medicine Acupuncture license is granted by AcuSport Education after all of our sports acupuncture program requirements have been completed and is exclusive to SMA Licensed Practitioners who have graduated from the Sports Medicine Acupuncture Certification program.”