Yamamoto New Scalp Acupuncture (YSNA) for Treating Neurological diseases and Chronic and Acute Pain

Why Choose This Course?

• Effective and Immediate Results: YNSA is particularly effective for stroke patients with pain or mobility issues.
• Comprehensive Learning: The course covers a wide range of neurological and orthopaedic conditions.
• Practical Application: Participants will learn and practice the location and indications of key YNSA points.
• Skill Enhancement: The course will add a valuable tool to your therapeutic toolbox.
• Expert Instruction: Led by renowned experts in the field of YNSA.

The overall learning objective of the workshop is to teach the participant about the background of YNSA and how to use YNSA to treat patients with acute or chronic pain or a neurological disease such as: 

• Symptoms of neurological disturbances which stem from various diseases.
• Conditions of various functional disturbances.
• Chronic or acute pain (back pain, pain in the legs, hands, arms, neck etc).
• Stroke
• Paralysis
• Diseases which cause pain.
• Difficulty in mobility and limitation in movement.
• Sensation problems.
• Acute allergy attacks.
• Support of fertility and hormonal imbalance in women; gynaecological disorders.
• Psychological disorders, such as anxiety, depression, OCD, ADD, HDHD, insomnia.

At the end of the workshop, each participant will have an understanding of YNSA and acquire the basic skills to apply YNSA to a patient with acute or chronic pain or a neurological disease. This newly acquired skill should become part of the practitioner’s therapeutic tool box and stimulate the participant to expand his/her knowledge on the application of YNSA with other therapeutic modalities in other clinical settings.  

1. Introduction – Who is Dr. Toshikatsu Yamamoto and the background of the discovery of YNSA.
2. Learning the location and function of the basic points, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H.
3. Mid sagittal somotopy: location and indications.
4. Sensory and brain points and diagnoses
5. Tinnitus points and there use in deferent ear disorders.
6. Additional sensory points
7. Elbow diagnoses.
8. Demonstration and practice.
9. Introduction to the fascia tissue and its connection the 12 channels
10. Learning Ypsilon, (internal organs) points and cranial nerves points.
11. Neck diagnoses.
12. Learning when and how to apply YNSA.
13. I somototpy
14. Z points
15. Demonstration and practice.

Cost & Duration
Cost: £395 for 3 days classroom based training plus online access to material prior to classroom date
Location: Acumedic Clinic – Camden, NW1 7JN
Duration: 3 days in-person classroom training
Day 1 – Friday- 10:00-18:00
Day 2 – Saturday 9:00-17:00
Day 3 – Sunday 9:30-16:00

Cancellation policy in “Additional Info” section.

Overview

The overall learning objective of the workshop is to teach the participant about the background of YNSA and how to use YNSA to treat patients with acute or chronic pain or a neurological disease

Key Facts

• Duration: 21 hours spread over 3 days
• Format: Active learning workshop
• Focus: YNSA macros stem acupuncture points
• Outcome: Understanding of YNSA and practical skills for treating various conditions

Disclaimer:
Please note that this course is written and delivered by an external provider. While we share this opportunity in good faith, we are not responsible for the content, delivery, or overall quality of the training. If you have any concerns or feedback, please contact us in the first instance so that we are aware of any issues. We will review your message and pass it on to the course provider as appropriate.

Pre-requisites:

• You must be 18 years or older and understand spoken and written English.
• You must consent to giving and receiving palpation, acupuncture and moxibustion.
• You must be an acupuncturist

Cancellation Policy:  Cancellation of booking must be made by email to office@total-therapy.org  90 days or less before the course start date, no deposits are refundable after this time.

David Bomzon is a Chinese medicine therapist and lecturer who specializes in acupuncture in neurological rehabilitation (neuroacupuncture) and is considered to be the leading authority on rehabilitative acupuncture in Israel.

David graduated from “East-West College for Classical Chinese Medicine” in Tel-Aviv, Israel in 2006 and is a former student of Dr Toshikatsu Yamamoto, the discoverer  of (Yamamoto New Scalp Acupuncture (YNSA).

David, together with Avi Amir, established the “Pnima Center” in 2007, the largest community clinic in Israel for Integrative Chinese medicine, which combines classical Chinese medicine and YNSA with western medicine.

David and Avi also established a unique support center at “Pnima Center”, which provides continuing professional enrichment, as well as professional guidance to new graduates and experienced practitioners in the field of complementary medicine.

David is the lead acupuncturist in the Rehabilitation Department, Bnai-Zion Medical Center in Haifa, Israel.  David is involved in clinical research which is investigating the benefits of YNSA in neurological rehabilitation.

Since he is considered to be a leading authority on YNSA  David  is regularly invited to lecture on YNSA at professional gatherings and conferences around the globe.

In 2015, David and Avi  also opened the “Pnima International School of Scalp Acupuncture”. which holds live and delivers online YNSA workshops.

In 2020 together with Avi published a book titled “Clinical Handbook of Yamamoto New Scalp Acupuncture

Throughout his career as a therapist, lecturer, and mentor, David has pushed for the integral combination of acupuncture, Chinese medicine and scalp acupuncture.

Avi Amir is a  Chinese and Japanese medicine and medical massage therapist who specializes in pain management and neuroacupuncture. Since Avi was a medical massage therapist before becoming an acupuncturist, Avi has acquired considerable knowledge on the human anatomy and physiology which  has made him an authority on pain management in Israel.

After graduating top of his class from the  “Reidman College for Complementary and Integrative medicine” Tel-Aviv, Israel in 2005, he studied Chinese medicine at the “East-West College for Classical Chinese medicine”, Tel-Aviv, Israel and graduated in 2010. He is a former student of Dr Toshikatsu Yamamoto, the discoverer  of Yamamoto New Scalp Acupuncture (YNSA).

Avi, together with David Bomzon, established the “Pnima Center” in 2007, the largest community clinic in Israel for Integrative Chinese medicine, which combines classical Chinese medicine and YNSA with western medicine.

Avi uses his vast experience with YNSA as well his teaching skills to enrich the skills of other therapists and health care professionals with knowledge on this unique method.

Pnima Center is the first of its kind in Israel and helps individuals i incorporate  scalp acupuncture into their practice.

Avi Amir believes that YNSA is an inseparable part of his clinical paradigm and of his life. He is glad to have been given to opportunity to broaden the toolbox of other therapists and health care providers by teaching them this unique method, and by passing on his knowledge and experience,. he feels that this is the best way to ensure that a maximum  number of patients can benefit from this treatment d.

In 2015, David and Avi also opened the “Pnima International School of Scalp Acupuncture”. which holds live and delivers online YNSA workshops.

Contact information

Email- pnimahaifa@gmail.com

Web- www.pnima-ac.com

Phone- +972-77-550-3410

Address- Hankin rd. 58, Haifa, Israel