YNSA Treating Neurological Disorders Scalp Acupuncture Course – 3 days 8th/9th/10th May 2025

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. Day-1
   1. Introduction to Scalp Acupuncture (History of Scalp Acupuncture, the difference between 3 methods of scalp acupuncture: Jiao, Zhu and YNSA) to know YNSA
   Basic Points – Yin Yang, Contraindications, Training Exercises.
   2. Introduction to Yamamoto new scalp acupuncture (YNSA), palpation bast acupuncture.
   3. 8- Basic points (A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I), indications, locations and there clinical application.
   4. Brain and sensory points (Cerebrum, Cerebellum, Basal ganglia, Brain stem, Indian Brain, Eye, Nose, Mouth and Ear) , indications, locations and there clinical application.
   5. Extra sensory points (oral, TMJ, throat).
   6. Tinnitus points : use for tinnitus and balance disorders.
   7. Treatment Method; Choice of Side for Treatment (LI-4 Hegu advance diagnosis; Neck and abdominal diagnosis.
   Day-2
   8. Yin Yang YPsilon (12- internal organs and12- channels) connection between the points and the Fascia tissue. Clinical application for neurological, pain and psychometric pain and disorders. Points; Sensory Points; Full Treatment Exercise.
   9. Cranial Nerves points; Clinical application for central nerve system disorders.
   10. ZS somatotopy for hormonal in-balance and Parkinson’s Disease
   Day-3
   11. I,J & K,  chest Somatotopy.
   12. Aphasia points (Broca and Wernicke eras)
   13. Cervical somatotopy
   14. Ankle somatotopy and use for movement disorders (Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis and spinal injury)
   15. Treating neurological disorders and maximizing the treatment by using body
   acupuncture and Scalp acupuncture points.
   16. Maximizing your treatment by using an integrative approach in your clinic.
   ****All points and topics will be practiced by the students with Avi and David’s guidance.
   ****Each topic will be demonstrated by Avi or David

Goals:

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; gynecological disorders.
– Psychological disorders, such as anxiety, depression, OCD, ADD, HDHD, insomnia.

The workshop’s duration is 21 clock hours which is spread over three days, 7 hours/day. The workshop is an active learning workshop during which the participants will learn the YNSA macros stem acupuncture points, which were described by Yamamoto and which are currently used to effectively treat a wide range of neurological and orthopedic conditions. In the workshop, participants will learn and practice the location and indications of  the four different needling groups of YNSA

You must consent to giving and receiving acupuncture and be a qualified acupuncturist

Yamamoto New Scalp Acupuncture (YNSA) is named after the Japanese physician, Dr. Toshikatsu Yamamoto, who developed this acupuncture system in 1973. YNSA is used to treat neurological conditions, and is both effective and immediate in stroke patients with pain and/or restricted mobility. As a result, the use of YNSA has increased and has become the most frequently used form of acupuncture. YNSA comprises basic acupuncture points (somatopes) mainly on the scalp, as well as on other body regions. In addition to providing symptomatic relief, YNSA is sometimes curative.