Introduction to TCM Meridian-Based Motor Point Acupuncture for Pain Management (2025)

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This is the ultimate motor point and assessment introductory course for the TCM practitioner. This webinar will provide quick results and a solid foundation for TCM practitioners who wish to expand their clinical knowledge in the musculoskeletal (MSK) arena. This course covers how to use meridian or channel-based motor points as an analgesic for pain. It provides the initial framework which will lead practitioners to be comfortable with finding and needling motor points. While this is an Intro course and will be completely new to most practitioners, it will serve as a solid foundation to start using motor points in a clinically effective way. After learning the skills in this webinar, practitioners will also be ready for the more advanced concepts taught in the EXSTORE™ Orthopedic System.

Please note:

This webinar will be available April 1st. It is now on pre-sale

We will apply for NCCAOM PDAs and California CEUs

Length: Around 90-120 minutes, TBD

• Purchase includes lifetime access
• The Red Flags webinar
• This webinar includes an option to include Dr. Lombardi’s Motor Point Manual (digital copy) at a discount
• Purchase price can also be used as a credit towards the EXSTORE™ Orthopedic System seminar

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

• Learn how to locate motor points along each acupuncture meridian/channel
• Understand the science, research and mechanisms of electroacupuncture for pain modulation
• Learn the tools of electroacupuncture and how they work
• Learn local, clinical indications for pain of each motor point
• Learn how to apply electro-stimulation to motor points using the Pointer Plus
• Learn how to assess each major muscle along each acupuncture Meridian for range of motion and strength in symptomatic patients
• Understand the objectives of treatment in using motor points to increase range of motion, strength, and to decrease pain
• Learn the motor points that are associated withTCM acupuncture points
• Learn the contraindications for motor point acupuncture and the red flags that musculoskeletal patients may present with which would require immediate referral to urgent care or hospital. This webinar: “Common Red Flags To Watch For In Clinic” is included with this product.

The RED FLAGS webinar will cover:

1. How to recognize infection, how it can be confused with other conditions, and why it is life-threatening.
2. Learn to recognize and understand the signs and symptoms of DVT, Embolisms, and Blood Clots. How they are different from ie. calf pain due to muscle.
3. Bone Injury: Learn 7 terrible things that can happen from an undiagnosed fracture.
4. Learn about other less common conditions confused for MSK issues. ie. Gout, myositis ossificans
5. Bell’s Palsy vs. Stroke

MERIDIANS/CHANNELS COVERED

Become familiar with the muscles and motor points along the following meridians:

Upper Extremity

Lung

Large Intestine

Small Intestine

Heart

Pericardium

San Jiao/Triple Heater

Lower Extremity

Stomach

Spleen

Liver

Gallbladder

Kidney

Urinary Bladder

MOTOR POINT/ NERVE TRUNK LIST

LU 1: MEDIAL/LATERAL PECTORAL NERVE

• LU 4: LONG BICEP BRACHII
• LU 5: RADIAL NERVE
• KI 7: FLEXOR DIGITORUM
• KI 16-21: RECTUS ABDOMINUS
• KI 10: MEDIAL KNEE JOINT LINE
• LI 10 – SUPINATOR
• LI 11 – ECRB/BRACHIORADIALIS
• LI 13 –RADIAL NERVE
• LI 15 – LATERAL DELTOID
• LI 18 – SCM
• ST19-26: RECTUS ABDOMINUS
• ST 31: RECTUS FEMORIS
• ST 32: RECTUS FEMORIS
• ST 36: TIBIALIS ANTERIOR
• SI 9: TERES MINOR/MAJOR
• SI 10: (POST) GH JOINT
• SI 7/6: FLEXOR CARPI ULNARIS
• GB 29: TFL
• GB 30 GLUTEUS MEDIUS
• GB 31/32: IT BAND
• GB 34: PERONEUS LONGUS
• GB 37-39: PERONEUS BREVIS
• GB 40: DEEP PERONEAL NERVE
• TH 14: TERES MINOR
• TH13: (LONG) TRICEPS
• SP 13: EXTERNAL OBLIQUE
• SP 10: VASTUS MEDIALIS
• BL 41-52: ERECTOR SPINAE
• BL 54: (POST) GLUTEUS MEDIUS
• BL 36: SEMITENDONOSIS
• BL 37: SEMITENDONOSIS
• BL 56: GASTROCNEMIS
• HT 2: MEDIAN NERVE
• HT 3: PRONATOR TERES
• LR 12: ADDUCTOR MAGNUS
• PC 3’: MEDIAL LONG BICEPS B
• PC 4: MEDIAN NERVE

In addition to practicing, Dr. Lombardi was also an instructor in the Contemporary Medical Acupuncture Program at McMaster University from 2004 to 2013. In 2010 he developed EXSTORE™, an organized system of assessment and treatment that produces fast results using motor points, electro-acupuncture, soft tissue work, and other modalities. Dr. Lombardi has a library of on-demand education that continues to grow, with some 75 webinars available covering a variety of Musculoskeletal conditions and practice management topics. He also teaches his EXSTORE™ system through live, in-person seminars throughout the U.S., Canada, and Europe.

Dr. Lombardi maintains a busy practice, averaging 170 patient visits a week, including 12 new patients every week, for over ten years.