Acupuncture in Sport: Lower Limb Acupuncture Course

You will need to be a regulated healthcare professional who has completed foundation training in acupuncture and dry needling*. Yet to complete your foundation training? We have upcoming courses in every major city in the UK. Find your nearest foundation course here.

*Please note applicants who have completed a non-Breeze Academy course, should check their eligibility with us at [email protected].

The course starts by establishing safety in needling, talking through contraindications and precautions, along with adverse events, before discussing important theoretical concepts, including clinical reasoning, knowing your meridians and acute pain physiology.

Having re-established needling safety and the fundamentals, the course progresses into the use of acupuncture for hip ailments, where you will discover the prominent meridians that cover the hip, needling techniques for the prominent acupoints, and how acupuncture can be used in the treatment of lateral hip, anterior hip and hamstring pain.

Following this, the course progresses onto the knee, covering the prominent meridians of the area, needling techniques for the prominent acupoints, and how acupuncture can be used in the treatment of central and medial knee pain.

Finally, the course ends with a module dedicated to the treatment of ankle and foot pain, covering the prominent meridians of the area, needling techniques for the prominent acupoints, and how acupuncture can be used in the treatment of lateral and medial ankle issues, Achilles Tendinopathy, as well as forefoot issues including Metatarsalgia and Plantar Fasciopathy.

In each module, learning is cemented through the use of multi-choice quizzes, case studies and handouts.

Delivered by Dr. Carl Clarkson, a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, who has taught acupuncture globally for over 10 years, this specialist CPD course builds upon your foundation course to advance your needling techniques and clinical reasoning even further, specifically for the treatment of lower limb ailments with a particular focus on a sports setting.

This course would be of huge benefit to healthcare professionals who have already taken a foundation course in acupuncture but are now looking to complete additional CPD hours, offer their clients more and advance their career.

With experience delivering this course both in the UK and worldwide across the last 10 years, we’ve had the pleasure of helping a wide range of professionals consolidate their existing knowledge and move towards a more focused approach to needling techniques and clinical reasoning.

We deliver medical acupuncture and dry needling courses across the globe, and have courses running in every major city in the UK. We are triple-locked quality assured, meaning you can be confident that we offer the very best in education.

Our History, Heritage & Global Reputation

Expertly curated and delivered by Dr. Carl Clarkson and his team of enthusiastic needling tutors, our courses strive to put the learner at the centre of everything we do. We have a rich education and academic background, including MSc, PhD and countless hours delivering exceptional quality learning experiences across the globe.

Our Unique Blend Of Online & Face To Face

Carefully curated online content, both before and after the face-to-face component, allows you access to high quality education whenever and wherever you want – pause, replay and rewind to your heart’s content. We provide the very best in online acupuncture and dry needling training to guarantee that course delegates feel ready and confident when attending their face-to-face training, whilst also providing them with the option to revisit learning in a much more meaningful and engaging format during and after the course.*

Our Exceptional Five-Star Course Reviews

We’re passionate about acupuncture and dry needling, and passionate about delivering exceptional educational experiences. Reflecting this, our acupuncture and dry needling foundation course is consistently rated five-stars and has fantastic reviews. In fact, the majority of our bookings are via recommendations from past attendees! Check out there reviews here.

Our Fully Evidence-Based Approach

We combine the latest research with practical, clinically relevant teaching to ensure you receive a fully evidence-based approach to the implementation of acupuncture and dry needling. This medical acupuncture and dry needling foundation course has clinical reasoning at the heart of delivery, making sure that you’re able to make fully informed decisions on how and when to introduce acupuncture and dry needling into a client’s care package.

*Access to online content available until 1 month after the face-to-face element of the course. 

We’re with you every step of the way. As soon as you book, you’ll gain access to our online portal, meaning you can start learning immediately. In addition, our team of tutors and learner support team are easily accessible, and happy to help in any way we can.

Close to the face-to-face workshop, we will be in touch with the finer details associated with start times, parking and other points to note.

If you've checked over the course information but still have some questions, please get in touch via our contact form or on [email protected] (we respond to all queries, usually within the hour).