Acupuncture for Headaches, Neck and Facial Pain (Online)

To enrol in this online CPD course, you must have already completed a foundation course in acupuncture and dry needling. This should include comprehensive theoretical education – covering the principles of acupuncture, relevant anatomy and physiology, pain mechanisms, safety protocols, and clinical reasoning. In addition to the theoretical component, the foundation course must include a minimum of three days of face-to-face, practical instruction, allowing for hands-on learning of safe and effective needling techniques under expert supervision.

Please note that training in acupuncture is essential to access this online refresher – dry needling training alone does not provide sufficient preparation for the concepts explored in this course.

Unsure whether you meet the criteria? Please get in touch to book a call with one of our team or to send us your message. We’d be happy to advise you.

Yet to complete your foundation course? We have upcoming courses in every major city in the UK and expanding internationally.

By the end of this course, you will have deepened your understanding of acupuncture for headaches, neck, and facial pain, refining your needling techniques and clinical reasoning to deliver more effective treatments.

You’ll be able to:

• Confidently apply acupuncture and dry needling techniques to manage headaches, neck, and facial pain.
• Identify and work with key meridians and acupoints relevant to these conditions.
• Recognise and manage contraindications, precautions, and potential adverse events to ensure safe practice.
• Use clinical reasoning from both Western and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) perspectives to guide your treatment decisions.
• Understand pain physiology and how acupuncture can provide effective relief for headache and facial pain conditions, including trigeminal neuralgia, facial palsy, and temporomandibular disorder (TMD).
• Engage with real-world case studies to refine your decision-making and treatment planning.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest research, allowing you to integrate evidence-based approaches into your practice.

This course equips you with the knowledge and skills to enhance patient outcomes, helping you deliver safe, effective, and targeted acupuncture treatments with confidence.

This course is delivered entirely online, providing you with the flexibility to complete the course at your own pace. You can expect a combination of engaging video content, interactive case studies, and multi-choice quizzes to reinforce your learning and assess your progress.

The course is structured into clearly defined modules, each focusing on specific aspects of acupuncture and dry needling techniques, safety protocols, and clinical reasoning. You’ll revisit key topics from your foundation training, such as contraindications, needling techniques, and pain physiology, while also exploring more advanced concepts specific to head, neck and facial pain, plus the latest findings from published literature.

With a mix of theory and practical application, the course is designed to fit around your schedule, allowing you to complete the modules as quickly or slowly as you need. On average, the course takes around 10 hours to complete, and with 6 months access to the course material, you have the option to revisit materials at any time to ensure a strong understanding before progressing.

By the end of the course, you’ll feel confident in your needling skills and clinical reasoning, ready to implement your enhanced knowledge in your practice.

This specialist online CPD course builds on your foundation training, deepening your understanding of acupuncture and dry needling for headaches, neck, and facial pain.

Key topics include:

• Needling Safety: Refreshing knowledge on contraindications, precautions, and adverse events.
• Fundamentals of Acupuncture: Exploring needling techniques, clinical reasoning, and pain physiology.
• Facial Symptoms: Understanding prominent meridians, needling techniques, and acupoint recipes for conditions such as Trigeminal Neuralgia, Facial Palsy, and Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD).
• Neck Pain: Learning treatment strategies for central and lateral neck pain, including key acupuncture points and meridians.
• Headaches: Exploring needling techniques for migraine, lateral and frontal headaches.
• Clinical Reasoning & Case Studies: Applying your knowledge through real-world scenarios to refine decision-making and enhance patient outcomes.

Each topic is delivered through engaging video lessons and interactive quizzes to support your learning.

The course includes a series of assessments designed to reinforce your learning and track your progress. These assessments ensure that you fully understand the material and can apply it confidently in your practice.

• Quizzes: After each module, you’ll complete a multi-choice quiz to test your knowledge of the key concepts covered. These quizzes are designed to be engaging and help consolidate your learning. You’ll need to achieve a passing score of 70% to progress to the next module. If you don’t pass, you can revisit the content and retake the quiz.
• Case Studies: Throughout the course, you’ll engage with real-world case studies that require you to apply your clinical reasoning skills and draw on the knowledge you’ve learned. These case studies are essential for understanding how to implement your updated acupuncture techniques in practice.

Upon successful completion of the course and all assessments, you will receive a certificate of completion, confirming your updated knowledge and skills.