Acupuncture 210: Headache Management for Chiropractors

Dr. Heather Wright teaches extremity adjusting, acupuncture, sports rehabilitation, animal chiropractic, laser therapy, and integrative chiropractic continuing education for CCEDseminars. Her courses emphasize practical clinical application for chiropractors working with extremity complaints, active patients, and performance-focused care.

As a Certified Chiropractic Extremity Practitioner with acupuncture and animal chiropractic training, Dr. Wright brings a broad clinical perspective to chiropractic continuing education, strengthening hands-on assessment, extremity adjusting skills, rehabilitation planning, and integrative care strategies.

• Doctor of Chiropractic — Palmer College of Chiropractic, Presidential Top Graduate
• Certified Chiropractic Extremity Practitioner (CCEP)
• Licensed Acupuncturist — Board-certified in the State of Texas
• Animal Chiropractic — postgraduate training with a performance-animal focus
• Postgraduate education — Texas Chiropractic College course facilitation

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Upon completion of this 2-hour online course, you will be able to:

1. Identify headache patterns — migraine, tension-type, cervicogenic, and stress-related — that respond well to acupuncture intervention.
2. Apply evidence-based acupuncture strategies, including American, Zonal, Japanese Scalp, and Auricular approaches.
3. Utilize tongue assessment (color, shape, coating, moisture) to refine and adjust point selection.
4. Integrate acupuncture protocols with chiropractic headache care for combined-care outcomes.

1. Headache Foundations & Clinical Rationale — common types, red flags, why acupuncture works
2. TCM Theory Applied to Headache Pain — Liver Yang Rising, Qi Stagnation, Blood Stasis, Phlegm Obstruction
3. Tongue Diagnosis for Point Selection
4. American Acupuncture Approach — streamlined protocol for busy clinics
5. Zonal Acupuncture — Frontal, Temporal, Vertex, Occipital, and Parietal zone protocols
6. Japanese Scalp Acupuncture — sensory line mapping and treatment areas
7. Auriculoacupuncture — key and special auricular points
8. Hand Microsystem — Korean/Chinese hand points for headache
9. Facial Microsystems — Yintang and Taiyang
10. Microsystem Treatment Patterns — acute, chronic, and refractory headache strategies
11. Core Headache Protocol & Integration with Chiropractic Care

After registration, log in to your CCEDseminars account. The course title in your account is the access link. No special software installation is required. Use a modern browser on a desktop, tablet, or mobile device for online course access.

You have 1 year of access from the date of purchase and may start and stop the course at any time — your progress is saved. A certificate is available immediately upon completion.

This course is PACE-recognized and approved for continuing education in 40+ US states, 6 Canadian provinces, and 50+ international jurisdictions. Texas chiropractors: this course applies toward the 10-hour online allowance within the 16-hour annual CE requirement published by the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners.

For questions about your specific licensing requirements, please contact CCEDseminars before registering, or review our state/regional CE guidelines.

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