Yamamoto New Scalp Acupuncture for Treating Neurological diseases and Chronic and Acute Pain
Short Explanation
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.
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.
Course Outcome
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.
Content
Day-1 (Online thoery)
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. introduction and explanation of the different types of point groups (basic points, Brain points, epsilon points and cranial nerve points).
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Day-2 and Day-3 (live in person practice sessions)
1. Summary of all the theory
2. Point location of all the point groups: Basic, brain, sensory- including Yang point locations
3. Elbow diagnosis
4. Clinical application
5. Demonstrations and clinical practice
Day-3
1. Summary day-1
2. Point location and practice the use of: Yipsilon, cranial points, I somatotpy, J&K somototpy
3. Neck and Abdominal diagnosis, location and practice
4. Clinicl applications
5. Demonstration and practice
6. Course summary
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.
| Dozenten | Michael Huber Susanne Picher |
| Termine | Online: 14. Juni 2026 10-13 und 14-17:30 Uhr Präsenz: 27.-28. Juni 2026 Sa 10-18 | So 9-16 Uhr |
| Unterrichtsstunden | 24 UE (=Credits) |
| Ort | Input e. V. | Sandstr. 41 | 80335 München |
| Teilnehmerprofil | Akupunkteure und Praktiker der Traditionellen Chinesischen Medizin, Soujok-Praktiker, Physiotherapeuten und Ärzte |
| Kursgebühr | Bei Anmeldung bis zum 14. Juni 2026: € 548 | AGTCM Mitglieder: € 438 Bei späterer Anmeldung: € 618 | AGTCM Mitglieder € 494 |
