Smart Needling for Sports Injuries: Acupuncture Safety Protocols for Athletic Care

Course overview

**This course is NCCAOM and CE Broker approved. Completions will be automatically reported to CE Broker instantly** This course presents a structured approach to preventing medical errors in acupuncture care for athletic patients across acute, subacute, and chronic injury phases. Coverage includes cause analysis of common mistakes in sports acupuncture practice, error reduction strategies through phase-based contraindication screening and adapted needling technique, patient safety considerations for athletes as a special population, and steps to take when adverse events occur. The course also addresses bleeding risk screening, infection control in high-contact sports populations, and vasovagal recognition and response.