LIVE discussion • 1 CEU from CAB and NCCAOM* available • FREE for ASLAT members
Why NSAIDs and Cortisone Turn Acute Pain Into Chronic Pain – And the Integrative Protocol That Reverses It
Join Steve H. Liu, LAc., BSEE for a clinical discussion of his Acupuncture Today paper. He will walk through the underlying basis for the four-modality protocol he has used in his clinic for over 22 years to heal chronic soft tissue pain – the kind that lingers long after NSAIDs and cortisone have failed.
Session Date:
July 22nd at 5pm PST
Presented By:
Steve Liu, L.Ac., BSEE
Attend Live and Earn:
1 CEU from CAB and NCCAOM*
NSAIDs and cortisone are the most common treatments for acute soft tissue injuries in America. They are also a big part of the reason so much of that pain turns chronic in the first place.
“”The use of pain pills to relieve chronic pain often backfires. Conventional therapies, such as icing, NSAIDs and cortisone injections, can alter and inhibit healing by blocking prostaglandin production, which in turn causes excessive scarring.”“
— Steve Liu, LAc., BSEE, in Acupuncture Today
The protocol Steve has used in his clinic for over 22 years does the counterintuitive thing. It reintroduces inflammation. Friction massage and acupuncture take the chronic, scarred tissue back into an acute state. Electroacupuncture, far-infrared heat, and photobiomodulation then push it through the full healing cycle.
In this session, he walks through each modality, the supraspinatus tendonitis case study from the paper, and how to coach patients through the worse-before-better window without losing them.
This clinically focused live discussion will help you learn:
- Why chronic soft tissue pain has exploded in America since aspirin and cortisone became standard care
- How NSAIDs and cortisone create the scar tissue that locks pain in for years after the original injury
- The exact four-modality protocol – friction massage, electroacupuncture, far-infrared heat, and photobiomodulation – and how to deliver it in one 35-minute clinic visit
- Why your patient has to feel worse for 2-3 weeks before they get better, and the patient-education script that keeps them in their seat
- The supraspinatus tendonitis case study Steve uses in the paper, walked through point by point
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I understand that the information in this course presented by the Provider and/or Instructor(s) is for educational purposes only and should only be applied with appropriate clinical judgment and used by a trained and licensed practitioner. Governmental laws and regulations vary from region to region and the contents of this course vary in permissible usage. The participant is required to check their local, state, and federal laws and regulations regarding the practice requirements and scope of practice issues and the use of the information of this course including, but not limited to, theory, herbal medicine, and acupuncture. I acknowledge that NCCAOM does not endorse any specific treatment regimens of any kind. Furthermore, if I use any modalities or treatments taught in this course, I agree to waive, release, indemnify, discharge, and covenant not to sue NCCAOM from and against any liability, claims, demands, or causes of action whatsoever, arising out of any injury, loss, or damage that a person may sustain related to the use of the information in this course. I understand that this Release is governed by the laws of District of Columbia, U.S.A. and shall survive the termination or expiration of this course.
Presented by Steve Liu, L.Ac., BSEE
As an acupuncturist and a leader in laser therapies for over 20 years, Steve Liu saw the incredible potential for Acupuncturists to provide not only better outcomes but improved opportunities to grow their practices with these natural, safe, and effective therapies.
Steve Liu has developed innovative and effective treatments for chronic soft tissue injury, macular degeneration, Parkinson’s disease, and others, incorporating acupuncture and photobiomodulation therapies with significant results for over 25 years.
