Treatment of the Pelvis & Pelvic Floor Disorders Using Acupuncture, Dry Needling, & Myofascial Techniques

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May 1st-May 4th, 2025

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Pelvic Floor Certification includes the 4-day in-person course, pre-requisite on-line coursework, case studies, and post-seminar skills assessment and on-line test

Please note: The in-person portion of this course is pending CEUs as follows:

This Pelvic Floor Acupuncture & Dry Needling in-person seminar provides a comprehensive approach to treating pelvic pain and urogenital and sexual disorders using Acupuncture and myofascial techniques. Completion of this class provides assurance to practitioners and patients alike that a high level of competency, skills, ethics, and clinical acumen unique to treating the pelvic region, has been met.

The name of the course for CEUs is: Treatment of the Pelvic & Pelvic Floor Disorders Using Acupuncture, Dry Needling, & Myofascial Techniques

Approved 30 California CEUs, Category 1, CEP#1721

Approved for 32.5 NCCAOM PDAs in the following categories:

This course includes:

• Certification in Pelvic Floor Acupuncture & Dry Needling after completion of all required coursework
• 1-year membership to Dr. Hampton’s private Facebook group
• Listing on the Pelvic Floor Directory at asedirectory.com
• Recorded seminars from 2023 and 2024 with lifetime access
• Any additional videos added after registration
• Certification hardcopy mailed to you, digital copy emailed

Dates: Thursday May 1st – Sunday May 4th, 2025

Times: Thursday 8:00am-5:30pm; Friday & Saturday 8:00am-6:00pm; Sunday 8:00am-5:00pm

1-hour lunch each day

Head Instructor: Jamie Hampton, DAOM, L.Ac.

PT/soft tissue instructor: Ciel Yogis, DPT

Assistants:

Darren O’Rourke, L.Ac.; Lolane Glundal, L.Ac.; Moses Alvarez, L.Ac.

Venue: Double Tree

Address: 3050 North Rocky Point Drive W, Tampa

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Certification criteria:

• Complete all pre-requisite coursework prior to the class
• Attend Zoom meeting prior to the class
• Complete the class including the hands-on practical portions and final skills assessment
• Complete 3 case studies on your own, after the in-person course; Case studies will be reviewed with Dr. Hampton via Zoom
• Complete the final online quiz (released after attending the in-person course)

Pre-requisite Coursework

• Intro to Dry Needling Video + Quiz
• Ciel Yogis, DPT Video + Quiz
• Watch the Pelvic Floor recorded seminars from 2023 and 2024 lecture + demo videos, complete quizzes

All videos must be watched and all quizzes passed prior to attending the in-person course

Because of the pre-requisites, attendees must register with enough time to complete the pre-requisite work

Note: There are no discounts or refunds for this certification course. A credit will be issued in the event that you are unable to make the in-person course.

DAY 1 THURSDAY

8:00am-8:30am: REVIEW (this is in the pre-req video too) Why we needle these muscles; Trigger point anatomy; Pain: Peripheral and central sensitization; Trigger Point Referrals

8:30am-9:00am: Glutes & Piriformis location and needling lecture and demos

9:00-9:30: Glutes & Piriformis hands-on practice

9:30-10:00am: Multifidi and QL lecture and demo location and needling demos

10:00am-10:30am: Multifidi and QL hands-on practice

10:30am-11:00pm: Quads, TFL, Hamstrings location and needling demos

11:00-11:30pm: Quads & TFL, Hamstrings hands-on practice

11:30-12:00pm: Adductors & Pectineus and the femoral triangle lecture, location, and needling demos

12:00-1:00pm: Lunch

1:00pm-1:30pm: Adductors & Pectineus hands-on practice

1:30-2:00pm: Iliopsoas location and needling lecture and demo

2:00pm-2:30pm: Iliopsoas hands-on practice

2:30-2:45: Break

2:45-3:30: Rectus Abdominis, Urachus, Umbilicus location, palpation, and needling demo

3:30-4:00: Rectus Abdominis, Urachus, Umbilicus needling hands-on practice

4:00pm-5:30pm: Clinical ethics and how to approach your patient safely, including victims of sexual abuse/violence, w/discussion; Informed consent; Communication; Treatment room etiquette

End of Day 1

DAY 2 FRIDAY

8:00am-9:00am: Unwrapping the Pelvis: Overview of Anatomy & Physiology; bones, ligaments, pelvic diaphragm & Levator ani, perineum & anococcygeal ligament, palpation specific to the PF; Acupuncture techniques overview: Trigger points, motor points pertinent to helping your patients; Needling technique for the PF overview; needle sizes, lengths

9:00-9:30am: Needling ligaments and proper draping demos

9:30-10:00am: Needling ligaments hands-on practice

10:00am-10:30am: Pelvic diaphragm/Levator ani/coccygeus location, palpation, and needling demos

10:30am-11:00am: Pelvic diaphragm/Levator ani/coccygeus hands-on practice

11:00am-11:30am: Obturator Internus/Externus; QF, Gemellus location and needling demos

11:30am-12:00pm: Obturator Internus/Externus; QF, Gemellus hands-on practice

12:00pm-1:00pm: Lunch

1:00pm-1:30pm: The Perineum and the Anococcygeal ligament location, palpation, needing demo

1:30pm-2:00pm: The Perineum and the Anococcygeal ligament hands-on practice

2:00pm-2:30pm: Male anatomy – ischiocavernosus and bulbospongiosus location, palpation, and needling demos

2:30-3:00pm: Male ischiocavernosus and bulbospongiosus location, palpation, and needling hands-on practice

3:00-3:15pm: Break

3:15-4:30pm: Female anatomy – ischiocavernosus, bulbospongiosus, and labia location, palpation, and needling demos

4:30pm-5:00pm: Female ischiocavernosus, bulbospongiosus, and labia location, palpation, and needling hands-on practice

5:00pm-6:00pm: Open lab, catch up and practice

End Day 2

DAY 3 SATURDAY

8:00am-8:30am: Scars: Postpartum birth/trauma scar/episiotomy needling demos

8:30am-9:00am: Needling scars hands-on practice

9:00am-10:00am: Electro-acupuncture techniques overview lecture

10:00am-10:45am: Electroacupuncture; the Perineum + Perineal Electroacupuncture; Electroacupuncture for the Anococcygeal Ligament, sacroforamen, Coccygeus, and severe hypertonic pelvic floor needling demos

10:45am-11:30am: Electroacupuncture to the Perineum and anococcygeal ligament, sacral foramen, coccyx, PTNS, hands-on practice

11:30am-12:30pm: Lunch

12:30pm-6:00pm: Ciel Yogis, DPT

12:30-12:45: -a case study: present the case: discuss the issues within the case, brainstorm–come back to it

12:45-2:00-Review of Fascia anatomy: slide and glide, ante- & retro- peritoneal cavities and approaching visceral-PFM work

Expanding on our understanding of the fascial connections: Diaphragm/PFM/Jaw/epiglottis

-Breathing techniques for down-training the SNS/PFM

-Diaphragm/abdomen soft tissue tech

-TMJ/occipital/SCM releases

2:00pm-3:30pm: Lab

-Neural soft tissue mobilization and neural gliding: review of the PN anatomy

-Other soft tissue techniques in the pelvic region

-Obturator rami/Obturator internus, adductors

-Skin rolling/assessment of the torso/pelvic girdle

3:30-4:30 Review/lecture and lab:

-The PFM and the Pelvic Girdle:

-Sacroiliac joint and anatomy of pelvic alignment

-Assessing & treating the tailbone: a PT perspective

Day 3 Saturday 4:30pm-5:00pm Lab

-Gait

-Anterior tilt/Posterior tilt/Uneven hip heights/Pelvic tilt & rotation assessment/pubic symphysis-Gait

Day 3 Saturday 5:00pm-5:30pm: Finish Case Study Review

Day 3 Saturday 5:30pm-6:00pm: When to Kegel & not to Kegel

-Up-training: when? how much?

-UU/UF/dysuria/tailbone pain: when to NOT up train

-teaching ergonomic and healthy bladder and bowel elimination

-Lab – practicing Kegel’s

-Skin rolling

End Day 3 

DAY 4 SUNDAY

9:00am-12:00pm: Dr. Jamie Hampton and Ciel Yogis, DPT review treatment strategies for specific conditions of the bladder, pudendal neuralgia, female and male urogenital and sexual disorders:

9:00am-10:30am: Treatment strategies for pain: Vulvodynia, BPS, Coccydynia, Pelvic Pain, pudendal neuralgia, endometriosis, other

10:30am-12:00pm: Treatment strategies for urogenital and sexual disorders: ED, Hard-Flaccid, constipation, incontinence and urgency; bowel disorders, other

12:00pm-1:00pm: Lunch

1:00pm-5:00pm: Skills Assessments as follows:

Each attendee will demonstrate the ability to, and proficiency in, locating and needling the following:

1:00pm-2:30pm – Larger muscles outside the pelvis: Adductor Magnus/Longus , Adductor longus tendon, Pectineus, Psoas insertion, Rectus abdominis, Umbilicus Needling, Piriformis, Pyramidalis

2:30pm-3:30pm – Ligaments skills assessment: Anococcegeal Ligament, Sacrotuberous, iliolumbar, Urachus

3:30pm-5:00pm – Pelvic floor muscles: Levator Ani muscles, Coccygeus, Perineum E-stim, Obturators, Ishcial rami soft tissue work, Bulbospongiosus, Ischiocavernosus, Labia

List of what will be tested:

LIGAMENTS:

✅ Anococcyegeal Ligament

✅ Sacrotuberous

✅ Sacrospinous

✅ Urachus

PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLES

✅ Levator Ani muscles

✅ Coccygeus

✅ Transverse perineum

✅ Perineum E-stim

✅ Ischial rami soft tissue

✅ Obturators

✅ Bulbospongiosus

✅ Ischiocavernosus

LARGER MUSCLES

✅ Psoas at insertion

✅ Pectineus

✅ Adductor Magnus/Longus

✅ Adductor longus tendon

✅ Rectus abdominis

✅ Umbilicus Needling

✅ Piriformis

✅ Pyramidalis

About Jamie Hampton, DAOM, L.Ac. – Lead Instrutor

Dr. Jamie Hampton is a doctoral graduate of The American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the oldest TCM school in the US. She has worked in leading San Francisco Bay Area hospitals for the last 18 years with an emphasis on true integration and collaboration within fast paced clinical settings including the ICU. While she was an adjunct professor through University of California, San Francisco she also had the privilege of teaching grand rounds to medical students. This experience blossomed into a faculty position at the Acupuncture and Integrative Medical College in Berkeley, CA where she taught advanced needling technique, gynecology and advanced formula writing. This solidified her love of teaching and connecting with her students, conveying the power of TCM and all its abilities. Jamie was also co-founder of Golden Leaf Acupuncture in Berkeley, CA which was University California Berkeley’s leading provider for students as well as faculty and staff.

Having discovered a total lack of treatment options for pelvic floor pain and urogenital disorders, Dr. Hampton made it her mission to specialize in helping these patients using Acupuncture and Dry Needling, She has over 15 years of experience specializing in treating the pelvic floor.

Currently Jamie practices in Berkeley, CA  specializing in pelvic floor disorders and complex orthopedic cases.

About Ciel Yogis, DPT – Soft Tissue and Fascial Instructor

Ciel Yogis is a physical therapist who treats patients with bowel, bladder or sexual dysfunction, as well as orthopedic impairments. Her goal is to restore natural movement to the body through a holistic approach that incorporates her experience as a Pilates instructor.

Ciel helps patients individually to understand their own impairments from an anatomical and functional perspective, while also teaching them about the psychological components of their pain or dysfunction. Her treatment often includes education, behavioral modifications, traditional exercise and neuromuscular exercises, a method called Fascial Manipulation and other manual therapies, and mindfulness-based exercises.

Ciel earned her physical therapy doctorate from a joint program between San Francisco State University and UCSF. She is a certified Pilates instructor and a certified instructor in the MELT Method, which teaches individuals to relieve their own pain, stay healthy and reach physical goals.

Yogis is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association and California Physical Therapy Association.

About Moses Alvarez, L.Ac., Teaching Assistant

Moses Alvarez, RN, L.Ac. is a licensed acupuncturist and registered professional nurse specializing in orthopedics and electroacupuncture. Moses has over 20 years of total experience in the fields of rehabilitation therapy, pain management and exercise science, with acupuncture specialty training in EXSTORE, pelvic floor, and trigger point dry needling. In addition to practicing, Moses is an assistant instructor for all of Dr. Anthony Lombardi’s and Dr. Jamie Hampton’s seminars. He has private practices in Central Pennsylvania serving athletes and the general population, treating musculoskeletal conditions, pelvic floor disorders, and post-surgery patients.

About Darren O’Rourke, L.Ac., Teaching Assistant

Darren O Rourke, L.Ac, NMPT, R.Herb, has been a licensed acupuncturist in Dublin, Ireland since 2013 and a Neuromuscular Physical Therapist since 2015. He graduated from the Acupuncture Foundation of Ireland and participated in an internship in the Neurological department of the 2^nd Provincial Hospital of Nanjing, China. Darren specializes in the treatment of the Musculoskeletal system including Orthopedics, pain, sports injuries and performance, and pelvic floor. He runs his private practice in Dublin, Ireland and works with professional athletes including individual fighters and football teams. Darren is passionate about the integration of dry needling and manual therapeutic techniques, promoting both to be more established into the field of acupuncture, making Acupuncturists the go-to therapists for treating musculoskeletal conditions. He is currently in his 3rd year of an MSc. in Physiotherapy program in Dublin.

About Lolane Glundal, L.Ac., Teaching Assistant

Lora Lolane Glundal, L.Ac. is a licensed Acupuncturist & Chinese Herbalist with over 17 years of experience. Lolane has training in a variety of areas including Orthopedics and Dry Needling and Pelvic Floor Acupuncture. In addition to this, Lolane is also certified as both a Hatha/Vinyasa and Kundalini Yoga teacher. Lolane currently has a private practice in Central New York, assists in the Dry Needling and Pelvic Floor seminars with ASE Seminars LLC, and will teach Pelvic Floor Yoga starting in 2025.

About ASE Seminars LLC

ASE Seminars LLC was founded in 2020 as the gold standard in continuing education for Acupuncturists and health care practitioners licensed or certified to practice Acupuncture and Dry Needling.

ASE Seminars founder Joshua Swart has helped develop continuing education classes for over 8 years. His emphasis has always been on providing the most useful, clinically relevant and highly effective skills that will yield the practitioner a fast return on investment both financially for themselves and through the outstanding results they get for their patients. We provide some of the most streamlined and most effective skills available today.

All instructors who teach classes through ASE Seminars LLC are currently practicing and have extensive training and vast experience in their respective specialties. Everyone involved with providing education at ASE Seminars LLC holds the highest standards personally and professionally; they all teach with a strong emphasis on competency, safety, support, and professionalism. All instructors teach the same skills they use in their clinics every day.

Certification in Pelvic Floor Acupuncture & Dry Needling provides assurance to practitioners and patients alike that a high level of competency, skills, ethics, and clinical acumen unique to treating the pelvic region, has been met. Furthermore, certification holders receive lifetime access to recorded classes and demonstration videos, providing them resources they can continue to refer to throughout the years.

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