Pelvic Care Advanced Certificate
The Gold Standard for an Acupuncture Pelvic Health Specialty
Earn 48 NCBAHM, ABORM, CA & FL approved PDA/CEU’s
with our Live Practical + Online Bundle
Pelvic Health Advanced Certificate for Acupuncturists
We offer an Advanced Certificate which encompasses our online teaching modules and the practical experience. The Pelvic Care Advanced Certificate is designed for the acupuncturist who desires to bring Pelvic Health as a specialty to their practice. Our hybrid course prepares you to fully embody Pelvic Care. This is worth 48 NCBAHM, ABORM, CA + FL approved PDA/CEU’s.
Online Courses
Anatomy + Physiology of the Pelvis
Pelvic Pathology: TCM + Western
Spirit of the Points of the Pelvis
Complementary Techniques
Chinese Nutrition for the Pelvis
Pelvic Care Treatment Techniques + Protocols
Ethics in Pelvic Care
Safety in Pelvic Care
Practical + Live Components:
2 Day Practical Pelvic Care Live Course
Bonus:
4 Email Templates to Clients
50 Social Media Post Templates
The Pelvic Acu Mentorship Community
$2497 or 3 payments of $900
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The Pelvic Acu Advantage…
Practical
Intimate Learning Environment (12-14) acus
Personalized Support
Hands On Learning
20 PDAs
Video Resource Library
Dry Needling (muscle specific ashi point needling) Demonstrations + Practice
Palpation Demonstration + Practice
Postural Assessment
TCM and Spirit of the Points Integration
Masterful Needle Techniques
Assessment and Outcome Measures
Opportunity of Q + A and discussion
Community Building
Mentorship with Dr. Krystal
Online
Learn at your own pace
Lifetime Access
28 PDAs
Treatment Protocols
Holistic Approach to Pelvic Care based on TCM
Deep dive into pattern diagnostics through the pelvic floor lens
Detailed Anatomy and Physiology review
5 Element and Spirit of the Points perspective
Alternative acupuncture modalities and therapies
Video Resource Library
Access to Community Discussion Boards
For information on the locations and dates of our practicals CLICK HERE
Why acupuncturists are perfectly positioned to treat the pelvis…
Biomedicine - We have detailed knowledge of the physical body including the musculotendinous sinews and the fascia.
TCM / Organ Systems - We have an understanding the interplay of the organs, their functions and roles from a TCM perspective.
Spirit of the Points - We hold a deep knowing of the body’s reverence and ability to connect to the spirit and the emotions via the points.
As acupuncturists, when we combine these 3 pillars into our treatments, we hold the keys to sustainable, successful, long term pelvic health results for our clients.
Research by Hu et al 2023 suggests that:
Acupuncture has positive effects on pelvic pain and function
Dry Needling (muscle specific ashi point needling) improves myofascial pelvic pain
Acupuncture combined with pelvic floor rehab produces positive results
Frequently Asked Questions
Advanced Certificate
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The AC includes both the Live Practical and the Online Bundle, as well as some sweet bonuses like email templates and social media templates. Plus you’ll save $100 with the AC.
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You are welcome to select your practical location form our current offerings in our online platform PODIA when you’re logged into your account.
If you know you want to purchase the Advanced Certificate, but you’re not sure which location you’d like to choose, your practical enrollment will be deffered until you’re ready to select a location.
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The Advanced Certificate is a hybrid online and in person offering. It is compromised of eight online modules that consist of recordings, slideshows, and pdf’s. The Practical portion is live, hands on learning in a location of your choice.
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In total, there are 28 hours of line learning and 20 hours of practical learninnng. This is 48 PDAs. Many students find that they enjoy referring back to the information multiple times. Since you have lifetime access, you can take as long as you want to review the material, take your PDA quizzes and revisit the videos and resources.
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Anytime you have personal or logistical questions, you can email us at thepelvicacu@krystal-couture.com. If you have questions or comments related to pelvic health and the field of acupuncture, we encourage you to use the comments section in the online platform PODIA.
Practical
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Absolutely, you’ll have the opportunity to watch demonstrations, practice and feel dry needling (muscle specific ashi point needling) of the pelvic floor and the concomitant structures.
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We’ll work with the concomitant structures of the pelvis which includes the abdomen, the back, the glutes and posterior rotators of the hip, the anterior hip muscles and the pelvic floor. The muscles and points are needled externally between the ischial bones, pubic bone and sacrum/coccyx.
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We believe in autonomy at The Pelvic Acu, you have the right to refuse being needled. No questions asked. That said, there is a tremendous opportunity to experience the medicine you’ll be practicing.
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Absolutely. Please make certain that Dr. Krystal know you are pregnant or may be pregnant at the time of the practical. There are certain points and muscles we want to avoid during pregnancy.
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Generally, we don’t recommend pelvic floor needling to our clients when someone is menstruating, but it isn’t contraindicated. As far as the practical, many students have been needled while menstruating to have the experience. The choice is yours.
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In all of our practical experiences, we have cloth drapes to ensure privacy.
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Yes, we accept acupuncturists of any gender into our classes. As a participant, you can choose your partner/partners and we will honor your gender choices.
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Most practitioners feel that they are immediately able to translate the techniques they’ve learned into practice and have a starting point for seeing pelvic health clients. Of course, as with any specialty, the more time you spend with the topic, the more enhanced your skills become.
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Lots! We do about an hour and a half of lecture daily and the rest of the time, we are doing demonstrations, practicing and practically answering your questions with hands-on learning.
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The best way to prepare for a practical is to complete the 4 hours of online training prior to attendance. Otherwise, show up with your mind and your heart open.
Online Bundle
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We exclusively use PODIA to provide our courses, webinars, and live practicals to you. Once you purchase one of our products you will have lifetime access using your unique login.
Using the link below you can login by clicking the ‘login’ button in the top right corner. (Save your login credentials for easy access.)
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You will have lifetime access to the course content.
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The online courses are asynchronous, meaning you can begin any time you like and take as long as you like to complete them. You’ll have access to the courses for as long as they exist. You’ll also have access to any updates we make to courses you’ve purchased.
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Yes! All of our online and in person course are approved for acupuncturists by the NCCAOM, ABORM, Florida, and California. Each course approved separately. Your PDA certificates will come directly through the NCCAOM or the state once your course evaluation is complete. This can take up to 72 hours.
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There are no refunds on any purchase.
Love from Pelvic Care Advanced Certificate Graduates
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It’s fantastic!
“ If you are an acupuncturist who is looking to up level those skills and bring new treatments to the women in your practice, I think this is really a fantastic place to start. Dr. Krystal is full of so much knowledge. She brings her physical therapy background as well as her acupuncture background into putting together such a great course including dry needling and treatment of very specific pelvic conditions. This can be so beneficial for the women in your practice and your patients. It’s a great course. I’m a big fan. I can’t wait to actually do another one!”
- Dr. Julee Miller DAcCHM, AP, FABORM
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I just completed the pelvic care course and there’s so many takeaways from it.
“My greatest takeaway was the fact that we can treat so much of the body to help the pelvic area and then we can go ahead and treat the pelvis. We can treat so many different ailments with the pelvis that we’ve been stuck with in practice. For me this class was really important. In my practice, I treat so many women, fertility patients and postpartum that these techniques can improve my patients’ quality of life tremendously. The best takeaway was having Dr. Krystal here because she’s just a wealth of knowledge in an area that is so underserved and we’re not so educated within the acupuncture world.”
- Dr. Andrea Orvieto, LAc, DACM FABORM
Hallandale Beach, FL -
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Dr. Krystal has such a gift for weaving together the science and art of treating the pelvis.
“ I took away so much valuable information from the weekend course and have the confidence to begin implementing techniques we learned right away in the treatment room. This class is a truly hands-on approach to addressing all things pelvic from a body, mind and spirit framework. I look forward to learning more from the wealth of wisdom that Krystal has acquired from her diverse background.”
- Heidi Bergt, LAc
Bozeman, MT
The Pelvic Bowl
Have a look at interviews with Pelvic Acu Advanced Certificate Graduates to see how they’ve brought Pelvic Health into their existing acupuncture practices.
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$2497 or 3 payments of $900