The Medical Theory of Channels and Collaterals
Do you want to learn in depth how to navigate the channels & collaterals in order to improve your understanding in Acupuncture and to achieve better clinical results?
The course objectives is to learn how to use acupuncture from channel theory and not organ theory point of view and to study the classical concept of the Medical Theory of Channels and Collaterals [經絡醫學 jīng luò yī xué]
- You’ll learn how to treat each channel and organ pathologies.
- You’ll learn the clinical application of each channel and how to build a successful and effective points prescriptions.
- You’ll learn in each module how to use in clinical settings the following channels: Main, Sinew, Collateral and Divergent channels.
- You’ll learn the functions of both channel and organ in the original Chinese terms.
- You’ll learn the renown Dr. Wang Ju- Yi’ most common points-pairs combinations to treat either pain or internal medicine diseases.
Each Module is comprised of the following
- Channel introduction
- The channel pathways (both internal and external)
- The channel qi transformation and relationships to other channels
- The physiology and pathology of both channel and organ in the Chinese original terms
- The channel's function from the Nei Jing Su Wen chapter 8
- The clinical application of the channel and point combinations
- The sinew channel, its associated muscles and its clinical application
- The collateral channel, its distribution, connects with which organs and its associated pathologies
- The divergent channel, it's distribution and emerges and converges points and how to use it in the clinic
- Q & A section
The Course is Suitable For
Third year Acupuncture students
Graduated Acupuncturist
Course Availability
The course is available as an online course
Each hand and foot channels can be purchase separately.
Purchasing the course entitles you with:
- Course modules available as an online course for 1 year
- Course modules materials as a PDF file with all the relevant content
- Access to a WhatsApp group for discussions on clinical cases
About The Speaker Dr. Gil Ton Ph.D
Gil Ton is a Chinese medicine practitioner, lecturer and researcher since 2011. He has lived in Asia for a total of 7 years, in which he gained an extensive and unique academic and clinical practice experiences in acupuncture. He obtained his Doctorate degree in Acupuncture Science and graduated from China Medical University, Taichung Taiwan. As well in recent years, he participated as a speaker in several international conferences, taught in several different academies and obtained a number of academic awards.
His passion and interest for the theory of channels and collaterals started in Israel, where he studied this theory with his teacher Shaun Goodman. Later, in between 2011-2012, he lived in Beijing, China and continue to study and internship with the late Prof. Wang Ju-Yi [李國政] at the institute of Applied Channel Theory in Chinese Medicine. Between 2015-2021, he has completed his postgraduate degrees under the supervision of Professor Yu-Chen Lee [李育臣], the director of the Acupuncture department and work as a lecturer and research fellow at the Graduate Institute of Acupuncture Science, in China Medical University. During his years in Taiwan he studied Taiwan Master Tung Acupuncture with Prof. Lee Kuo Cheng [李國政].
His research interests involve Acupuncture science and the role of connective tissue in the theory of channels and collaterals and the clinical and cost-effectiveness benefits of acupuncture treatment. He published 6 scientific papers about Acupuncture, Laser Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine.
Student's testimonials
Course Syllabus
The course is comprised of 14 modules, each module is 3-hour long. a total of 42 academic hours.
- Module 1: Introduction to the channel theory
- Module 2: Points categories
- Module 3: Hand tai yin LU channel
- Module 4: Hand yang ming LI channel
- Module 5: Foot yang ming ST channel
- Module 6: Foot tai yin SP channel
- Module 7: Hand shao yin HT channel
- Module 8: Hand tai yang SI channel
- Module 9: Foot tai yang BL channel
- Module 10: Foot shao yin KD channel
- Module 11: Hand jue yin PC channel
- Module 12: Hand shao yang SJ channel
- Module 13: Foot shao yang GB channel
- Module 14: Foot jue yin LV channel
