Motion Acupuncture for Pain Relief
A safe, superficial fascia-layer needling technique — bridging Anatomy Trains and the TCM Sinew Channels (經筋).
Presented by Dr Chen Decheng · Inventor & Founder of Motion Acupuncture (動筋針)
A New Way to Think About the Needle
Motion Acupuncture (動筋針) is the result of Dr Chen Decheng's 40+ years of clinical practice — a method that integrates classical acupuncture with modern muscle anatomy, fascia science and kinesiology. What sets it apart is where the needle goes, and what the patient does while it is in place.
Rather than driving the needle deep into the muscle belly, Motion Acupuncture works superficially, in the subcutaneous fascia layer. The needle stays shallow — yet the technique remains clinically effective, because fascia is a continuous, richly innervated network that transmits force and signal across the whole body. The patient then moves the affected region with the needle retained (動態留針 — needling with movement), engaging the fascial line in real time.
Shallow needling, by design — a safer technique
Because the needle never needs to reach the muscle layer, Motion Acupuncture offers a gentler, lower-risk approach that is well suited to UK clinical practice and needle-sensitive patients.
One Body, Two Maps
Western practitioners already work with the idea that the body is connected through continuous lines of soft tissue. Motion Acupuncture gives you a practical, needle-based way to treat along those lines — and shows how the modern myofascial map and the classical Chinese one describe the same territory.
Anatomy Trains
Myofascial meridians · Thomas Myers
- Continuous lines of fascia and muscle running head to toe
- Tension and force transmitted along the whole chain
- Local pain often arises from a distant pull along the line
- Treatment follows the line, not just the painful spot
Sinew Channels · 經筋
Jīngjīn · Ling Shu, classical TCM
- Twelve channels mapping the body's tendino-muscular pathways
- Govern movement, posture and the joints
- The classical framework for Bi-syndrome (painful obstruction)
- Treated at "Ashi" reactive points along the channel
In this course you'll learn to read both maps at once — locating the fascial line responsible for a patient's pain, then treating it superficially and through movement. It's a way to deepen your understanding of fascia while grounding it in a system acupuncturists already know.
The Five Pillars of the Method
Dr Chen's system contains four innovations and two patents, organised into five connected parts:
Finding the point
A precise "three-step" protocol for locating the exact treatment point on the fascial line.
The patented needle
The structure and characteristics of the purpose-designed Motion Acupuncture needle.
The needling method
The distinctive superficial insertion and manipulation that defines the approach.
Needling with movement
Dynamic needle retention — the patient moves the region while the needle is in place.
Why it works
The mechanism behind the method, with live demonstration and on-the-spot verification of results.
Who Should Attend & What You'll Gain
This course is for
- Acupuncturists & TCM practitioners
- Physiotherapists & sports therapists
- Osteopaths and manual-therapy practitioners
- Dry-needling practitioners wanting a fascia-led, lower-risk method
- Students with foundational needling training
You will leave able to
- Locate the fascial line driving a patient's pain
- Needle safely and superficially on the fascia layer
- Apply needling-with-movement for soft-tissue pain
- Connect Anatomy Trains with the TCM sinew channels in practice
- Treat soft-tissue injuries and related conditions with confidence
Schedule
- The three-step point-location protocol
- Patented needle structure & superficial fascia technique
- Needling-with-movement (dynamic retention)
- Treatment mechanism · video demonstration · Q&A
- Live diagnosis & treatment demonstration
- On-the-spot verification of results
- Hands-on supervised practice
- Interactive Q&A session
Your Instructor
Inventor and founder of Motion Acupuncture (動筋針), Dr Chen brings more than 40 years of acupuncture clinical experience. He developed the method by integrating traditional acupuncture with modern muscle anatomy, fascia science and kinesiology — a body of work that includes four innovations and two registered patents.
Course Fees
Standard
£260General admission for all practitioners.
Student
£200For students who have completed 12+ hours of related muscle/fascia acupuncture courses.
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