Hobbs Masters Needling Series & Mummy MOT: Part 2

Continued Professional Development Systemic Women’s & Pelvic Health Acupuncture CPD Course

Mummy MOT HQ, 16 Glentworth Street, Central London, NW1 5PG

09:30AM- 16:30PM

£499 + VAT - per module (2 day course)

5th and 6th July 2025

£499 + VAT

Central London

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Description

This two-day course follows on from the Part 1 Systemic Course and is designed for clinicians who wish to expand their theoretical knowledge and practical application of the use ofacupuncture in the treatment of a variety of conditions related to pelvic health. The course focusses onWestern medical perspectives in the treatment of a variety of conditions. The course presents a clinical reasoning model for the integration of evidence-based acupuncture into clinical practice with an emphasis on localized direct dry needling approaches for a variety of pelvic health presentations. All participants should have already successfully undertaken a relevant foundation level acupuncture training and/or the Part 1: Systemic Women’s, Pelvic and Systemic Health Acupuncture CPD Course.

Aims

• To develop participant’s theoretical knowledge of localized direct dry needling approaches and theirrole within the pelvic health including low back pain, pelvic girdle pain, pelvic floor pain and dysfunction and vulvar vestibulitis syndrome.

• To develop participant’s practical skills in the treatment of pelvic health conditions including low back pain, pelvic girdle pain, pelvic floor pain and dysfunction and vulvar vestibulitis syndrome.

Training Objectives

Knowledge

To be able to:

• Develop a clinical reasoning model for the use of localized direct dry needling approaches within the area of pelvic health.

• Select appropriate acupuncture points for the treatment of a variety of pelvic health conditions.

Skills

To be able to:

• Safely and effectively employ a variety of needling techniques for pelvic health.

• Safely and effectively use the localized direct dry needling approaches in the treatment of a variety of conditions.

• Safely and effectively select points for the use of localized direct dry needling in the treatment of a variety of pelvic health conditions based on an evidence based clinical reasoning model

Understanding

To understand:

• The physiological basis of needling in the area of pelvic health.

• The health and safety issues related to pelvic health needling.

• The concept of biological plausibility for direct dry needling approaches for pelvic health conditions.

• The clinically reasoned use of direct dry needling approaches within pelvic health and its integration within a variety of therapy approaches including systemic needling.

These objectives will be achieved through a variety of teaching strategies including lectures, tutorials, seminars, action groups, problem-based learning scenarios, clinical reasoning-based case studies and practical needling situations. Learning will also be supported by the course study manual and the use of research-based teaching materials and methods.

Students will be provided with the following resources for their use on the course: course manual, handouts, anatomical point location images and a selection of needles.

The course runs from 09:00 to 16:30 on both days (14 hours CPD). Theory/Practical ratio 1:3.

Part 2: Structural Women’s & Pelvic Health Acupuncture CPD Course

Concepts included: The Hobbs Paradigm or “5 reasons to needle”

1. Local trauma, inflammation & healing response (CGRP, NO, NGF) Loaded.

2. Local analgesia (opioid response).

3. Myofascial effect & mechanical responses (ROM, function) Loading,

4. Segmental analgesia & responses (A delta, C, derma/myotome).

5. Central & systemic effects (autonomic regulation, descending opioid, ACTH

Conditions treated include low back pain, pelvic girdle pain, pelvic floor pain and dysfunction and vulvar vestibulitis syndrome.

Practical content included:

1. Pelvic MSK anatomy overview

2. Clinical anatomy and palpation of the lumbopelvic region

3. Myofascial Masqueraders in lumbopelvic pain presentations

4. Deep needling of the lumbar and sacral regions

5. Deep needling of the posterior and lateral hip

6. Needling into the femoral triangle

7. Needling direct to the pelvic floor (optional)

8. Needling of upper leg musculature as they relate to lumbopelvic pain and dysfunction

Bio

Jonathan Hobbs MSc MCSP FHEA

As a Chartered Physiotherapist Jonathan has over 25 year’s clinical experience in acupuncture and dry needling and was awarded his MSc in acupuncture in the UK in 2004 and has studied a PhD in acupuncture at the University of Nanjing, China. He is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and has served an unprecedented four consecutive terms as the Chairman of the Acupuncture Association of Chartered Physiotherapists (AACP). Jonathan delivers medical acupuncture and dry needling training internationally and has been published in a variety of journals and textbooks including Sports Physiology and Injury Management (Elsevier, 2020). Jonathan has previously been the Principal of a School of Physiotherapy and created schools of Physiotherapy for several UK universities. He currently acts as a consultant and sessional lecturer to a number of universities throughout the UK & US. He is also an expert legal witness and a consultant and tutor to clinicians within Premiership and Championship football, the English Institute of Sport, UK Athletics, Team Great Britain, the English National Ballet, His Majesty’s Armed Forces, and the NHS. In the US Jonathan has also been invited to teach clinicians within the NFL, MLB, NBA and the US military.

Jonathan is excited to partner up with The Mummy MOT He has treated women’s and pelvic health conditions for over 20 years clinically and has taught acupuncture within pelvic health for over 15 years. He has also taught cadaveric anatomy for over 10 years and delivers specialist anatomical training for clinicians in pelvic and women’s health. The Mummy MOT are thrilled to be working directly with Jonathan to enhance our training offers to our community of practitioners and wider to equip clinicians with more tools to optimise the care we can provide to our clients.

He also splits his time between continued clinical practice, point of care diagnostic ultrasound, mentorship, teaching and writing.