Testimonials

Incredible course! The neurofunctional approach is such a paradigm shift in the way we look at everyday issues in clinic. From assessment to treatment, the course really elevates your skills to another level. The results speak for themselves with how efficient neurofunctional acupuncture can be.

My fellow graduates of this course who are chiropractors, RMTs and PTs have expressed that their past acupuncture training based on esoteric acupuncture concepts such as Qi and meridians to be very confusing and therefore hindered their ability to integrate acupuncture therapy with their previous biomedical based training. For them, the McMaster neurofunctional approach to acupuncture “make sense” and builds seamlessly on their existing knowledge of anatomy and neurology, thus enabling them to help their patients in a coherent and theoretically consistent fashion. For me, as a licensed acupuncturist originally trained from a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) perspective, this course delivered the hard scientific explanation that I wanted to be able to provide to my patients. The anatomy labs allowed me to improve my weakness in anatomy and be able to see acupuncture points as 3-dimensional structures. Fellow TCM acupuncturists who take this course will be all the more amazed by how traditional pseudo-scientific practitioners could develop an art that can be perfectively explained by the most modern scientific understanding of neurology, nociception and neuro-immune endocrinology that are all taught in this course. The value of this course is the understanding of the neuromuscular relevance of traditional acupuncture points. With this understanding, each point can be needled differently, at different angles and different depth to affect different muscles, nerves, trigger points and etc. Suddenly you have just quadrupled the number of tools you have in your tool belt. By understanding the neuroanatomy, you are able to think outside the point, you can create your own acupuncture points to solve any clinical problem. The highlight of the course is the multiple live clinical theatres with real patients that help you see how the course material is integrated into actual practice. Dr. Elorriaga will amaze you as he performs miracles with every patient during their first session, time after time. I am reminded that this is a kind of acupuncture that I set out to learn but never got in TCM school. Dr. Elorriaga and his team of instructors, representing all walks of the healthcare profession, were all extremely well trained in the practice and dissemination of the methodologies they teach. Fellow TCM acupuncturist, who never took this course, often ask me whether this course teaches things they already know. My answer: this course will teach you things you only thought you knew, and build confidence in the things that you didn’t even know existed.

The McMaster neurofunctional rehabilitation framework and delivery was brilliant. A well guided thorough review of neruoanatomy (for the third time) was of very high value. Providing me the ability to bypass and produce significant changes in any neuromuscular guard was an entirely new level of value to my clinical practice. You learn to efficiently up-regulate primary motor recruitment patterns required for excellence in professional athletic performance, while also being able to swiftly down-regulate day to day peripheral trauma patterns for the general public. The emphasis on accuracy and precision to the millimeter was inspiring. The direct and immediate implementation to your practice is very rewarding. "If I gave you one needle, where would you put it?".

Learning from Alex over the years has been a great experience in incorporating acupuncture techniques into real life scenarios. It’s not just about blueprints and protocols, rather about testing first then thinking on a systems approach level to get the greatest action potential.

I greatly enjoyed the challenging coursework of the McMaster Contemporary Medical Acupuncture program by Dr. Elorriaga. I found the broad range of instructors from different professional backgrounds brought valuable insights into the course theory and practical application. I highly valued the lectures from health professionals on intersections between Contemporary Medical Acupuncture and other professions, as this challenged me to refine my critical thinking and assessment for better client care. I found the education provided in the program was second-to-none – I only wish to continue studying in the field! I would highly recommend the Contemporary Medical Acupuncture course to any allied health professional seeking to expand their knowledge of acupuncture and pain science so they can better serve their patients. 10/10!

This course is very useful and contains information I didn't know before. I highly recommend this course.

One of the best courses I have ever taken. The program is very comprehensive and well structured.

The McMaster Contemporary Medical Acupuncture Program is a transformative learning experience that blends cutting-edge science with practical clinical application. The instructors are knowledgeable, supportive, and deeply passionate about elevating patient care through evidence-based acupuncture. I left the program feeling confident, inspired, and equipped with powerful tools to enhance my practice.

Very informative , I was able to learn a lot of things.

Personally, training has been the most important in my career. Thanks to Alejandro and his collaborators who have opened the doors for me, a simple but very useful tool to improve the condition of my patients