Physician Training in Injection Therapies

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On Point - our Introductory course on injection therapies

Learn injections. Help patients in pain. Have a little fun while you're at it.

Next course: November 18th, 2022 at Nurture Health Clinic in Salem, OR- Get registration information by signing up below.

This course is designed as an introduction to therapeutic injection therapy modalities. It provides the proper training essential to perform consistent and high-quality examinations, diagnosis, and maximally comfortable and effective injections. Injection techniques covered span intradermal, subcutaneous, and intramuscular injections such as scars, dry needling, and trigger point injections. We discuss how the therapeutic goals , procedures, and techniques differ from intravenous treatments.

The course covers anatomy, injection technique, aseptic/ sterile technique, palpation, and includes a minimum of 6 hours of intensive and interactive hands-on learning (one full day in person)– taught by highly trained faculty – that you can put to immediate use in your practice.

Participants learn in a relaxed small group format to maximize individualized attention, and will be provided with ample observed and guided practical time for assessment and injection techniques.

This course fulfills the 2021 OBNM rules and regulations regarding injection therapy education. Courses taught in Oregon apply for OBNM approval of CE credits.

For additional information, provider requirements, and to register, please request further information below.

Prolotherapy module 1: Lower Extremity

This course is designed for those who have prior basic injection experience (such as the On Point course) and want to begin learning prolotherapy techniques. It provides the proper training essential to perform consistent and high-quality examinations, diagnosis, and application of prolotherapy for the lower extremity (hip, knee, ankle, and foot).

The course includes 4 hours of didactic education on topics such as anatomy, diagnosis, natural history of conditions, care management, and use of image guidance. The hands-on portion includes a minimum of 10 instructional hours covering palpation and interventional techniques regarding upper extremities, which includes tendons, ligaments, bursa, intraarticular, and joint related structures.

The intensive and interactive hands-on learning is taught by highly trained faculty. You can put this knowledge to immediate use in your practice. Participants learn in a relaxed small group format to maximize individualized attention and will be provided with ample observed and guided practical time for assessment and injection techniques.

This course fulfills the 2021 OBNM rules and regulations regarding injection therapy education. Courses apply and are approved for Oregon ND (OBNM) approval of CE credits.

For additional information, provider requirements, and to register, please request further information below.

Prolotherapy module 2: Upper Extremity

This course is designed for those who have prior injection experience (such as the On Point course) and want to begin learning prolotherapy technique. It provides the proper training essential to perform consistent and high-quality examinations, diagnosis, and application of prolotherapy for the upper extremity (shoulder, elbow, wrist, and hand).

The course begins with 4 hours of education in anatomy, diagnosis, natural history of conditions, care management, and use of image guidance. Basic knowledge of aseptic/ sterile technique is covered in previous courses. The hands-on portion includes a minimum of 10 instructional hours covering palpation and interventional techniques regarding lower extremities, which includes tendons, ligaments, bursa, intraarticular, and joint related structures.

The intensive and interactive hands-on learning is taught by highly trained faculty. You can put this knowledge to immediate use in your practice. Participants learn in a relaxed small group format to maximize individualized attention and will be provided with ample observed and guided practical time for assessment and injection techniques.

Module 1 and 2 can be taken out of sequence, though both require prior injection therapy experience.

This course fulfills the new OBNM rules and regulations regarding injection therapy education. Courses apply and are approved for Oregon ND (OBNM) approval of CE credits.

For additional information, provider requirements, and to register, please request further information below.

All courses get access to Prolocraft

Prolocraft is the art and science of optimizing your healing environment for injection therapists.
Learn from Dr. Cortal's clinical expertise through lecture and hands-on experiential education.

Prior courses include:

Scenes from past trainings:

Bonfires in the evening.

Great company at our Foundations retreat.

I even fit in a little mushroom hunting.

Scene from our first beach break during the 2019 Foundations retreat.

Happy participant testimonial.

Group Photo | Advanced Prolotherapy Training 2019 | San Diego, CA

Meet the Instructor: Dr. Angela Cortal

Dr. Cortal graduated with a doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine from the National University of Natural Medicine and has been in private practice since 2012.  Her practice focuses on Regenerative Injection Therapies and hormonal imbalances, particularly as they impact chronic musculoskeletal disorders. 

She is board certified in Prolotherapy through the AOAPRM.

She has received Prolotherapy and Platelet-Rich Plasma injection training from Naturopathic Doctors, Osteopathic Doctors and Medical Doctors from a diverse number of organizations and teaching environments (including the AAOM and the AOAPRM), and enjoys teaching colleagues best practices in a comprehensive Prolotherapy approach.

Dr. Cortal's practices in Portland and Salem, Oregon at Reconstructed Wellness Integrative Medicine. 

In addition to private practice, she is the best-selling author of Younger Joints Today and is on the board of Santiam Community Health, a 501(c)(3) non-profit which offers reduced cost Prolotherapy through mobile health "pop-up clinics" to those with medical and financial barriers to accessing traditional healthcare services.

Dr. Cortal is a member of the American Osteopathic Association of Prolotherapy Regenerative Medicine, and regularly speaks at their annual conferences about using functional medicine to optimize patient response to regenerative injection therapies.

She enjoys teaching, writing and speaking to public and professional audiences on Regenerative Injection Therapies and hormonal dysfunction and is also actively involved in professional development of her field through the Oregon Association of Naturopathic Physicians.