Dr. Anthony Lombardi
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A community for Acupuncturists to learn and receive support about physical assessment, electro-acupuncture, motor point acupuncture, orthopedics, case studies, and much more.
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Live Lab from August 19th

Watch the recording of the live lab Q&A session last night. Thank you everyone who showed up!

Beginning - 4:58: Case study - weak finger abductors

4:58-15:10: Taping

15:10-24:55: Case study - chronic systemic patient with weakness of supination and pronation

24:55-43:25: Controlled pain modulation technique (distal acupuncture) @GB34 in chronic systemic patient; e-stim and rehab exercises for the chronic systemic patient; patient communication, treatment planning, and expectations

43:25-end: Using soft tissue; length of treatment does not mean better outcomes; avoiding the patient associating length of treatment with perceived value/effect

There are more nuggets in this recording, so it is best with the entire recording.

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Anthony's 51 patient day

Anthony chronicled his 51-patient day.

No matter how many patients you want to see, how many days a week you want to work, whatever your goals are...EXSTORE™ gives you the ability to see more patients in less time while getting even better results.

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50 today, 50 three days ago

You can see as many patients as you want if you learn the Exstore system to the level that you master it. And the best way to master it is come to the clinical intensive this October. There’s two spots left and there’s nothing that can replace this intensive learning experience . You will treat over 60 patients in two days. There’s nothing else like it and no other instructor anywhere in the world is offering anything close to this.

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50 patient day

A word for Dr. L after seeing 50 patients.

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Medial antebrachial cutaneous nerve

Hello!

I am treating a female patient (49) with a long history of severe pain following a surgery (1988) when she was 10y to remove a Ewing sarcoma with skin and other soft tissue underneath her left shoulder blade. Although she does not have much recollection of what was done then, direct observation of her left shoulder suggests that the extensive portions of the upper and middle trapezius were removed. The skin covering the upper trapezius looks like a thin and very tense layer of skin with a thin underlying muscle sheet between the suboccipital area and the acromion. 

In 2023, she was diagnosed with pancreas adenocarcinoma, and recently metastatic nodules were found in the lungs. Earlier this year, she had a surgery to her left lung to remove some nodules, and she is now undergoing an experimental medical trial related to a mutation she carries (KRAS G12D).

HER CHIEF COMPLAINT:
Severe pain and significant restriction of the left (affected) shoulder, with pain / numbness ...

August 11, 2026
📣 Webinar + Live Lab this Saturday!

Why Myofascial Release Is 1/3 of a Successful Acupuncture Visit

This Saturday at 1:30 PM, we’ll discuss why soft-tissue work can be an important part of treating musculoskeletal injuries with acupuncture. We’ll cover techniques including Gua Sha, manual therapy, and dynamic ischemic compression- and how incorporating soft-tissue release may support recovery and improve treatment outcomes.
📅 Saturday, August 15th
⏰ 1:30pm EDT
Must register to join! 👇🏽
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Q54_nCEXTkuja2Ehlc7PfA

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August 04, 2026
Post Shingles Pain + Live Lab

Join us this Saturday for a free webinar for post shingles pain: Assessment, Pathophysiology and Evidence-Based Acupuncture Management. This webinar is followed by live lab!
📅: Saturday August 8th 2026
⏰: 1:30pm EDT

Must register to attended:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/EXweYis1QvOvmayxF_sVSw

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