Dr. Anthony Lombardi
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December 03, 2020
All the Benefits of Becoming a Supporter of the Community

Monthly subscriptions now available on the Dr. Anthony Lombardi Community for only $12/month!

A monthly subscription gives you access to a TON of additional content.

Here are some of the exclusive benefits of being a subscriber on this community:
• Additional video clips on needling technique, treatments, clinical tips
• Live Open Lab and Q&A sessions with Anthony twice every month, 1-1 ½ hours in length (Open Lab is on a first come first serve basis and is limited to 15 people/session)
• Live meetings for discussions on various clinical and treatment matters
• eBook on Electro-Acupuncture (Available January or February 2021)
• Other recorded content not previously released
• New webinars every month – Webinars are approximately 40 minutes in length and include access to the recorded versions. Here are the webinars Anthony has planned so far, through June 2021:
o December: Differentiating When to Use 2 Needle Technique vs. In-Line Technique

o January: A Safety Webinar on How & When to Needle the Subscapularis Motor Point

o February: How to Differentiate Leg Length Discrepancy & Its Effect on the MSK System

o March: Learning Time & Place: Needling the Obturator Muscle

o April: Unlocking The Clinical Secrets of the Platysma Muscle

o May: Learning Entry Point of Energy in the Wrist: The Unconventional Way to Improve Shoulder ROM

o June: The Clinical Importance of the Iliolumbar Ligament in Low Back Pain Patients

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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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Cool Feature on the Locals Phone app

Thank you to @susan_beck for showing me this
Neat little feature on the Locals Phone app.

Bookmarks Help you save post and videos that you want to go back to later.

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@Exstoreman Difficult case

43 year old woman

CC: R drop foot progressively worsening

Systemic steroids helped the pain but not the drop foot

Has 6 lumbar vertebrae

Imaging:

July 2026: L-spine MRI - moderate/severe L4/L5 disc injury with severe neural stenosis

L6 fracture when 15 years old from diving injury (healed)

Foot drop:

Aug 2025: horseback riding trip (7 days long) no falls, just lots of riding; when travelling back home after her riding days, she notices her R foot stopped dorsiflexing - took 8 weeks to resolve

June 2026: foot drop came back when doing one sided lifting exercises

Neuro-surgeon said if not in severe pain, neurological recovery post surgery is 50/50 so don't risk surgery if not needed

What are your thoughts about treatment? With the severity of her disc issue, is electro-acupuncture going to help at all?

I see her sporadically so I haven’t been able to treat her appropriately. Stimulating the fibular nerve is incredibly uncomfortable on her, but we managed to do it the ...

July 28, 2026
Assessing, Causes, and Treatment of Neuropathy + Live Lab

In this webinar, we’ll cover a practical approach to assessing neuropathy, identifying common and overlooked causes, and developing effective treatment strategies you can apply in clinical practice. You’ll leave with clinically relevant assessment tools and treatment concepts that can be incorporated into practice immediately.

📅 August 1st
⏰ 1:30pm EDT

Must register for this event: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/xJEX_ReJRh2iutCKI65pfg

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ASIS Pain

Patient: 45 year old female

CC: Right side ASIS pain.

Symptoms: 7/10 throbbing pain at its worst, sometimes gone. Location is exactly at ASIS. Does disturb sleep. No other hip or LB injuries. Came on suddenly about 10 months ago. Does not recall what doing when first noticed.

Mechanical Triggers: standing, pressing on it, walking sometimes. Getting out of car always aggravates.

Other: patient is very active. Pilates, strength training, can do all daily activities. Did have imaging done (I have not see report) and all findings negative. Tried massage and PT with dry needling - no positive changes.

Reports diastases rectus, youngest child 5 years old, scheduled to have "mommy make-over" surgery in October.

Lower Body Extore:
Failed: right side TFL and Glut Med.

Other: I had her do a figure 4 to check if Satorius was in play and there was restriction on right side but no pain.

Treatment:
PSOAS pecking right (I did not note she failed that but maybe did not chart)
PP: Rt TLF, Glut Med and...

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