C.SMA Practitioners

Frequently asked questions for C.SMAs

Renewing your certification, earning CEUs, and using the Sports Medicine Acupuncture® trademark.

Renewal & CEUs

Keeping your certification current

The SMA certification license term is two years. AcuSport Education will email you a reminder before your renewal date. To renew:

  1. Send certificate(s) of completion showing 14 hours of continuing education from approved seminars. Email them to [email protected] or mail them to the address below.
  2. Pay by PayPal or Venmo, or by check payable to AcuSport Education, mailed to P.O. Box 7699, San Diego, CA 92167.

To maintain SMA certification and licensure, a C.SMA must earn 14 CEUs / PDAs every two years from their initial certification date.

CEU hours must come from courses that further your education in musculoskeletal assessment and treatment. These can be sports or orthopedic acupuncture courses, or injury rehabilitation courses such as exercise science, kinesiotaping or postural restoration.

Not sure whether a course will be approved? Contact Janet Doré at [email protected].

Benefits & trademark

Being a C.SMA

C.SMA practitioners have the distinguished right to use the Sports Medicine Acupuncture® license, plus:

  • A listing in the C.SMA Practitioner Directory, with your photo and clinic contact information.
  • Discounts on AcuSport Education seminars and products.*
  • Discounts from Lhasa OMS and Unified Practice.
  • Referrals and opportunities: many C.SMA practitioners receive website referrals and job offers from sports teams, physical therapists, sports chiropractors and integrated clinics. See Student Reviews and Outstanding C.SMA Practitioners.

*Discounted seats are limited for each class, so register early to use your discount.

C.SMA practitioners can use the trademark in these ways:

  1. C.SMA
  2. Certified in Sports Medicine Acupuncture®
  3. Sports Medicine Acupuncture® Specialist

Always place the ® after the trademark, for example: Sports Medicine Acupuncture®.

Use of the Sports Medicine Acupuncture trademark is an exclusive right of C.SMA practitioners, granted only by AcuSport Education.

Please email [email protected] with details about the practitioner. Your message is kept confidential and will never be shared. AcuSport Education will send the practitioner a letter asking them to stop using the trademark. This does happen, and it is usually unintentional.

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