The Chain™ — Sinew Meridian Therapy · Dr. Michal Richter

Stop guessing in treatment.
Start verifying results in minutes.

A structured diagnosis of the sinew meridians through six phases of movement — and a two-point therapy with an immediate re-test. Test, needle, re-test: you and your patient both see the change before the visit ends.

Enroll now — $169

500+ practitioners trained
17 countries
70 min learn today, use tomorrow
14 days clinical guarantee

You know this moment.

  • The patient gets off the table and you're not sure the treatment worked — and neither are they. "Maybe it's a little better…"
  • A treatment that worked brilliantly last month does nothing today — and you can't explain why.
  • You keep adding techniques and extending treatment plans, because nothing gives you a clear yes-or-no answer.
  • You know the classical theory — and still freeze when a real shoulder, elbow or sciatica sits in front of you.

The problem isn't your skill. It's that pain is being chased where it hurts — instead of along the movement chain that produces it.

The method

Five steps. Two points. One visible answer.

  1. Test six key movementsEach phase of movement maps to one sinew meridian — the diagnosis is classical (Ling Shu), the system is structured.
  2. Identify the dysfunctional chainThe painful movement tells you which chain is failing — no guessing, no 20-minute intake.
  3. Map it to the sinew meridianA clear algorithm takes you from movement to meridian in seconds.
  4. Needle two precise pointsShort stimulation — one to three minutes. That's the entire intervention.
  5. Re-test immediatelyThe same movement, the same scale, the same visit. You see the change — and so does your patient.
Inside the course

~70 minutes · 16 lessons · lifetime access

6-Phase Movement Diagnostic System

The complete map: every phase of movement, every sinew meridian, upper and lower limb.

Chain Mapping Method

From "it hurts when I do this" to the exact meridian — a repeatable algorithm.

2-Point Treatment Protocol

Point selection, needling technique, stimulation time — the full therapeutic procedure.

Clinical Case Demonstrations

Real patients, real first visits: test → needle → re-test, uncut.

Re-test & Verification System

How to measure change so the patient sees it too — the skill that builds trust fastest.

Integration Guide

Use The Chain standalone, as an opener before your usual treatment, or as verification for any style you practice.

70 minutes is deliberate. You're not paying for hours of content — you're paying for a protocol. Everything that isn't essential to doing this on a patient tomorrow has been cut. Watch it today, use it at your next visit, re-test, and see the answer.
Open lessons · no sign-up

See how I teach before you buy.

Two lessons from the course are open to anyone: lesson 2 (how sinew meridians work) and lesson 3 (how dysfunctions arise, 3.5 min). Same format as the other 14: short, with a patient in the frame. The test, the points and the re-test stay inside the course.

Lesson 4 (yin and yang in movement dynamics, 3.7 min) is open too: not the table — yang is activity, yin is receiving, explained with a coffee.

Watch on the course platform: lesson 2 · lesson 3 · lesson 4

What it is for

What The Chain is for

The Chain treats movement. If the complaint has a movement that reproduces it, you have a test, two points, and a re-test.

  • The patient can show you the movement that hurts — a reach, a turn, a bend, a step, a grip. That movement is the test.
  • A joint or a region has lost range, and the loss is visible in one of the six movement phases.
  • Something recent — a strain, an overload, "I slept badly and now I can't turn my head". Often the whole visit.
  • A stubborn MSK complaint that has had "everything" and still fails the same movement — the chain nobody has needled yet.
  • Any first visit for pain. The fastest way to a baseline number and a measurable change before you do anything else.
Which one? The patient can show you the movement that hurts → The Chain. The patient is better in general, but one symptom keeps coming back — or there is no movement to test → Dynamic Acupuncture, which works one level deeper, on the pattern underneath. Both → The Chain first, then Dynamic Acupuncture, same visit.

In my clinic the re-test moves in most MSK visits — not in every patient, and not always by the same margin. The re-test is there so that you know which case you have in front of you.

Practitioners

What changes in practice

Comments from practitioners who took the course in Polish — translated, first names only at their request.

"I do this with 90% of patients on the first visit. Often around 50% improvement, sometimes — like today — 100% resolution of low-back pain on bending, straightening and rotation."

Marcin · Poland

"Since the training, to this day, I still find myself picking my jaw up off the floor after applying it. A clear, effective tool for working with pain."

Rafał · Poland

"Great method! Yesterday I saw a patient — only 13 minutes instead of the planned hour, thanks to the sinew-meridian points."

Urszula · Poland

"Years after stepping back from daily acupuncture practice, this is still the piece of knowledge I use most often. If you are going to know one 'magic' technique — it's this one."

Łukasz · physician & acupuncturist, Poland

"When the sinews are diseased, treat the sinews."

— Ling Shu · the diagnosis is classical; the therapy didn't exist before

The Chain — Clinical Movement System
$269$169
One-time payment · lifetime access · all taxes included
Enroll now — $169
In clinical terms: $169 is about two to three treatments. One retained MSK patient pays for the course — the re-test is what retains them.
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14-Day Clinical Guarantee. Take the course, use the protocol on a real patient, re-test. If you don't see a measurable change you can show the patient — or if the course simply isn't what you expected — write us within 14 days and you'll get a full refund.

Questions practitioners ask

Do I need to know the sinew meridians already?

No. The course teaches the six-phase map from zero — but it assumes you are a practicing acupuncturist or TCM practitioner who can needle safely.

How is this different from trigger points or dry needling?

The diagnosis is classical — sinew meridians from the Ling Shu, in the classical lineage. The therapy uses two distal points and an immediate re-test. You're not chasing local tension; you're treating the chain that produces the movement.

When will I see results with patients?

The re-test happens in the same visit, minutes after needling. Acupuncture changes the nervous system immediately; the musculoskeletal system follows within minutes. That's why the protocol is built around test → treat → re-test.

How much time do I need?

About 70 minutes for the course. Most practitioners use the protocol on a patient the next day. Lifetime access — come back to the case demonstrations whenever you need them.

Do I get a certificate or CEU/PDA credits?

No — and that's deliberate. The Chain is not approved for CEU/PDA credits and doesn't issue a certificate. It teaches a clinical skill, and the proof isn't paperwork — it's the re-test you'll run on your own patient the day after you finish. If what you need is CE credit, this isn't the right course. If what you need is a repeatable result on Monday's patient — it is.

What if it doesn't work in my hands?

Use the 14-Day Clinical Guarantee: apply it on a real patient, re-test, and if you can't show a measurable change, write us for a full refund.

Learn it in 70 minutes. Use it tomorrow. Verify it in minutes.

Join 500+ practitioners in 17 countries who stopped guessing.

Enroll now — $169