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Acupuncture Techniques |
| Stephen Brown |
Zeroing in on Effective Points |
| Description: All acupuncturists rely on the effect of acupoints to achieve results. This lecture will shed some light on acupoints and their mechanism, including an overview of the Japanese tradition of palpation of acupoints (Tsubo), the varieties of acupoints from a “felt sense” perspective, and how to find and treat these “active points” for the best results. Participants will see how fewer needles and less stimulation are required when one is able to pinpoint the most effective points on each patient. |
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Category:Acupuncture Techniques
CEU Hours:1
Date Updated:05/01/2007
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| Yi-Tian Ni |
Geometric Point Patterns |
| Description: This lecture discusses the most powerful pattern to activate qi circulation, as well as other geometric patterns commonly used in practice. The eight extraordinary vessels create the most powerful qi paths to activate and regulate circulation of the whole body. |
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Category:Acupuncture Techniques
CEU Hours:2
Date Updated:05/01/2007
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Acupuncture Techniques |
| Matt Callison |
Motor and Ahi Shi Points |
| Description: This tape discuses healing injury using motor and ah shi points. The traditional Chinese "Ah Shi" (translates to 'Oh yes') points are frequently equivalent to trigger points at which the application of pressure reproduces the pain syndrome. A motor point is the point where the motor nerve enters the muscle. Needling the muscle's motor point activates the action potential and "jump starts" the muscle. A weak muscle upon manual muscle testing can be immediately strengthened once the motor point has been needled. |
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Category:Acupuncture Techniques
CEU Hours:1
Date Updated:05/01/2007
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Cancer |
| Jeffrey Yuen |
Cancer Care and Chinese Medicine |
| Description: Cancer as a condition is generally attributed to three main causative factors: (1) Yin stasis due to deficiency/loss;(2) prolonged Qi and Blood stasis due to habituation; or (3) poisoning. Its pathological process involves heat and often the response to heat via dampness and its complications (including latency). The basic strategies for cancer is not always directed toward clearing the pathological process and its fire toxins, but in some cases, may involve promoting latency/dormancy/remission. The morning lecture will provide an overview of the etiology, pathology and general treatment strategy for individuals afflicted with cancer. The workshop will provide insight on how to integrate the different modalities of Chinese Medicine (ranging from acupuncture, Chinese herbs, dietary therapy, Qi Gong, etc) into the care of cancer patients. |
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Category:Cancer
CEU Hours:1
Date Updated:05/01/2007
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Cancer |
| Giovanni Maciocia |
Diseases |
| Description: This workshop presents the clinical application of tongue diagnosis in complicated conditions and modern diseases with an emphasis on prognosis and methods of treatment. The integration of tongue with pulse diagnosis is also discussed. |
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Category:Cancer
CEU Hours:1
Date Updated:05/01/2007
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Cancer |
| Miki Shima |
Chinese Medical Support for Cancer Patients |
| Description: Shima discusses acupuncture, herbal and nutritional support for breast and prostate cancer patients. |
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CEU Hours:2
Date Updated:05/01/2007
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East meets West |
| Deepak Chopra |
Unconditional Life |
| Description: The wisdom of Indian philosophy as taught by Deepak Chopra. |
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Category:East meets West
CEU Hours:1
Date Updated:05/01/2007
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East meets West |
| Andrew Weil |
What Western Doctors can learn from Eastern Medicine |
| Description: Learn how Western medicine can benefit from Eastern medicine from internationally recognized expert on drugs and drug abuse, addiction, altered states of consciousness, medicinal plants and alternative/holistic medicine. |
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Category:East meets West
CEU Hours:1
Date Updated:05/01/2007
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East meets West |
| Bruce Pomeranz |
The Clash Between Conventional and Alternative Medicine |
| Description: Expands on the idea of a divide between Eastern and Western medicine, examining reasons and analyzing the issues. |
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Category:East meets West
CEU Hours:1
Date Updated:05/01/2007
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Gastroenterology |
| Ping Chen |
Treatment for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) with Traditional Chinese Medicine |
| Description: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is also called spastic colon or functional bowel disorder. This is the most common cause for chronic or recurrent abdominal pain. IBS is not a life threatening disease, and severe complications are uncommon, but quality of life of the patients is poor. This lecture will cover symptoms, diagnosis, Chinese Medicine syndrome identification, and treatment with acupuncture and Chinese herbs for IBS. |
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Category:Gastroenterology
CEU Hours:1
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General Oriental Medicine Theory |
| Subhuti Dharmananda |
Integrative Care for Autoimmune Disorders |
| Description: Autoimmune disorders typically begin early in life and, as yet, have no known cure. Treatments are aimed at minimizing suffering and prolonging life expectancy, but there may be unrealistic expectations from both the patient and the practitioner. Understanding the place of Chinese herbs within a broader regimen may improve outcomes significantly. |
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Category:General Oriental Medicine Theory
CEU Hours:3
Date Updated:05/01/2007
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General Oriental Medicine Theory |
| Alex Tiberi |
Treating People, Not Diseases |
| Description: Chinese medicine has historically had a hygienic, as well as therapeutic, emphasis. This hygienic approach helps patients recognize long-term “constitutional” patterns and work to balance their lives and conditions to prevent illness, not just treat once symptoms appear. Several systems of constitutional assessment will be presented along with herbal and acupuncture treatments and lifestyle modifications to treat each constitutional type. Emphasis will be on five element types and the five methods of classifying constitution. |
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Category:General Oriental Medicine Theory
CEU Hours:1
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General Oriental Medicine Theory |
| Janet Zand |
Functional Blood Chemistry Through the Eyes of TCM |
| Description: Oriental Medicine practitioners are often asked by their patients to interpret blood lab results. Like the pulse and tongue, blood labs create a picture and tell a story. Knowing blood chemistry can help the practitioner better understand a patient, regulate Yin and Yang and possibly clarify the root of disease. Participants in the lecture will learn how and why blood chemistry is useful in an acupuncturist’s practice. Those who return for the afternoon workshop will also learn how to interpret a selection of blood lab findings, which will further inform the diagnosis and treatment of their patient and lead to a more efficacious diagnosis and treatment. |
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Category:General Oriental Medicine Theory
CEU Hours:1
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General Oriental Medicine Theory |
| Jeffrey Yuen |
The Ancesstral Vessels |
| Description: The Ancestral Vessels represent the dynamics of human aging—the cycles of 7 and 8. One can view these vessels as the blueprint of life and its subsequent dissemination of jing-essence via the Ren and Du Mai into the remaining Wei, Qiao, and Dai Mai. By understanding this sequence, the clinician effectively accesses these vessels to mediate the important cyclical transitions that occur in aging. |
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Category:General Oriental Medicine Theory
CEU Hours:1
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General Oriental Medicine Theory |
| Lillian Bridges |
The Treasures of the Face |
| Description: Jing is the foundation of health and longevity. The face shows the original jing, how much has been used and reveals the mysterious Sea of Jing where talents and abilities can be accessed with no effort. In addition, the markings on central meridian of the face indicates the jing already used and the best ways to make qi to buffer the use of jing. Most important will be the discussion of the possible cosmic way to make qi. |
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Category:General Oriental Medicine Theory
CEU Hours:1
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General Oriental Medicine Theory |
| Alex Tiberi |
Energetic Strong and Euphoric, Part I |
| Description: Attendees will gain an understanding of the causes for the conditions presented and understand how modern living leads to the increasing numbers of patients being diagnosed with these conditions. The student will be able to suggest changes in lifestyle that will help prevent these condition and improve them once they have occurred. The student will be able to diagnose and treat the conditions discussed using the differential diagnosis of Chinese medicine, and treatment methods such as herbal medicine and acupuncture. |
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Category:General Oriental Medicine Theory
CEU Hours:1
Date Updated:05/01/2007
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General Oriental Medicine Theory |
| Dan Bensky |
Oriental Medicine and Chinese Language |
| Description: This lecture shows how knowing a few things about the Chinese language can give useful insight into Oriental medicine. Discussion includes: grammar and syntax, including examples of how classical grammar is helpful to understanding and using the five phases; probing into the meaning of common terms; and clinical reality of Oriental terminology. |
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Category:General Oriental Medicine Theory
CEU Hours:1
Date Updated:05/01/2007
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General Oriental Medicine Theory |
| Giovanni Maciocia |
The Secondary Channels: Warp and Woof |
| Description: The secondary channels and other body structures are an integral and extremely important part of the body as seen by Chinese medicine. This talk presents a general overview of the physiology, pathology and clinical use of the secondary channels, such as the Luo channels, the Muscle channels and the Divergent channels. |
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CEU Hours:2
Date Updated:05/01/2007
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Herbology |
| Subhuti Dharmananda |
Dosage and Herb of Herbs |
| Description: In China, from ancient times to modern clinical applications, Chinese herbal specialists have prescribed many different forms of herbs, such as decoctions and powdered herbs, based on the type of application as well as the herb material to be used. Practitioners may become confused, however, by competing claims about which form is best to use, claims that are sometimes based not on traditional methods but on prejudices, marketing, and misinterpretation. This lecture will give participants information that may help them sort through the various claims. |
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Category:Herbology
CEU Hours:1
Date Updated:05/01/2007
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Herbology |
| Miki Shima |
The Shang Han Lun |
| Description: The Shang Han Lun is the magnum opus of Chinese herbal medicine, the source from which the rest of our herbal medicine has sprung over the past two millennia. There is an emerging group of American acupuncturists offering a new level of care through the wisdom of the Shang Han Lun. Participants will learn not only the solid structure of the pathological diagnosis, but also many useful formulas for respiratory, cardiac, gastrointestinal, urinary, and gynecological systems for each of the six stages of the Shang Han Lun. This course is perfect for TCM practitioners desiring to expand their training in the Shang Han Lun medicine. |
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CEU Hours:1
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| Jake Fratkin |
The Emergence of Modern Hospital Formulas |
| Description: There are about 350 classical herbal formulas that are taught in school. These were recorded between 220 CE and 1904. Since 1950, at least another 500 formulas have emerged from hospital clinical studies that utilize newly discovered or unknown medicinal herbs. This has revolutionized the practice of Chinese Medicine by addressing modern presentations of illness, including epidemic viruses, colitis, irritable bowel syndrome, chronic fatigue, uterine fibroids, hypo and hyperthyroid, and stress disorders. Participants will be introduced to the new hospital formulas that have emerged in the last 55 years in mainland China. |
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Category:Herbology
CEU Hours:1
Date Updated:05/01/2007
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| John Chen |
Recognition and Prevention of Herb-Drug Interaction, Part I |
| Description: The practice of medicine is now at a crossroads: there are countless patients being treated simultaneously with both prescription medications and herbal formulas. With some general insights in pharmacology, you can foresee possible interactions and thus take precautions to avoid incompatibilities. You will learn the latest information regarding pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic interactions. |
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Category:Herbology
CEU Hours:1
Date Updated:05/01/2007
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| Jake Fratkin |
The Effect of Chinese Herbs on Neurotransmitters: Part I |
| Description: Neurotransmitter deficiencies are being targeted as the source of a variety of neuroemotional disorders, including depression, anxiety, obsessive- compulsive disorder, insomnia, and ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). Recent research points to new and effective uses for traditional Chinese herbs and formulas in treating these common disorders. |
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Category:Herbology
CEU Hours:1
Date Updated:05/01/2007
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Herbology |
| Subhuti Dharamananda |
Twelve Active Constituents to Change the World |
| Description: A small number of active ingredients in plants have had dramatic impact on the world; consider as examples salicylic acid (aspirin), caffeine (e.g., coffee and tea), and emodin (a primary laxative ingredient). Examining the active constituents and knowing the use of the Chinese herbs that contain them may reveal ways that practitioners can better serve their patients. |
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CEU Hours:1
Date Updated:05/01/2007
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Mind and Body |
| Felice Dunas |
Intimate Behavior and Attraction Patterns |
| Description: This lecture outlines how Oriental Medicine theories interpret interpersonal chemistry (or lack of it) and interaction. From complex behavior patterns between spouses to simple lust, an analysis of organ syndromes can help healthcare providers support their patients as they move from illness to health and from pathological to joyous relationships. |
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CEU Hours:1
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Mind and Body |
| Michael Smith |
Rescuing the Adolescents in All of Us |
| Description: This lecture discuses the mindset of adulthood and how it affects the body and overall health. Listeners will learn how to unleash their inner adolescent within the context of Oriental medicine, herbs, Qigong and acupuncture. |
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CEU Hours:1
Date Updated:05/01/2007
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Mind and Body |
| Lillian Bridges |
Signs of Sexuality |
| Description: Using Facial Diagnosis as the tool, this workshop presents the signs of the face that indicate sex drive, sexual preferences and sexual compatibility between couples. The transformation of Kidney Jing into sexuality is discussed along with the involvement of the other organs' qi. The issues (shown as facial markings) and belief systems that develop about sex in the formative years of childhood are also explored. Listeners learn about signs of dysfunction and learn ways to teach patients about enhancing their sexuality through self-knowledge. |
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CEU Hours:1
Date Updated:05/01/2007
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Nutrition |
| Lynda Harvey-Carter |
When Food Becomes the Enemy: True Allergy, Sensitivity, or Tolerance |
| Description: Food allergy and sensitivity is often incorrectly self-diagnosed by patients, disregarded by conventional physicians, and misunderstood by holistic practitioners. While diagnosis is controversial, the condition does exist with surprising symptoms like depression, anxiety, and cognitive dysfunction. Know when to consider food as the enemy and how to confirm your suspicion. |
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CEU Hours:1
Date Updated:05/01/2007
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OB/GYN |
| Andrew Gaeddert |
Focus on Osteoporosis |
| Description: Ten million Americans over fifty have osteoporosis and 1.5 million people have suffered a bone fracture related to osteoporosis. This lecture will present highly effective nutritional, lifestyle, and herbal interventions. A discussion of ephedra and other timely issues related to herbal practice will also be included. |
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Category:OB/GYN
CEU Hours:1
Date Updated:05/01/2007
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OB/GYN |
| Mike Berkley |
East Meets West in Reproductive Pathology |
| Description: TCM is successful in treating many pathologies which contribute to infertility including PCOS, luteal phase defect, and male factor issues. Using acupuncture and herbs in conjunction with reproductive endocrinology protocols has shown to yield better results than those obtained from either modality individually. Participants will learn how to use acupuncture and herbal medicine while a patient is undergoing an intrauterine insemination, in vitro fertilization or donor egg transfer cycle. |
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Category:OB/GYN
CEU Hours:2
Date Updated:05/01/2007
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OB/GYN |
| Eric Brand |
Pathomechanisms of Common Gynecological Disorders |
| Description: Pathomechanisms explain the dynamic process through which disease originates and develops in the body, allowing practitioners to see beyond pattern diagnosis. This workshop will highlight several of the most common conditions seen in the field of gynecology, with a focus on understanding their development to ensure optimal prognosis and treatment. The material will be derived from Chinese source materials complemented by interviews with leading physicians at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taiwan. |
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Category:OB/GYN
CEU Hours:1
Date Updated:05/01/2007
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OB/GYN |
| Lynda Harvey Carter |
Understanding Perimenopause |
| Description: TCM is successful in treating many pathologies which contribute to infertility including PCOS, luteal phase defect, and male factor issues. Using acupuncture and herbs in conjunction with reproductive endocrinology protocols has shown to yield better results than those obtained from either modality individually. Participants will learn how to use acupuncture and herbal medicine while a patient is undergoing an intrauterine insemination, in vitro fertilization or donor egg transfer cycle. |
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Category:OB/GYN
CEU Hours:1
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| Alex Tiberi |
Breast Health Through Chinese Medicine |
| Description: This workshop will discuss the physiology of the breast in relationship to the zang-fu and meridians. Common breast disorders and breast cancer will be interpreted through Chinese medicine. The course will present pathophysiology, syndromes and treatments, and current research on Chinese medicineand breast cancer. |
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CEU Hours:1
Date Updated:05/01/2007
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Pain |
| Darren Starwynn |
Microcurrent Electro-Acupuncture for Pain Relief and Assisted Rehabilitation |
| Description: Insertion and manipulation of metal needles into the body has been shown to release electrical charges. Better therapeutic results can often be achieved when more precise electrical frequencies and polarities are applied. Dr. Starwynn will share his discoveries about the effectiveness of low-intensityelectrical currents (microcurrents) in treating patients with challenging complaints of pain. He will focus on proper point, polarity,frequency, and current intensity selection for optimal results. |
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Category:Pain
CEU Hours:1
Date Updated:05/01/2007
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| Matt Callison |
Treating Knee Pain and Instability |
| Description: This workshop discusses the various implications of acupuncture treatment to the liver, spleen, Chong Mai/Yin Wei and Dai Mai/Yang Wei pathways in order to strengthen the vastus medialis and the popliteus, two important muscles that are often involved in many types of knee injuries. |
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| Bruce Pomeranz |
How Acupuncture Heals Wounds and Relieves Pain |
| Description: This lecture explores the use of acupuncture for treatment of chronic pain. A 1976 study discovered that acupuncture relieves pain by releasing endorphins. However, there is more to acupuncture than endorphins and chronic pain. Other effects of acupuncture such as ending heroine cravings, nerve regeneration, wound healing and relieving nausea and vomiting are explored here. |
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CEU Hours:1
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Research |
| Misha Cohen |
Herbal Research |
| Description: Practitioners of Oriental Medicine often hear “we must prove our medicine in order to have credibility.” This lecture will present the benefits, possibilities, risks and pitfalls in conducting research with Chinese herbal medicine. |
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Category:Research
CEU Hours:1
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Research |
| Gabriel Stux |
Is Acupuncture Significantly Better than Western Standard Treatment |
| Description: Control Trials; The German Acupuncture trial called Gerac, conducted by state insurance companies in Germany, showed very positive results comparing acupuncture treatment with Western standard therapy. In this randomized controlled trial, which included about 3600 patients, acupuncture was compared with Western standard treatment for lower back pain, osteoarthritis of the knee, and migraine. Every practitioner of Chinese medicine will want to be familiar with this important research. |
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Category:Research
CEU Hours:1
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Research |
| Robert Duggan |
Clinical Outcomes Research: A 5 Elements Perspective, Common Sense for the Healing Arts |
| Description: This workshop examines five patient stories and five key treatment factors and teaches the five gifts essential to creating movement. Listeners learn to expand movement in the patient's condition and develop a clear "deal" with each patient, that allows the practitioner to deliver the five movements - life, partnership, thoughtfulness, reassurance and creativity -- to each patient. |
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| Greg Sperber |
Using the ADME Scheme to Predict Drug-Herb Interactions |
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| Greg Sperber |
Using Electrical Stimulation in Acupuncture |
| Description: Electrical stimulation, or E-Stim, is widely used in acupuncture research to help standardize protocols. This one hour course will look at the basics of using e-stim in research. This includes selection of equipment, use of appropriate settings, point selection, contraindications, and physical set-up. There will also be a brief discussion of STRICTA protocols regarding the use of e-stim in acupuncture research. In addition, the debate between using milli- and micro-amperage will be introduced. |
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Category:Research
CEU Hours:1
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| Greg Sperber |
Evidence-based Medicine in the use of Acupuncture for the Treatment of Neck Conditions |
| Description: This one-hour course will examine the use of acupuncture and electroacupuncture in the treatment of neck problems according to large published random, placebo-controlled trials. Conditions covered include cervical spine injuries, radiculopathy, herniated discs, unspecified neck pain, degenerative disc disease, strain and whiplash, stenosis, spondylosis, torticolis, arthritis, and muscle spasms. |
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Category:Research
CEU Hours:1
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| Greg Sperber |
Evidence-based Medicine in the use of Acupuncture for the Treatment of Low Back Conditions |
| Description: This one hour course will examine the use of acupuncture and electroacupuncture in the treatment of low back problems according to large published random, placebo-controlled trials. Conditions covered include: sprain/strain, facet syndrome, disc herniation, sciatic neuralgia, spondylolisthesis, spondylosis, muscle spasms, radiculopathy, degenerative disc disease. |
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Category:Research
CEU Hours:1
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Sports Medicine |
| Matt Callison |
Balancing the Musculo-Skeletal System |
| Description: This lecture covers needle techniques and various extraordinary vessels protocols in treating the musculo-skeletal system and teaches specific treatments in order to balance various musculo-skeletal anomalies. |
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CEU Hours:1
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| Matt Callison |
Soft Tissue Trauma |
| Description: Discusses the assessment and management of acute and chronic soft tissue injuries. Items discussed: heat vs. ice therapy, appropriate point prescriptions, herbal prescriptions, Western physiology and scar tissue needling. |
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| Whitfield Reeves |
Enhancement of Performance and Treatment of Injuries |
| Description: Examines how sports medicine, under the heading of Oriental medicine, can enhance athletic performance by creating balance and health both physically and mentally. |
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CEU Hours:1
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