Archive for April, 2009
Acupuncture for Portland
Acupuncture (for the Earth): by Cynner_SF Happy Earth Day! Last year, local artist Adam Kuby gave the city of Portland a much needed acupuncture treatment! In March of 2008, a 23-foot needle was installed in the south waterfront area of Portland. Several students from the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine helped chose the most effective [...]
TCM and Research
Photo by Snapjlr. This weekend, I attended the 2009 Symposiun for Portland Area Research on Complementary and Alternative Medicine (SPARC). SPARC is a yearly event where all Complementary and Alternative medicine come together to listen to new research presentations, view posters, and discuss research in the field of alternative medicine. The Helfgott Research Institute is [...]
Acupuncture and Allergies
Pollen from Scots Pine: by goforchris Allergy season has been here in Portland for well over a month now, and I have been seeing a lot of people with seasonal allergy symptoms. There is no doubt we are in the great Northwest when everyone is sneezing and rubbing their eyes in unison (click here for [...]
Therapeutic animal massage by Rubi Sullivan
Last week, I attended a talk at Rose City Veterinary Clinic where Rubi Sullivan, CSAMP owner of Heal animal massage therapy discussed the benefits of massage for animals. Rubi is certified by the Northwest School of Animal massage in Washington, and works in the Portland area. She She explained that massage can help animals heal [...]
Acupuncture for children
Pediatric acupuncture is in the news again! Check out this amazing Good Morning America clip – the kids in the video really seem to enjoy acupuncture. The tools that the practitioner is using with the toddler are called Shonishin (sho=little, ni=child, shin-needle), a Japanese acupuncture technique which uses non-penetrating needles and tools to work with [...]
Food and Fertility
Jill Blakeway, LAc, is a practitioner in New York at the The YinOva Center. Her focus is on women’s health and she also has an informative fertility and pregnancy blog. Jill has a book about acupuncture and fertility titled: “Making Babies: a proven three-month program for maximum fertility.” The book will focus on foods, lifestyle [...]
