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What Can Acupuncture Treat? Pre-surgical pain
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Before going into any surgical procedure, no matter if it’s a wisdom tooth being pulled or an appendectomy, a lot of people experience some level of anxiety or even pain. It’s natural to feel that way, and acupucnture can be very helpful with helping to calm the emotions, reduce pain, and help with [...]
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What can Acupuncture Treat? Fertility Treatment Video
I found this video on the Lorne Brown’s clinic blog for the Acubalance Wellness Center in Vancouver, British Columbia. It’s a very informative video that discusses fertility assistance, and the doctor on the show, Dr. Dao, gives some interesting information in regards to health before becoming pregnant.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfVY4Z7cA0M
The Acubalance site and blog have a lot of [...]
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Group Acupuncture at Portland’s Spice Road Market
The Portland Spice Road Market is a wonderful space in north Portland who offer high quality spices, medicinal herbs, and teas. They also have an incredible website filled with recipes, meal ideas, and online shopping for the amazing spices.
But the real reason for this post is to let you know that they are opening up [...]
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TCM school
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It’s all over!
I just finished my last NCCAOM (National Certificatoin Comission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine) board exam (finally!), and now I wait for my license. It’s a really great feeling to know that I don’t have to study for school any more! Any learning I do now is on my own, and [...]
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Acupuncture in the news: Cancer and hot flashes
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On Monday, ABC news showed a video regarding the use of acupuncture, and praised the benefits! Watch the video here- there is an interview with a patient who tried it an liked it :)
Another news organization, Breaking News, posted an article on the study of acupuncture helping to relieve hot flushes caused by breast [...]
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Update on the Nepal Acupuncture Relief Project
My friends at the Acupuncture Relief Project begin working their way to Nepal next month, and open their clinic in November! They are now in partnership with the Rangjung Yeshe Shenpen health care project, which is a:
“..volunteer-based, non-profit organisation established to alleviate
poverty and address social challenges principally in Nepal. Founded in
2004 by Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche [...]
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TCM Blog Findings
Study of Acupuncture by raindog61
Finding spare time is something that has been so precious to me these past three years of school, and now it seems that there is so much of it! Which is great, as I’ve been able to search around for new “happenings” and blog posts that caught my eye. There are [...]
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Clinic Survival Guide
My friend and recent OCOM graduate Andrew Schlabach, LAc, just finished printing an amazing acupuncture reference book called the “Clinic Survival Guide.” It’s a complete book full of amazing acupuncture diagrams, and the information is compliled in a way that it’s easy to find and carry around with you. Andrew did an amazing job of [...]
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Class of 2008
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OCOM’s class of 2008 graduates tomorrow!
My classmates and I will officially graduate at 2pm on August 29th (which explains why I haven’t been writing…).
It’s been a long journey, and I wish every one of them well. I believe we are coming into this world of TCM at a time when the western world [...]
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TCM helping with Oregon weather
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A lot can be said about Oregon’s weather. It sure seems to be the topic of a lot of conversations in the clinic, especially with the sun and pouring rain combination these past few days!
One thing I’ve noticed in the clinic is that lot of people are having similar experiences with weather [...]
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