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Acupuncture in the news: Cancer and hot flashes
Photo by:gomesmam
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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TCM and athletics
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A friend of mine found this article about athletes and Traditional Chinese Medicine - seemed appropriate with the Olympics happening right now. The use of acupuncture and other TCM treatments to enhance physical performance and recover from injuries at a faster rate are becoming more widely used. There are no drugs involved, just [...]
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Herbal Medicine: Rosemary (mi die xiang)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosemary
In our external herbs class this week, taught by Bob Quinn, DAOM, we were re-introduced to a wonderful herb that’s in most of our kitchens. Rosemary, known as Mi Die Xiang, is a pungent herb that has more uses than I knew. Besides drinking a tea to clear the head (check out teacuppa.com), you can [...]
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Group Acupuncture for PTSD in Veterans
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Over the course of this past year (and then some), three of my classmates and myself completed a unique senior research project (OCOM’s equivalent to a Master’s thesis). Our project was pursuing the feasibility of treating veterans with PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) symptoms by using the group acupuncture model (everyone is treated [...]
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Acupuncture Adventures: China and Nepal
With graduation around the corner, a lot of classmates, including myself, are in a state of happiness (3 years of school are over!) and excitement (a lot of well-deserved vacations), combined with a small amount of fear (mostly due to student loans) and apprehension (what’s next?).
However, it seems that most of us have a good [...]
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