Author: Pacific College

  • Local College to Provide Free Acupuncture Consultations at Earth Fair 2001

    Local College to Provide Free Acupuncture Consultations at Earth Fair 2001
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    WHO/WHAT: Pacific College of Oriental Medicine will be providing free acupuncture consultations at Earth Fair 2001. Free acupuncture treatment certificates redeemable at the college’s clinic will be available to first time patients. Admissions counselors from the college will also be on site to provide information on the college’s acupuncture and massage programs. WHEN: 10:00 a.m.…

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  • Tai Chi Master Joins Pacific College

    Tai Chi Master Joins Pacific College
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    Pacific College is proud to welcome Tai Chi Master, Herman Kauz, to the college’s adjunct teaching staff. Mr. Kauz started teaching Tai Chi Push-Hands to Pacific College students in February 2000. Mr. Kauz’s classes are offered at no cost to Pacific College students as part of the college’s mission to provide an environment conducive to…

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  • Acupuncture Helps Cocaine Addiction

    Acupuncture Helps Cocaine Addiction
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    In a study published in the current issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine, Yale researchers have found that acupuncture is an effective treatment for those addicted to cocaine. “The results are indisputable. We’ve been doing it here for years and it works. The results are fantastic. Some of our most difficult cases have turned…

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  • Asthma Day 2000

    Asthma Day 2000
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    WHO/WHAT: Pacific College of Oriental Medicine will be sponsoring a free clinic day devoted to the education and treatment of those who suffer from asthma. Featured lectures will include: the treatment of asthma with acupuncture and Chinese herbs, asthma self-care and Western Medicine, nutrition and asthma, and the use of Qi Gong (gentle Chinese exercise)…

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  • San Diego Fall Fest ’99

    San Diego Fall Fest ’99
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    WHO/WHAT: Pacific College of Oriental Medicine will be exhibiting at the San Diego Fall Fest ‘99. An admissions counselor will be available to provide information about health care alternatives at its community clinic as well as provide information on the school and field of Oriental medicine. Student interns will also be prepared to give free…

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  • Free Acupuncture Clinic for Seniors

    Free Acupuncture Clinic for Seniors
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    WHO/WHAT: Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, a national leader in the instruction of Acupuncture and Oriental medicine, is now offering free acupuncture treatments for senior citizens at the First Lutheran Church in downtown San Diego. WHEN: Wednesdays and Fridays 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.  (No appointments necessary.) WHERE: First Lutheran Church 1420 3rd Avenue San…

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  • Spice of Life: An Outdoor Community Fiesta

    Spice of Life: An Outdoor Community Fiesta
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    WHO/WHAT: Pacific College of Oriental Medicine will be attending Scripps Hospital’s Community Health Fair. An admissions counselor will be available to provide information on the school and field of Oriental medicine. Student interns will also be prepared to give free tongue and pulse diagnosis and mini acupressure and massage treatments. Complimentary coupons good for one…

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  • PCOM Faculty Member Tracie Livermore Wins AMTA Teacher of the Year Award

    PCOM Faculty Member Tracie Livermore Wins AMTA Teacher of the Year Award
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    On September 17th, PCOM’s own Tracie Livermore won the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) Jerome Perlinski Teacher of the Year award! Tracie has been on faculty at PCOM San Diego since 2002, and worked as a faculty member at Mueller College of Holistic Studies from 2005-2011. Tracie and AMTA President Nancy Porambo Tracie received this…

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  • PCOM San Diego Alumnus Demonstrates Acupuncture on San Diego Living

    PCOM San Diego Alumnus Demonstrates Acupuncture on San Diego Living
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    Bertram Furman, L.Ac., director of The Wellness Source, Shows San Diego Living How Acupuncture Can Help Pain Management. Check it out!

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  • Auricular Acupuncture For Addictive Behavior

    Auricular Acupuncture For Addictive Behavior
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    Traditional Chinese Medicine, other alternative practitioners, and even traditional Western practices have had proven success using auricular acupuncture, or acupuncture of the ear, in the healing of addictions and addictive behaviors. Auricular acupuncture experienced a burst of popularity in the mid-twentieth century when a Frenchman named Paul Nogier developed a reconfiguration of the Chinese system, which had been around for…

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