As an Oriental medicine student, you have a variety of career opportunities you can choose to pursue after graduation. As you begin to think about which path you’re going to take, let’s look at a few of the options. Of course, there are the popular venues: private practice, hospital setting, community-style… spa? Ok, you’re probably … Transforming an “Ancient” Medicine to Fit a “Modern” Spa Mold
If you’re a practicing massage therapist, you probably have your hands full (no pun intended!). You have your website up, your business cards created, and you might even be on social media. Many practitioners ask the question: “To blog or not to blog?” The answer might surprise you. If you can’t commit the time to … Massage Therapists Who Blog: Can Great Content Get You Clients?
By Kiera Nagle, MA, LMT We all know the famous quote “to teach is to touch a life forever”, but we also know there is “good” touch and “bad” touch. When I set out upon my career as a teacher, it was not in the realm of touch therapy, massage, or healing arts, but I … Teaching is a Healing Art
Check out this comprehensive chart of the types of alternative medicine and wellness therapies offered by 15 of the most prestigious hospitals in the US. The industry, which generates nearly $40 billion per year, finds “a ready market in patients who are wary of conventional medicine — and eager to try to ease their symptoms … Alternative Medicine and Wellness Therapies Offered by Prestigious US Hospitals
We know that acupuncture works, but a recent study on carpal tunnel syndrome, published in Brain, a neurology journal, might help us to learn how acupuncture shown to rewire the brain. A team of investigators based at the Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) chose carpal tunnel as the focus because it causes … Acupuncture Shown to Rewire the Brain in New Carpal Tunnel Study
By Amanda Collins The capacity to love another is rooted in loving and accepting the self. Because the home is the outward expression of your inner life, entering your home should cause your spirits to rise, your mind to settle, and your heart to feel a warm embrace. If you wish to attract love or … Feng Shui for Self Love and Welcoming Deep Love into Your Life
Updated May 6, 2020 The American College of Physicians (ACP) has issued new guidelines for treating low back pain that recommend massage and acupuncture over drugs. Low back pain is the 5th most common reason for doctor visits by Americans, with about a quarter of all US adults reporting low back pain in the past 3 months … American College of Physicians Recommends Massage and Acupuncture for Low Back Pain
Although acupuncture has been practiced for thousands of years, the evidence for its effectiveness has only begun to be assembled over the past few decades. The Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association Ltd (AACMA), identifying the need for an updated review of the evidence with greater rigor than was possible in the past, commissioned The … The Acupuncture Evidence Project
Massage therapists are naturally nurturing, intuitive individuals. They dedicate their careers to helping others release pain and get their bodies back into balance. However, if a massage therapist doesn’t take great care to avoid it, they may be on a path toward the opposite effect on their own health. Remember, you best serve your clients … Self Care Tips for Massage Therapists: You Take Care of Others’ Pain, Be Sure to Prevent Your Own
While acupuncture is the best-known modality of Oriental medicine, closely followed by Chinese herbology and massage (known as Asian bodywork), moxibustion therapy, or moxa treatment, is another highly effective Oriental medicine therapy. Moxibustion involves burning moxa (mugwort herb) near or on the skin, particularly at acupoints. This treatment is designed to strengthen and stimulate blood … Moxibustion and Other OM Alternatives to Hormone Replacement Therapy
We recently came up with 10 important ways that acupuncture benefits women. While men, too, certainly enjoy improvements in mood, sleep, pain, and addiction recovery just like women do, there are three additional improvements that men can expect from a course of treatment delivered by the hands of a skilled Chinese medicine practitioner. 1) Improvements … 3 Key Ways Acupuncture Supports Men’s Health
2017 is bound to be a year of significant changes. Some are out of your control, but others may be spurred by the drive to create a better, more rewarding life. From meditating to returning to school, there are all kinds of things you can do to improve your life and the lives of those … 5 Great Ways To Improve Your Life In 2017
