Tag: Integrative Medicine
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New NIH Database to Map Acupoints Using MRIs
Categories: Research & ArticlesJuly 12, 2023 Dr. Helene M. Langevin, MD, who directs the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), the arm of the US government’s NIH (National Institutes of Health) devoted to the exploration of complementary and alternative medicine, recently announced their plans to develop an open-access project with the goal of correlating the anatomy…
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The Empowered and Informed Patient: Communication Strategies for Integrative Medicine
Categories: Research & ArticlesBy Sarah Poulin-Carpentieri, DACM, LAc, DiplOM This article was originally published in May 2019 in Acupuncture Today and republished in the Winter 2023 edition of the AIM Newspaper. Read the full paper for free. Enhancing Communication in Integrative Medicine As an ever-increasing number of Americans turn toward the integrative medical model, it falls upon us,…
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Answering Clinical Questions by Investigating the Research Evidence: An Acupuncture/Atrial Fibrillation-Based Example
Categories: Research & ArticlesAtrial fibrillation (AF) has emerged as a nascent global epidemic that poses a growing global disease burden.1,2 In the United States, AF affects approximately 9% of those aged 65 years or older.3 It is the most common clinically significant arrhythmia and is acknowledged as one of the most difficult to treat.4 As the most common…
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Chinese Medicine for Fall: Feel Your Best with Advice from the Experts
Categories: Research & ArticlesThe official first day of the fall season was Sept. 22. While fall weather can vary dramatically by location, one sign of autumn is common in every climate: it’s dry. We caught up with Pacific College faculty member and acupuncturist, Dong Ji, OMD, PhD, LAc, at our San Diego clinic to find out what this…