2014

From Acupuncture Physiology Interested in the effects of acupuncture from a modern medical point of view? This is a great overview of acupuncture physiology, with a few clinical insights. From video description: Thomas Lundeberg gives a brief description of the neurophysiology behind acupuncture – recorded at the British Medical Acupuncture Society Physiology Day in December… Continue reading Video – Physiology of Acupuncture

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Pulse diagnosis in TCM is an important part of palpation, which is one of the four main diagnostic methods (along wtih observation, listening-auscultation/ smelling-olfaction, and questioning-interrogation). In TCM the radial pulse is felt in three positions, and three depths, bi-laterally. Each depth and position on either side of the body corresponds to a particular aspect… Continue reading The Pulse in TCM

Here are a selection of photos from my recent trip to Zhengzhou to study at the Henan TCM University.

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When I was in school, we learned all the acupuncture points by numbers…their channel, and number, categories, anatomical location, indications, etc…and the names of only the most important and frequently used points. After studying in China, I realised that the practitioners and students there do not know the numbers necessarily, but they all know the… Continue reading Learn Acupuncture Point Names

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Sabhuti Dharmananda is an amazing scholar and his experience is clearly transmitted through his writings. While studying in Portland I had the pleasure of hearing him lecture. Here is a collection that mentions the diagnosis, treatment, and some research on Multiple-Sclerosis in Chinese Medicine. http://www.itmonline.org/arts/ms&tcm.htmhttp://www.itmonline.org/arts/msalsmg.htmhttp://www.itmonline.org/arts/dhea.htmhttp://www.itmonline.org/arts/newscalp.htmhttp://www.itmonline.org/arts/msmodmed.htmhttp://www.itmonline.org/arts/degenerative.htmhttp://www.itmonline.org/arts/millettia.htmhttp://www.itmonline.org/arts/tortois2.htm

I will be returning to Zhengzhou, China for two weeks of continuing education at the end of March, at the Third Regional Hospital of Henan TCM University. In preparation, I have been reviewing notes from my last visit, pre-planning some logistics, and have started a weekly Chinese language class. After my visit in 2012, although… Continue reading Preparing for Study in China