Young practitioners of Chinese medicine often grapple with fundamental questions: “What am I doing? Why am I doing it?” “Is acupuncture truly powerful?” “Why do some acupuncture points work well at ...

As a teacher of qi gong, I am always seeking to harmonize the forms and flows of the movements with the seasons. With spring in full effect, the liver organ / meridian tends to come into a clear focus ...

Roman Slavinskiy is an acupuncturist based in New York since 2002. He graduated from the American International Acupuncture Institute and currently works at Brooklyn Pain Doctors. Because traditional ...

Sandro Graca is a member of the SAR Board of Directors; a doctoral researcher at the Faculty of Education, Health and Wellbeing, University of Wolverhampton, University of Wolverhampton, U.K., ...

Dr. Aram A. Akopyan, a licensed acupuncturist in California, holds advanced degrees in computer science, information technology and TCM. He completed his clinical residency at the Sichuan Academy of ...

The National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) conducted a comprehensive Job Analysis (JA) study in 2023-2024 to ensure the relevance and validity of its ...

Dr. Clayton Shiu earned a Bachelor of Science in Human Physiology from Boston University and a Master of Science in Traditional Oriental Medicine from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine. He received ...

New research has just been published showing acupuncture can be of significant help in alleviating PTSD / trauma. Acupuncture may act similarly to psychedelics on a particular quality of our brains to ...

The Society for Acupuncture Research (SAR) is a a 501(c)3 non-profit organization founded in 1993. Its mission is “to advance patient by promoting scientific evaluation into acupuncture and allied ...

Clinical outcomes show that scalp acupuncture is highly effective in treating neuromuscular facial conditions, including TMJ, Bell’s palsy, and facial paralysis. Needling motor points helps restore ...

Post-COVID-19 syndrome often includes persistent symptoms after the acute phase of the infection, such as loss of taste and smell. Photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) has shown promise in treating ...

The eight extraordinary meridians, pathways of energy (qi), run deep within our bodies, and supply the 12 regular meridians with qi and blood, supporting our DNA or genetic heritage. They have no ...