Day 2 :
Keynote Forum
Istvan Szechenyi
Szechenyi Health Center, Hungary
Keynote: State-of-the-art Meridian Diagnostics in the Image Display of the Effect of Auricular Acupuncture and Complementary-integrative Methods
Time : 10:15-11:00
Biography:
Abstract:
Background:
We wanted to find out if the successful effects of energy based methods and therapies can be displayed in images to compare the status before and after intervention. We examined Qigong meditation, introductory and big tree exercises, 3-1-2 Exercises, Tibetan 5 yoga, Prananadi, applied kinesiology and auricular acupuncture methods and therapies.
Methods
A status assessment was made by using the MeriDiM® meridian diagnostic instrument. After the application of the methods/treatments to be compared we again made a status assessment to see whether the energy change may be shown.
Results
The exciting results reflect how significant change the above-mentioned methods and treatments cause in the energy level of the meridians.
Conclusion
Our practical experience seems to confirm that during the various TCM interventions into the energy system a change occurs in order to reach a balance. We are able to display and track this change in images by using comparative bar graphs.
Therefore, even if no symptoms and complaints exist it is perceivable that on the energy level pathological processes have already started. Through the release of energy blocks (by using various methods) the optimal balance of the meridians is restored, consequently, the physical and mental balance of the body is also restored holistically.
Keynote Forum
Eric M. Hao
Acupuncture Centre for Intractable Pain, Taiwan
Keynote: From “Mother-Son†to “Parents-Childrenâ€: The Fallacy of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Biography:
Mr. Eric Hao is a licensed acupuncturist in the State of Texas, USA with a master’s degree in acupuncture and oriental medicine and NCCAOM certification. He was a dentist in Taiwan from 1990-2012. Mr. Hao has been learning and practicing acupuncture for 21 years (1997-2018) and studied Power Of Nature Acupuncture Medical System (PONAMS) in 2006. He is currently an international speaker of PONAMS and hosting PONAMS teaching and training programs worldwide upon request.
Abstract:
One of the fallacies in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) theory is the "One mother generate a son" concept which unmatches the natural fact that, in most cases, requires both genders to reproduce next generations. If TCM with a fundamental fragility is gaining global attention and achievements, it is difficult to measure the positive impact on academic and clinical advancements when a "father" is incorporated and formed the new "Parents-Children" relationship. By applying new theory and the treatment modalities derived from it, TCM practitioners and acupuncturist will be able to manage challenging cases such as numbness, neuropathy, intractable painful and functional disorders with immediate and consistent success.
Keywords: Acupuncture, TCM, numbness, intractable pain
- Clinical Practice of Acupuncture
Session Introduction
Stefanie Schroeder
Arizona State University, USA
Title: The Effectiveness of Acupuncture Therapy on Stress in a large Urban College Population
Biography:
Stefanie Schroeder has completed her medical education at SUNY StonyBrook in 1990 and studied Acupuncture under Dr. Tsun-Nin Lee at the Academy for Pain Research in San Francisco, in 2001. Dr. Schroeder is a board certified Emergency Medicine physician and after 10 years of emergency medicine practice came to Arizona Sate University as the Medical Director of the Student Health Service and built one of the first integrative wellness departments in college health.
Abstract:
This study is a randomized controlled clinical trial to study the effectiveness of acupuncture in the perception of stress in patients who study or work on a large urban college campus. The hypothesis was that verum acupuncture would demonstrate a significant positive impact on perceived stress as compared to sham acupuncture. This study included 111 participants with high self-reported stress levels who either studied or worked at a large urban public university in the southwestern United States. 62 participants completed the study. Subjects were randomized into a verum acupuncture or sham acupuncture group. Both groups received treatment once a week for 12 weeks. The Cohen’s Global Measure of Perceived Stress scale (PSS-14) was completed by each subject prior to treatment, at 6 weeks, at 12 weeks, and 6 weeks and 12 weeks post-treatment completion. While both verum and sham acupuncture patients showed a substantial initial decrease in perceived stress scores, at 12 weeks post treatment verum acupuncture showed a significantly greater treatment effect than sham acupuncture. This study indicates that acupuncture may be successful in decreasing the perception of stress in students and staff at a large urban university and this effect persists for at least 3 months after the completion of treatment.
- Acupuncture Related Practices
- Acupuncture Techniques