Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine Blog

Over 200 articles on women's health, fertility, pain management, and natural wellness from Portland acupuncturist Amy Chitwood Burslem, LAc.

Group Acupuncture at Portland's Spice Road Market

The Portland Spice Road Market is a wonderful space in north Portland who offer high quality spices, medicinal herbs, and teas. They also have an…

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TCM school

Photo by seventeenstars It's all over! I just finished my last NCCAOM (National Certificatoin Comission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine) board exam (finally!), and now…

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Acupuncture in the news: Cancer and hot flashes

Photo by : gomesmam On Monday, ABC news showed a video regarding the use of acupuncture, and praised the benefits! Watch the video here- there…

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Update on the Nepal Acupuncture Relief Project

My friends at the Acupuncture Relief Project begin working their way to Nepal next month, and open their clinic in November! They are now in…

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TCM Blog Findings

Study of Acupuncture by raindog61 Finding spare time is something that has been so precious to me these past three years of school, and now…

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Clinic Survival Guide

My friend and recent OCOM graduate Andrew Schlabach, LAc, just finished printing an amazing acupuncture reference book called the "Clinic Survival Guide." It's a complete…

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Class of 2008

Photo by clevercupcakes OCOM's class of 2008 graduates tomorrow! My classmates and I will officially graduate at 2pm on August 29th (which explains why I…

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TCM helping with Oregon weather

Photo by leojmelsrub A lot can be said about Oregon's weather. It sure seems to be the topic of a lot of conversations in the…

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TCM and athletics

Photo by Omsel A friend of mine found this article about athletes and Traditional Chinese Medicine - seemed appropriate with the Olympics happening right now.…

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Herbal Medicine: Rosemary (mi die xiang)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosemary In our external herbs class this week, taught by Bob Quinn, DAOM, we were re-introduced to a wonderful herb that's in most of our…

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Group Acupuncture for PTSD in Veterans

Photo by timely rains Over the course of this past year (and then some), three of my classmates and myself completed a unique senior research…

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Acupuncture Adventures: China and Nepal

With graduation around the corner, a lot of classmates, including myself, are in a state of happiness (3 years of school are over!) and excitement…

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National Acupuncture Detox Association (NADA)

From the NADA site NADA (National Acupuncture Detoxification Association) is: " a nonprofit association that conducts training and provides public education about the use of…

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AIDS Awareness- UNAIDS

Today is the beginning of a week long conference in Mexico for UNAIDS . UNAIDS is: "... t he Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS,…

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Working Class Acupuncture in the news again!

The Portland Mercury ran an article on finding inexpensive health care services in Portland, and intern Sarah Mirk wrote a section about Working Class Acupuncture…

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Interview with Anita Tadavarthy, MAcOM of Metis Clinics

Anita Tadavarthy, MAcOM, of Metis Clinics 1. What brought you to Portland ? My Nike job brought me to Portland. Previously, I had a career…

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Free acupuncture clinic in India

Anita Tadavarthy , MAcOM, a recent OCOM graduate, sponsored a free clinic (Metis Acupuncture) in Repalle, India this past year, and treated over 5,000 people…

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PanAfrican Acupuncture Project

I recently found out that my classmate Malaika Lumen is working with a great organization called the Pan African Acupuncture Project (PAAP) . The Project…

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Facial Acupuncture

REUTERS/Mike Cassese A classmate of mine just informed me about a recent online article about facial acupuncture. Check it out here ! Cosmetic acupuncture can…

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What Can TCM treat? Insect Bites

Photo by da100fotos Now that the sun has been out for at least a few weeks, flowers and fruits are at their full potential for…

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