The practice of oriental medicine, or Acupuncture as it is known in the West, has a long and dynamic history which began to take form nearly 5000 years ago. Oriental medicine incorporates a variety of interrelated and highly effective modalities into a medical system which treats each individual as a whole entity, rather than simply treating [...]

Doctors of Oriental Medicine (O.M.D.) have a different attitude towards their patients than those in the West. It is as if they “feel guilty” or “responsible” for their patients’ well-being. In long-ago times in many small villages in the Orient, there would often be only one doctor for miles around. His job was to keep [...]

The first of its kind “Patients’ Own Words” research project tells us what acupuncture users nationwide think of their treatment. Do they get what they came for? What do they think of their practitioners, the cost, and more? The results are in: In a nationwide survey of acupuncture patients: 91.5% reported “disappearance” or “improvement” of [...]