Acupuncture Continuing Education News

HealthCMi airs a live acupuncture CEU webinar on headache and depression relief, featuring acupuncture points proven effective in modern research. This live event is on Sunday, February 25 at 10 am Pacific Time. Participants receive full in-person acupuncture CEU credit in this online webinar. This acupuncture continuing education course is state, national, and international board approved. Explore special acupuncture points and the modern research

Acupuncture alleviates pain and motor dysfunction of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). Researchers tested two approaches to clinical care with acupuncture. A combination of manual acupuncture plus electroacupuncture produced optimal outcomes. [1]

Acupuncture is effective for the treatment of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) accompanied by gastrointestinal dysfunction. A clinical trial conducted by researchers at Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine involving 100 AECOPD cases compared the effectiveness of enhanced pharmaceutical care with electroacupuncture plus drug therapy. The results of the clinical trial revealed superior patient outcomes with electroacupuncture. [1]

Prof. Richard Liao, L.Ac. has launched an acupuncture continuing education course featuring all governing vessel (du mai) acupuncture points. The course features every governing vessel acupoint, its pathways, meeting points, and more. This course also features modern research showing the efficacy of specific governing vessel acupoints for the treatment of migraines, asthma, pneumonia, lumbar disc herniations, and more.

Acupuncture and herbal medicine benefit patients with post-stroke aphasia. Researchers determined that patients receiving acupuncture and physical therapy combined with herbal medicine have an 11.57% increase in total efficaciousness over patients receiving only acupuncture and physical therapy. Acupuncture plus physical therapy resulted in an 86.05% total effective rate and acupuncture plus physical therapy combined with herbal medicine prodiuced a 97.62% total effective rate. [1]

HealthCMi presents a live acupuncture CEU webinar for the treatment of anxiety, hypertension, and shen-spirit acupoints on Sunday, February 11 at 10am Pacific Time. Explore acupuncture points supported by modern research that effectively regulate and lower blood pressure. A special section of the acupuncture continuing education webinar addresses shen-spirit points that benefit the seven emotions. Modern research showing acupuncture and Chinese medicine benefitting patients

Acupuncture is an effective treatment modality for headaches due to cervical spine and soft tissue disorders. Today, we cover a variety of research showing acupoints used across multiple clinics that demonstrate results in modern research. We start with both ancient writings and modern electroacupuncture to examine the overall effectiveness of acupuncture for this condition.