Hello everyone, I hope you are all doing well. It’s been awhile since my last update, and its been a bit of a wild and crazy time for many! An interesting day for me was Election Day, which also happened to be the day I started work in a new way in Portland, so I’ll…
Hi everyone, I hope you are all well! It’s been a year now since my family’s move to Portland, and a few months since the last newsletter from the Center for Chinese Medicine. 2016 has been the ‘Fire Monkey’ year in the Traditional Chinese Calendar. Not only that, but the Fire Monkey month (7th moon)…
huge news for acceptance of acupuncture by Oregon – realization that opiates aren’t doing it: “starting next month, Oregon’s Medicaid program will provide acupuncture, chiropractic and osteopathic manipulation, and cognitive behavioral therapy to patients with chronic back pain if such treatments are deemed appropriate after an initial evaluation. Patients with back pain may also include…
In the physiology of Traditional Chinese Medicine there is what is known as “Shen”. Shen is the light, the essence, the radiance, the atmosphere that makes up the ‘spirit’, that can be observed in the face and presence of a person. With ‘Healthy Shen’ we are observing a person who is happy, integrated, and no doubt healthy. In Chinese medical terms…