Acupuncture as an Emergent Treatment Option in Mainstream Healthcare

Now that the evidence base has increased in size and quality, acupuncture has emerged as a practical or potentially effective therapy for many conditions. Medical consumers of this emergent evidence have incorporated acupuncture as a treatment option in healthcare for many health problems.

This TCM Talk will present data on these developments.

Accepting the Evidence: Acupuncture as an Emergent Treatment Option in Mainstream Healthcare

1 TCM Talk
20 Minutes 
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Course Overview

Now that the evidence base has increased in size and quality, acupuncture has emerged as a practical or potentially effective therapy for many conditions. Medical consumers of this emergent evidence have incorporated acupuncture as a treatment option in healthcare for many health problems.

This TCM Talk will present data on these developments.

This TCM.ac Talk has been produced from materials recorded at the ICCM Congress. The ICCM arranges a yearly outstanding international TCM gathering which is held in Tel Aviv during the Vernal Equinox, in March, every year.


Course Reviews:

Acupuncture stands at the forefron

Rated 5.0 out of 5
November 27, 2023

Very informative topic, which helps us , practitioners, to be more eager to improved our practice as acupuncturist. Acupuncture stands at the forefront of modern healthcare, its emergence driven by compelling evidence, offering a holistic and effective treatment option embraced within mainstream practices.

Roberto Diala

bolstered by evidence-backed efficacy and growing acceptance

Rated 5.0 out of 5
November 27, 2023

Recognizing accumulating scientific support, acupuncture emerges as a viable treatment within mainstream healthcare, bolstered by evidence-backed efficacy and growing acceptance

Roberto Diala

really clear overview

Rated 5.0 out of 5
January 9, 2020

really clear overview of types of research undertaken and where we can source it. Thank you for making it available. It would be fabulous to have an update with Stephen Birch’s online database for registry of publications showing positive evidence for acupuncture

Jess Birmingham
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About the Teacher

Dr. Stephen Birch PhD

Began studying acupuncture in 1980 with Tin Yau So and Ted Kaptchuk in Boston. He then worked with Kiiko Matsumoto and co-authored three books with her. In 1986 he began studying in Japan, first with Yoshio Manaka co-authoring his book for him. He then started studying Toyohari – Meridian Therapy in 1988 with Kodo Fukushima, Toshio Yanagishita, Akihiro Takai and many other Meridian Therapy teachers including Denmei Shudo. He has practiced Japanese acupuncture exclusively since 1982. Today he is the most senior Toyohari practitioner outside Japan and has taught in 20 programs in Europe. He also teaches Meridian Therapy, Manaka system, and Shonishin extensively around Europe and occasionally in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South America, and Israel. He started working in research in the late 1980s and completed his Ph.D. in 1997. He is actively involved in research on acupuncture along several scientific fronts and has tracked the scholarly literature on acupuncture for more than 30 years. He has written 8 books, dozens of scientific papers and dozens of clinical-scholarly papers. Although he’s a bit nerdy at times….he’s a pretty nice chap.

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