Acupuncture and Modern Medicine

Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine in the Modern Age: WFAS Sixth World Conference on Acupuncture

The Sixth World Federation of Acupuncture Moxibustion Societies (WFAS) Academic Conference on Acupuncture was organized at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre in Australia, October 29–31, 2004. WFAS is the official nongovernmental organization advising the World Health Organization (WHO) on acupuncture, and has successfully held five World Academic Conferences on Acupuncture and 11 ...

Acupuncture in modern society.

For at least 2,500 years, acupuncture has been an integral part of traditional Chinese medicine. However, recently as more people in western countries are diagnosed with chronic disease poorly treated with modern medical therapies, many are turning to acupuncture and other forms of alternative medical treatments. Based on the theory of harmonious flowing qi being the basis of good health, acupu...

Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine

Chronic pain is one of the fastest growing health problems in the United States with an estimated one third of Americans suffering from pain at an annual cost of $80 billion to $100 billion (Eshkevari, 2003). It is also one of the most challenging conditions clinicians face and the most common reason patients seek alternative care. Acupuncture, of all alternative therapies, has considerable pot...

Modern Medicine and Some Modern Remedies

Acupuncture And Evidence-Based Medicine:

The current popularity of evidence-based medicine poses a challenge for acupuncture and other interactive therapies. This article explores the assumption of objectivity involved in gathering evidence, suggests that objectivity is an inappropriate standard for acupuncture, and concludes that where acupuncture and other interactive therapies are concerned, the objective/subjective dichotomy is pe...