Links to research and other tidbits I love. Enjoy!

C.SMA

Lovingly called the SMAC (like “smack”) program by many of those enrolled. For those interested in learning about the sports specific training I am currently enrolled in, check out the AcuSport Education website.

 
 

NYT

If you’re interested in what the New York Times has to say about acupuncture, check out this link to a collection of articles on acupuncture published in the New York Times online.

Evidence Based Acupuncture.

This site compiles a lot of acupuncture clinical research and is a good place to start for the curious types. The site also provides summaries based on conditions, i.e. acupuncture for pain or anxiety. Check out the Evidenced Based Acupuncture site for more.

 

The Body Keeps The Score

Once of the best books I’ve ever read on how trauma reshapes the brain as well as the body. A must read for any trauma-informed practitioners or persons interested in the effects of trauma on humans. Here’s a link to the book, The Body Keeps The Score.

Helene Langevin’s work

Helene Langevin is the director of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) and author of numerous research articles exploring the role of connective tissue in chronic musculoskeletal pain and the mechanisms of acupuncture, manual, and movement-based therapies. She’s someone I’m always following. Check out some of Helene Langevin’s work on the NIH site.

 

The NIH and Acupuncture

As per their mission statement, the mission of NCCIH is to determine, through rigorous scientific investigation, the fundamental science, usefulness, and safety of complementary and integrative health approaches and their roles in improving health and health care. See what research the NIH is coming out with regarding acupuncture.

Trauma-informed medicine

I work towards trauma-informed care, which places emphasis on understanding, respecting and appropriately responding to the effects of trauma on an individual. Its core principles include: safety and security; trustworthiness; cultural humility and responsiveness; compassion and dependability; collaboration, empowerment, choice; resiliency and recovery. For more information on this, check out the Acupuncturists Without Borders page.