On Friday the 28th, I got the chance to visit the Loudoun Acupuncture Clinic located in Lansdowne, VA. Initially, I wanted to visit the Daoism temple in New York for this interesting assignment. However, I didn’t have the time nor the resources to make that trip. However, I enjoyed my trip to the clinic a lot as I got to learn a lot about Acupuncture in relation to Daoism. The clinic is operated by the Tareq Abedin. After my discussion with Mr. Abedin, I found out that he obtained his medical degrees from Cornell University and College of Virginia. He received his acupuncture certification from Harvard Medical School. He went on to tell me that he practiced an array of acupuncture styles including traditional Chinese as well as Japanese. After …show more content…
Abdein was saying about acupuncture. That was the case due to the fact that I didn’t have much knowledge regarding the subject. However, after I expressed that I didn’t know much about the topic, he started to talk about the origins of acupuncture. He stated that Daoists are very interested in nature and being fully absorbed in it at most times. From the Daoist perspective, it is ideal to retreat into nature and to spend all your days observing nature being completely absorbed by it. Acupuncture is one of the practical applications that came out of Daoism. He went on to tell me that acupuncture is utilized as a tool to create harmony between the human body and nature. He also stated that beams of energy can be blocked from flowing in and out of the body due to tension or other medical conditions. He said the application of acupuncture which involves the uses of thin needles can open the energy passages so energy can flow in and out of the body to make one feel harmonious with nature. He went on to ask me the question, “Do you feel one with nature?” The enlightening discussion and the rhetorical question made me consider coming in for acupuncture services due to …show more content…
This clinic had these signs throughout the clinic. The rooms where the services were performed had multiples of the yin-yang and the head and tail symbol. The Yin-Yang symbol features two circles divided in two parts – one primarily white and the other primarily black. Inside each half, consists a tiny circle with the color from the opposite half. It highlights that forces of opposition are complementary and interconnected. It points to the idea that one can’t exist without the other. Another essential symbol I identified during my visit at the clinic was the heads and tails symbol which featured the same black and white colorway that was in the Yin-Yang symbol and it represented the same meaning as the Yin-Yang symbol. The doctor expressed the significance of these symbols by stating the importance the opposite
This book addresses one of the common characteristics, and challenges, of health care today: the need to achieve a working knowledge of as many cultures as possible in health care. The Hmong population of Merced, California addresses the collision between Western medicine and holistic healing traditions of the Hmong immigrants, which plays out a common dilemma in western medical centers: the need to integrate modern western medicinal remedies with aspects of cultural that are good for the well-being of the patient, and the belief of the patient’s ability to recuperate. What we see is a clash, or lack of integration in the example of the story thereof. Lia, a Hmong child with a rare form of epilepsy, must enter the western hospital instead of the Laotian forest. In the forest she would seek out herbs to remedy the problems that beset her, but in the west she is forced to enter the western medical hospital without access to those remedies, which provided not only physical but spiritual comfort to those members of the Hmong culture. The herbs that are supposed to fix her spirit in the forest are not available in the western hospital. The Merced County hospital system clashes with Hmong animist traditions.
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In a previous paper I explored how new generations of Western doctors are more focused on treating the disease, rather than the patient as a whole. If doctors spent extra time with each patient to treat their spiritual well-being, as well as their physical ailments, they could create a new dynamic in the way medicine is practiced. In this paper I will discuss why arts from Eastern mysticism should be incorporated into Western medicine practices, as well as a few ways they may be incorporated.
and ‘no’, or ‘good’ and ‘bad’ side. Like the Chinese Yin and Yang sign, abortion
Chronic lower back pain is a major health disorder in the world today (Mendelson, Selwood, Kranz, Loh, Kidson, Scott, 1983). It can cause many physical, mental, and emotional problems on the victim (Mendelson, Selwood, Kranz, Loh, Kidson, Scott, 1983). Many people find their work so unbearably painful that they often have to stay home. Others experience depression, inactivity, and social isolation (Kaplan, Sallis, Patterson). Treatments range from the conventional methods such as medication and surgery to the alternative or unconventional methods such as acupuncture. However, only a small percentage of low back pain patients have the type of condition for which surgery can be used so acupuncture is becoming more popular (Lehmann, Russell, Spratt, 1983).
The philosophy and practice is composed of many different systems of traditional medicine, which are all influenced by prevailing conditions, environment, and geographic area within, where it first evolved into WHO (2005). Although it is a common
For many centuries, humanity has been on an eternal quest for cures and treatments for many chronic conditions. At the present time, conventional medicine is mostly performed by doctors and other health care professionals, with the extensive use of pharmaceutical drugs, surgery or radiation treatments for disease treatment. Conversely, even though not as popular, complementary and alternative medicine and treatment options are slowly gaining popularity and becoming an addition to traditional medicine.
It is important to consider that the Hmong had their own way of spiritual beliefs and religious healing practices. However, after the community decided to exclude Lia from the applications and advantages of modern medicine, the condition of the young girl worsened (Parish, 2004, p. 131). It was not at all wrong to humanize medicine, but apparently, as a multi-cultural community, the Hmong people became too ignorant and indignant over the applications and benefits of modern medicine applications. Staying firm over their religious affiliations and conduct, the maximum effect of healing became misaligned and ineffective. This was the misunderstanding that should be cleared in the story. There would have been probable results if the Hmong community chose to collaborate with the modern society without needing to disregard or compromise their own values and religious affiliations and
This case involved a 53 year old man who sustained a significant tear of his rotator cuff while playing baseball. He underwent surgical repair and was given a referral for physical therapy. The referral was to begin passive ROM 3 times per week for 2 weeks then initiate a supervised home program of active exercise for 2 weeks, and elastic resistance exercises for internal and external rotation every other day for a month. 2 weeks after surgery, he had his first PT visit in a sports medicine clinic that was managed by an athletic trainer (ATC).”
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Western medicine has recently discovered the powerful affects of meditation, by allowing doctors to treat the body and the mind. In reality, the mind is a very misunderstood and unexplored region of the human existence. Modern science knows more about the composition of the earth than it does about the mechanics of the human brain. Yet, meditation thwarts all notions of modern medicine with its shocking ability to to take obscure visualizations and create physical responses in the body. Mahayana Buddhism, found mainly in the autonomous region of Tibet, has become the main reference and standard for meditation practices in the west. Tibetans have used meditation for centuries as treatment for illness, and now, modern medicine of the western world is just beginning to reap the benefits of this unique and unconventional treatment for a variety of physical and mental ailments. Once a practice reserved strictly for Buddhist monks, meditation has become a worldwide phenomenon. Simply enter “Buddhist meditation” into the any Inter...
If I had never been injured, I wouldn 't have found acupuncture. It seems to me that a lot of people that I 've talked to in holistic healthcare have incidents paralleling my own that influenced their decision to become healers. There was a common theme within my former occupation; there was no question about if a person was going to have a major injury, the uncertainty was when and how bad it was going to be. Seldom did I consider how to apply being injured as a motivation to change my direction if life. For the last 20 years I 've been put myself in roles where I have the responsibility of helping people on a daily basis, it gives me a scene of purpose on which I thrive. In December 2014 I retired from the military after 24 honorable years
Ancient roots of acupuncture can be traced back to archeology five thousand years ago. Its written existence has been around for about two thousand five hundred years (Dr. Michael). Acupuncture was discovered during the Chinese Empire in the Yuan dynasty which lasted from 1264 to 1368 CE (Felt). Statues of acupuncture were made during this time period and served as the base of date for the oriental medicine.
Over the years, Western medicine has progressed significantly and proven effective in treating numerous illnesses such as cancer. In Western medicine, conventional cancer treatments generally include chemotherapy, radiation therapy, targeted therapy and surgery. However, conventional cancer treatments can induce side effects such as chronic pain, vomiting, nausea, fatigue, dry mouth and many others, which are often manageable by medications. But when these side effects fail to respond to drug treatments, acupuncture can be an attractive option as a complementary therapy to improve the quality of life of cancer patients.
.... Chinese practitioners diagnose their patient’s illness by means of patterns of disharmony within the body. Acupuncture was the medical system that was created from the worldview of Qi. To maintain and restore health, the ancient Chinese worked with the Qi of the body. Acupuncture is a Chinese form of holistic healing which seeks to regain the balance and restore harmony within the individual. Chinese Medicine, as created by the Taoists, focuses on Qi which is said to be the energy that creates and sustains life. Qi is the most important energy within the human. Taoists believe Qi is like the heart that pumps the blood in the body as this indicates the importance and significance of Qi. Qi is an important concept in Taoism and Confucianism even though Taoists came up with the concept. Acupuncture, however, is present in both Confucianism and Taoism respectively.