SUMMER 2014 www.pacificcollege.edu See Inside For More Details 2014 ince 1987, Pacific Symposium has served as an interactive environment for brilliant minds of the East Asian medical profession to come together S and study. A renowned conference with worldwide recognition, this an- nual event unites acupuncturists, massage therapists, students, nurses, medi- cal doctors, and professors by opening the gates to the exchange of industry information. Set in a beautiful retreat setting at the Catamaran Resort and Spa in San Diego, California, Pacific Symposium not only promises a vacation envi- ronment, but guarantees cutting edge speakers at the forefront of the integra- tive health community. At this year’s conference, a number of experts including regulars, Giovanni Maciocia, Kiiko Matsumoto, Janet Zand, Jake Fratkin, Arya Nielsen, Lillian Bridges, and newcomers, Jill Blakeway, East Haradin, and Ken Koles will present seminars and lead interactive workshops covering a myriad of timely Oriental medicine topics. With such an impressive lineup of speakers, there will be something to satisfy everyone’s interests. The conference’s key- note speakers, Drs. George Pratt and Peter Lambrou will present a synthesis of acupuncture energetics and contemporary psychology to address phobias and inhibitions that are limiting your patients’ health and happiness. OM Are You The Marrying INSIDE THIS ISSUE.... PAID PRSRT STD PRSRT U.S. POSTAGE Bolingbrook, IL PERMIT NO.932 3 Treating Low Stomach Acid Kind of Acupuncturist? 4 PCOM Receives Approval from WASC to Offer FPD By PETER LAMBROU, PhD and GEORGE PRATT, PhD 4 Pacific College of Oriental Medicine Obtains Grant Funding hat is a marriage? Two to boost the effects of psychological from the National Institute people joining together interventions. of Health (NIH) W to be more than either 5 PCOM New York Bachelor one alone. Of course, that’s just one THREE MAIN WAVES IN of Science in Nursing aspect of a marriage. In addition to PSYCHOLOGY Program Advances to the union of two people, we use the Clinical psychology is primarily Candidacy for ACEN term “marriage” to describe other focused on understanding and treat- Accreditation types of joining, such as a marriage ing patterns of thought, emotions, 5 Alumni Award 2014 of form and function, marriage of and behaviors that are either mal- 6 Combining Aromatherapy words and art, or the provocative adaptive or limiting a person’s life. with Acupuncture: It William Blake title of The Marriage Over more than a century, the field Makes Science and Scents of Heaven and Hell. This article dis- of psychology has experienced the 6 The Science of Acupunc- cusses the marriage of acupuncture flow and ebb of different approaches ture Safety: Risks, Harms, and psychology. to helping people overcome prob- and Ancient Goodness A relatively new branch of psy- lems in those areas. There have Using the Gall Bladder chology has emerged in the past been three main evolutions in the 7 Divergent Channel to Calm few decades, generically known as field of psychology as well as many an Irritated Vagus Nerve Energy Psychology. This specific subsets and offshoots, but below is psychology utilizes some of the un- a brief description of the three great 8 Using Classical Thinking from the Shang Han derstandings and principles of acu- movements. Lun to Treat Fever puncture married to some concepts and processes of psychology. As WHAT IS PSYCHOANALYSIS? 9 Push-Hands and the psychologists and authors of this ar- Psychoanalysis, one of the earli- Root of Healing ticle, we are certainly limited in our est forms of psychotherapy, aims 10 Sensory Processing understanding and application of the to bring basic human drives into Disorder in the Pediatric processes and nuances of acupunc- conscious awareness and to resolve Acupuncture Clinic ture, yet sufficiently versed in psy- conflicts between conscious and 11 Feng Shui and Chinese chological processes to utilize certain Medicine aspects of acupoints and meridians continued on page 28 7445 Mission Valley Rd., Suite 105 Rd., Valley 7445 Mission 92108 CA San Diego, www.PacificCollege.edu 800-729-0941 Chinese Herbal Products You Can Trust AT KAN, QUALITY IS A WAY OF LIFE Scientific Assurance All Kan proprietary products are manufactured and tested exclusively in the United States, following current Good Manufacturing Practices. 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In addition to specific stom- lose its flexibility and hardens as a • Stomach-11 (if painful, release Ren4-6 line; Ren-9 pulsing along ach complaints, intestinal problems result. The hardening of the stom- with two ear points mentioned with Spleen-20 pressure pain on the such as irritable bowel syndrome ach lining is uncomfortable. You above) left side; both adrenal reflexes; and could also accompany these patterns. may find that patients who have this • Immune points lung/immune reflexes. The most Kiiko Matsumoto Style (KMS) problem present in your clinic with • Stomach-36 area sensitive reflex at the time of exami- acupuncture identifies the most com- poor posture. Slouching provides nation was Ren12 and the general mon reflex pattern in these cases as some relief since trying to straight- area between Ren12 and Stomach-21 having pressure pain on the follow- en out a tight, hardened stomach on the left side. Stomach-11 on the ing reflexes: doesn’t feel good for them. left was more sensitive than the This is commonly observed in right side. elderly patients. They not only have Gently pressing on left Stom- poor posture, they also have the fol- ach-11 while reexamining Ren12 lowing abdominal finding. (See Fig. 1) produced some change, therefore Rugae hardening over time can suggesting that the rest of the above be a bidirectional issue. The harden- mentioned “low stomach acid treat- ing of the rugae leads to poor pos- ment” might be worth testing. ture and poor posture squeezes the Palpating and then needling the rugae, causing it to harden. Regard- ear points (TW and ST) reduced less of the etiology, it leads to insuf- pressure pain on Stomach-11 and ficient HCl production which can allowed this point to be used. Nee- result in the following conditions: dling Stomach-11 along with Master • Poor digestion of protein (which Nagano’s immune points further leads to indigestion, which is of- reduced pressure pain on Ren12 ten wrongly medicated with ant- WHEN TO CONSIDER THIS reflex. Adding a point in the area of acid medication) TREATMENT Stomach-36 on the left side cleared • Poor absorption of minerals and The presenting symptoms for the remaining pain on Ren12 and B12 vitamins this pattern are not limited to the reduced the patient’s pain from 7/10 • Poor protection against food stomach and, therefore, can be over- level to about 1/10. At this point poisoning, H. pylori bacteria, looked. Abdominal palpation and the rest of the positive abdominal • Stomach-11 – most commonly parasites and infections (includ- pressure pain on Ren12, left Stom- reflexes were re-examined and the found on the left side ing Small Intestine Bacteria Over- ach-21, and left Stomach-11 are good only remaining pressure pain was • Ren-12 growth SIBO) indicators that this treatment may be on the left adrenal reflex at the Kid- • Stomach-21 – most commonly • Weakened immune defense (80% appropriate for the patient. ney-16 area. Adding Kidney-7 and found on the left side of immunity comes from the Kidney-27 on the left reduced the intestines) CASE EXAMPLE adrenal reflex and reduced the pa- An interesting aspect of this A 16-year old patient presented tient’s symptomatic presentation a pattern is the fact that it occurs in Numerous symptoms can arise as with constant pain on the abdomen, little bit more. OM patients with insufficient, not exces- a result. These are not limited to the which had persisted for many years sive, acid production - specifically, digestive track and can include symp- and increasingly got worse.