An Introduction to the Systems Approach
There is a paradigm shift underway, from analytical thinking to systems thinking. In time, it will transform the way business is done.
A similar paradigm shift is badly needed in medicine. How long will it take, until medicine will be done from a systems point of view (like traditional acupuncture has been doing for 2200 years)

https://thorsteinnsiglaugsson.substack.com/p/an-introduction-to-the-systems-approach
#acupuncture #systems #paradigmshift

Elizabeth Day, who is currently in the middle of a book launch, kindly has taken the time to share this message in support of Acupuncture Awareness Week.
#acupuncture #tcm #healthbenefits #acupunctureawarenessweek2023

New data shows 70% of Brits prefer alternative therapy over painkillers. Sarah Major from The British Acupuncture Council explains why she feels acupuncture is a better alternative to ‘popping pills’.

#acupuncture #pain #bacc #alternativemedicine

The Broken Science Initiative is calling attention to the current state of modern science. It’s broken. It’s void of validation. Its deductivist approach stimulates results that cannot be replicated and its scientists are stuck in a publish or perish purgatory, finding “significance” at all costs.
https://brokenscience.org/

#science #brokenscience

https://www.459arw.afrc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3327117/459th-arw-military-and-family-readiness-office-supports-resiliency-with-acupunc/

#acupuncture #military #family #support #stress

Webinar on Acupuncture-cost-effectiveness - April 4, 19:30 pm (GMT +1).

The ETCMA Research Task Force will be holding an event webinar on the Cost Effectiveness of Acupuncture. Sign up here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd-HETk17HdvCoE6Szrl_UXp3cQpltPCGZyj9zM9Cegb_HB9w/viewform?usp=sf_link

Upon registration, the ZOOM codes will be sent to you.

#acupuncture #costeffective #etcma #researchtaskforce #webinar

Thank you Sandro Graca!

This paper summarizes the current status of acupuncture in the treatment of gynecological diseases and summarizes the progress of functional magnetic resonance imaging research related to acupuncture in the treatment of gynecological diseases in the past 10 years, mainly including the common types of gynecological diseases in acupuncture clinics, and the commonly used acupuncture points.
https://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000033268
#acupuncture #research #gynaecology #fmri

Doc Hay: A Chinese Herbalist Combating the 1918–1919 Influenza Pandemic in America
https://www.tcmworld.eu/news/doc-hay-a-chinese-herbalist-combating-the-19181919-influenza-pandemic-in-america-1024.html


#acupuncture #chinesemedicine #usa #influenza #pandemic