Acupuncture & Massage Blog

Congratulations to the Acupuncture & Massage College students who participated in the Chinese New Year celebration held at Miami Dade College Kendall campus last Sunday!
Acupuncture & Massage College students who participated in this event included: Loren Browne, Yanely de Armas, Dionne Ambert, Angel Collins, Jennifer Broadwell, Tammy Anderson, Michelle Daniels, Luis Sanchez, Carmen Garcia, and [...]

Each year, hundreds of people attempt to stop smoking with hypnosis, nicotine replacement and prescription medications. Acupuncture is a drug-free way to stop smoking and stay nicotine free.
Acupuncture stimulates natural endorphin release, which reduces nicotine cravings and detoxifies the body. Acupuncture treats many of the symptoms people experience when quitting smoking, including:
• irritability
• sleep disturbances
• concentration difficulties
• restlessness
• headaches
• fatigue
• increased appetite
• weight [...]

Female veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are less likely to complain about painful health conditions than male veterans, according to a new study.
Findings of the study of more than 91,000 veterans indicate that 43 percent of veterans reported some type of health complaint over one year. Of those, 44 percent of men reported [...]

The path from enrollment to graduation can be extremely challenging for college students diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Students with ADHD may have difficulties with assignments, reading comprehension, note-taking, tests, and time management, which can result in poor organization, academic underachievement and procrastination. Students with ADHD may also experience distractibility and difficulty focusing.
Teen and adult students [...]

For individuals who have lost weight and want to avoid weight regain, less TV watching, reducing intake of high-fat foods and increasing exercise may aid in maintaining a healthy weight, according to a new Annals of Behavioral Medicine study.
More physically active people who have lost weight manage to keep the weight off and control their [...]

Frozen shoulder results from the inflammatory process that causes the shoulder joint capsule to contract and thicken. Frozen shoulder, or adhesive capsulitis, often includes a variety of conditions that cause pain and limit the range of motion of the shoulder joint and arm.
Occurring mainly in middle-aged people with prior shoulder injuries, frozen shoulder is [...]

Chinese herbal medicine can aid in the prevention of developing diabetes by treating pre-diabetes, or impaired glucose tolerance.
Individuals with impaired glucose tolerance are more at risk of developing diabetes, which may be prevented through lifestyle changes, medication and holistic therapies. Chinese herbal medicine formulas have been used often for this purpose.
Those with pre-diabetes have higher [...]

One of the primary clinical specialties in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), gynecology is significant in curative effect and therapeutic methods. Developed and utilized over a 3,000-year time span, gynecological practice in Chinese medicine is an ancient healing system that has proven to be effective and safe with virtually no adverse side effects.
Within TCM, gynecological [...]

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Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is one of the fastest growing health care professions in the United States today. Acupuncture & Massage College’s Oriental Medicine program trains students to practice as primary and integrative health care practitioners.
Presently, the master’s degree is the entry-level standard for professional practice in the U.S. A master’s degree is available in [...]