The Science, Theory & Application of Acupuncture & East Asian Medicine

This course engages students in any program, any year, and on any campus, with the fundamental principles of Acupuncture and East Asian Medicine (EAM). Students learn both conventional, research-based mechanisms of action, as well as the EAM perspectives of how and why acupuncture affects change in the body. Students receive a brief overview of the history and foundations of EAM, and the theoretical principles surrounding 8-Principle, 5-Element, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), and other popular treatment approaches. Students learn about the acupuncture meridians (aka channels), acupuncture points, and pulse and tongue diagnosis. Students will observe acupuncture treatments in the clinical setting. Treatments will be conducted by the professor on a real patient. Patients have given formal consent to video recording of treatments. Students will abide by HIPAA Privacy standards. Treatment demonstrations include but are not limited to needling, explanation of needling techniques, and the use of moxibustion, cupping, guasha, and tuina when appropriate. Students learn how to interact with acupuncturists, professionally, and within the context of interprofessional education and internal medicine. Students also learn about the laws governing the practice of acupuncture in the United States. This course is not comprehensive of the full body of knowledge students must undergo to become or identify as a “licensed acupuncturist (LAc)” or use acupuncture needles in a clinical setting.

16 hours
10 Hours Video + 6 Hours Reading

16 Hours
CEU/PDA

Acupuncture

Acupuncture involves the insertion of very thin needles through your skin at strategic points on your body. Acupuncture is commonly used to treat pain,  insomnia, women’s health matters, allergies, and a whole host of mental and emotional concerns. Acupuncture balances the flow of life energy or “qi” (pronounced “chi”), which flows through pathways (meridians) in the body. By inserting needles into specific points along the meridians, practitioners facilitate the correction of energetic flow and balance in the body. In contrast, many Western practitioners view the acupuncture points as places to stimulate nerves, muscles and connective tissue. Regardless of your school of thought, the biochemical mechanisms involved in acupuncture harness the power of your body’s own natural ability to regulate and therefore restore balance in body, mind, and spirit.

What’s included in this online course?

A step-by-step guide

Janene’s clinical examples and fun exercises will help you easily digest what may otherwise seem like mysterious and esoteric concepts.

Study at your own pace

You can enroll in this course whenever you want, and study at your own time and pace. You have lifetime access to this course.

Unique learning experience

You learn by watching videos, participating in diagnostic activities, including a pulse meditation. Quiz yourself with end of section quizzes, and test your retention with an end-of-course exam. 

Janene Borandi

Janene Borandi is a licensed acupuncturist (LAc) and Doctor of Acupuncture (DAc). She has been treating patients for a variety of conditions since 2014, most notably at the VA Medical Center in Washington, DC, where she worked with the War-Related Illness and Injury Study Center. She taught first and second year medical students about the fundamentals of East Asian Medicine, and is grateful to be part of the vibrant and talented Five Seasons Learning community.

NCCAOM Participant Attestation

Course Participant Attestation

I understand that the information in this course presented by the Provider and/or Instructor(s) is for educational purposes only and should only be applied with appropriate clinical judgment and used by a trained and licensed practitioner.

Governmental laws and regulations vary from region to region and the contents of this course vary in permissible usage. The participant is required to check their local, state, and federal laws and regulations regarding the practice requirements and scope of practice issues and the use of the information of this course including, but not limited to, theory, herbal medicine, and acupuncture. I acknowledge that NCCAOM does not endorse any specific treatment regimens of any kind. Furthermore, if I use any modalities or treatments taught in this course, I agree to waive, release, indemnify, discharge, and covenant not to sue NCCAOM from and against any liability, claims, demands, or causes of action whatsoever, arising out of any injury, loss, or damage that a person may sustain related to the use of the information in this course. I understand that this Release is governed by the laws of District of Columbia, U.S.A. and shall survive the termination or expiration of this course.

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