OM5418 Acupuncture Therapeutics 5
This course begins with a brief survey of Western biomedical information. Integrated acupuncture and East Asian medicine diagnostic and treatment procedures are covered including acupuncture and adjunctive techniques, medical nutrition and dietary counseling, exercise therapy and lifestyle counseling, and self-care recommendations. There is an overall emphasis on classical applications as they relate to therapeutics. Students learn to treat disorders of the cardiovascular system and common psychiatric disorders.