Acupuncture
Stretching Found to Reduce Tumor Growth in Mice
NBC News Report Features Dr. Helene Langevin
In May 2018, researchers working on an study conducted at the Osher Center’s Connective Tissue Lab published “Stretching Reduces Tumor Growth in a Mouse Breast Cancer Model” in Scientific Reports. The principal investigator, Dr. Helene Langevin, has been featured in this NBC NECN report on the effects that stretching can have on tumors.
The “New Organ” in the News: Is It Real and What Does It Mean?
Helene Langevin Presents Grand Rounds (Harvard Osher Center)
Recent news has shown a buzzing wave of media activity surrounding the report of a “new organ” permeating the whole body that could be important for cancer spread. Dr. Langevin discussed these findings in the context of previous research on connective and interstitial tissues.
Dr. Helene Langevin: The Science of Stretch
Conversations That Matter
Stuart McNish interviewed Dr. Helene Langevin on Conversations That Matter to learn more about the science of stretch, and connective tissue, or fascia, as it’s also known.
How Connective Tissue Plays a Role in Acupuncture
AcuTalks Interviews Dr. Helene Langevin
AcuTalks recently had the opportunity to interview Dr. Helene Langevin, Harvard Osher Center Director, on her Connective Tissue Lab’s research studying how connective tissue plays a role in the mechanisms of acupuncture. The lab’s interest in acupuncture accompanies their overarching mission, to study the role of connective tissue in chronic pain.
Neuroimaging Outcomes in CTS Treated by Acupuncture – IM Grand Rounds/Research
Title: “Are physiological outcomes better than psychological outcomes to differentiate real and sham acupuncture? A carpal tunnel syndrome neuroimaging study.”
Presenter: Vitaly Napadow, PhD, LAc
Acupuncture for Trigeminal Paresthesia in Adolescence
Clinical Case Presentation: “Wild is the wind”: Acupuncture treatment for spontaneous trigeminal paresthesia in an adolescent girl treated in a safety net hospital teaching clinic. Presenting Institution: NESA (New England School of Acupuncture) at MCPHS.
‘The Evolution of Chiropractic Research: From Mechanisms of Sublaxation to Comparative Cost-Effectiveness.’
Integrative Medicine Research Seminar
Presenter: Matthew Kowalski, DC, DABCO
Licensed Chiropractor, The Osher Clinical Center for Integrative
Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital; President of the New
England Spine Institute.
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East Meets West: Acupuncture and Beyond For All Ages
Dr. Sanjay Reddy, MD, FACP, Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at UCSF, provides a brief introduction to acupuncture. He explores the “eastern” concepts of health and gives an overview of the applications of acupuncture to pain. He also looks at herbal supplements, exercise, mediation and other ways to help manage pain.
Therapies and Conventional Care for Prostate Cancer
Integrative Medicine Grand Rounds, Osher Clinical Center
Acupuncture and Supportive Care, A Care of High-Risk Prostate Cancer
Presenters: Weidong Lu, MB, MPH, PhD, Emily E Biever, MS, RD, LDN, Sharon Bober, PhD, Douglas Brandoff, MD, Nancy Campbell, MS
Acupuncture for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Integrative Medicine Grand Rounds, Osher Clinical Center
51 y.o. female suffering from carpel tunnel syndrome: Acupuncture as an evidence-based clinical option.
Presenters: Vitaly Napadow, PhD, Li.AC Steve Cina, Li.AC Joseph Audette, MA, MD
Benefits of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Breast Cancer Care
Beverly Burns, a practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine at UCSF, looks at the benefits of integrative therapies for breast cancer. She examines the best uses of acupuncture and traditional herbal medicines in caring for patients undergoing treatment for breast cancer.
Traditional Chinese Medicine – Acupuncture, Meridians, and Chi
Nearly half the US populations turns to complementary, alternative and integrative practices to maintain or improve their health. Beverly Burns of UCSF’s Osher Center for Integrative Medicine explores traditional Chinese medicine including acupuncture, meridians and chi.