New Acupuncture Research Coauthored by Dr. Tanaka A study entitled “Is there any difference in human pupillary reaction to acupuncture between light- and dark-adaptive conditions? ” was published in the Journal Acupuncture in Medicine of BMJ Publications in March 2012. This is the series of the third research paper evaluating effects of acupuncture stimulation on [...]

Dr. Tanaka Has Co-Authored a Textbook of Massage Therapy The textbook was originally published in Japan in 2006. Since then this textbook has been widely used as one of the main texts in registered massage and shiatsu schools in Japan. This book has been also translated into other languages to be published in countries such [...]

  New Moxibustion Research Coauthored by Dr. Tanaka A study entitled “Is there a difference between the effects of one-point and three-point indirect moxibustion stimulation on skin temperature changes of the posterior trunk surface?” has been published in the Journal Acupuncture in Medicine of BMJ Publications in January 2012 [1]. This moxibustion study was part [...]

  Dr. Tanaka Presented His Paper at Japan Society of Oriental Medicine Meeting in Sapporo, Japan, in June 2011.[1] His speech on Traditional East Asian Diagnostics was well received by its audience consisting of medical doctors, pharmacists and Oriental medicine practitioners. New and Upcoming Publications In June, 2011, moxibustion research paper, co-Authored by Dr. Tanaka [...]

Dr. Tanaka Presented His Paper at The 7th World Congress of Chinese Medicine in the Netherlands The congress was held at the World Forum Convention Center in Hague on Oct 1-2nd. The theme was “The Clinical Practice and Scientific Research of Chinese Medicine”. Treatment of infertility and Anti-Aging were among the main topics discussed in [...]

The study entitled “Is There Any Difference in Human Pupillary Reaction When Different Acupuncture Points are Stimulated?” has been published in the March 2010 issue of Acupuncture in Medicine (BMJ Publications). The study evaluated the effect of different acupuncture points by measuring the changes in participants’ pupil size using infrared pupillography. The study’s findings contributed [...]

Did you know? Joanna Rogowska, RMT has been an established registered massage therapist at the Pacific Wellness for 10 years. Following the completion of the initial Shiatsu certification course in 2005 and certified reflexology in 2007, she entered the shiatsu diploma program at the Shiatsu Academy of Tokyo to advance her skill and master the [...]

This newly published textbook, Fundamental Workbook of Clinical Acupuncture and Moxibustion (Ishiyaku Publishers, Tokyo, 2009), is the finished product of a collaboration among acupuncture and Oriental medicine universities in Japan. It contains standardized procedures for safe and effective acupuncture treatment. The last chapter is devoted to a discussion on acupuncture mechanisms and scientific evidence. Standardized [...]

New CD Release! Breathing for Relaxation by Dr. Tanaka We are pleased to inform you that a new CD designed by Dr. Tanaka has just been released. The CD, Breathing for Relaxation, contains voice cues to establish ideal breathing rhythms, as well as nature sounds and relaxing music by acclaimed Canadian musician George Koller. Just [...]

Acupuncture works better than drugs like aspirin to reduce the severity and frequency of chronic headaches, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.A review of studies involving nearly 4,000 patients with migraine, tension headache and other forms of chronic headache showed that that 62 percent of the acupuncture patients reported headache relief compared to 45 percent of [...]