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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 art […]

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 like the […]

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 […]

Dr. Tanaka made two overseas trips during the last two months and presented his research papers at international conferences.From October 10th to 12th, 2008, Dr. Tanaka was in Budapest, Hungary for the ICMART XIII World Congress 2008: Medical Acupuncture - Science and Techniques Bridge between East-West. During the conference, he presented his research entitled, “Potentiating […]

Tim H. Tanaka, Ph.D., D.Ac, RMT, RNCP, BCIAC
Currently, each acupuncturist in North America may locate the same acupuncture points differently, depending on how and where they have been trained. The issue of these point discrepancies may be somewhat of a surprise not only for consumers but also for many acupuncturists and students. The “acupuncture point”, […]

Besides treating many patients and also conducting research here at The Pacific Wellness Institute, our director, Dr. Tanaka has been actively participating in various research projects in other institutes and universities. Recently, a couple of those studies have appeared in peer-reviewed medical journals. A study1, conducted at Tsukuba University of Technology, investigated the […]

Dr Tanaka was in Japan for the 57th Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibusion meeting, held at the Kyoto International Conference Center in Japan May 30- June 1, 2008. At the conference, Dr. Tanaka co-chaired the scientific session on the autonomic nervous system, where selected researchers and educators in the field presented their latest research. […]

More than 1500 acupuncturists, doctors, and students from nearly 30 countries gathered in Beijing, China, Oct 20-22, 2007, for the 20th Year Anniversary WFAS International Acupuncture Congress, co-sponsored by the World Health Organization. During the Academic Forum - Special Acupuncture/TCM Therapies, Dr. Tanaka delivered a speech entitled, Fertility Difficulties Treated By Acupuncture: Analysis of 76 […]