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 [...]

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 [...]