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 [...]

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 efficacy of [...]

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 [...]