By Brian Benjamin Carter, MSci, LAc
Hi Brian,I’m glad I found your website, your articles are very informative and easy to read. I’m currently considering a career in TCM. I have a few questions about it, that I hope you can answer if you have time: What do you NOT like about being a TCM practitioner? Do you ever feel over-stressed or burned out? What is your MBTI, and which type(s) do you feel is most suited for this career?
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Most acupuncturist databases don’t tell you much about the acupuncturist or their practice. Patients feel more comfortable if they know something about the practitioner before they make the first appointment. (more…)
Acupuncture is the main therapy I use on patients.
But it’s only one of Chinese medicine’s therapies. The others include a sophisticated system of herbal medicine, an acupressure-like massage style called tui na (twee nah), qi gong (exercises to increase vitality), and tai chi (a series of movements that conditions the body and calms the mind). Not to mention the whole preventive/balancing system of food cures, life habits, emotions, and exercise we can advise you about.
FOR RELEASE: April 2, 2003
On March 18th, 2003 the New Jersey Star Ledger reported how a high scoring New York Knicks player traveled out of his way to get acupuncture between games. According to the March 24, 2003 Washington Post, a Chinese ice-skater treated her sprained ankle with just ice and acupuncture. A March 17, 2003 London Times article chronicled the growing relationship between an Oriental Medicine school and a professional soccer team.
The 2003 NCAA Sweet Sixteen has been, as usual, marred by injuries. Keith Bogans’ ankle sprain, Brandin Knight’s chronic knee problems, T.J. Ford’s high ankle sprain, Halston Lane’s torn calf, and Hollis Price’s groin injury limited both their participation and performances in these important games. What might the competition have been like if some of the best players weren’t hindered by slow healing? (more…)