Rethinking PMS: A Practical Guide for Acupuncture Treatment

Course overview

This course reframes PMS as a nervous system sensitivity to normal hormonal shifts rather than a primary hormone imbalance. Participants review stress-axis activity, neurotransmitter regulation, prostaglandin influence, and autonomic balance during the luteal phase. Four clinical presentations - stress-, edema-, pain-, and fatigue-dominant - are defined. The course provides practical differentiation, point selection strategy, and cycle-based treatment planning for acupuncture practice.