Development of Acupuncture Pain Management in Clinical Care & Research in the US

Course overview

Acupuncture, a non-pharmacological intervention, has been widely used and shows effectiveness for pain management. Professor Lao will discuss the development of acupuncture in the USA based on his 30 years of experience in clinical and basic science research. -Background of acupuncture and pain -Acupuncture development in the USA; Introducing acupuncture clinical trials -Introducing mechanisms of action of acupuncture in pain management -Discuss challenges in acupuncture research methodologies Dr. Lixing Lao, Ph.D., MB, L.Ac. is a Professor and President, at Virginia University of Integrative Medicine (VUIM), Vienna, Virginia. Has over 300 peer-reviewed scientific papers and 19 book chapters or books on acupuncture and is the Editor-in-Chief in the Journal of Integrative Medicine (JIM).