Analyzing PTSD

Course overview

Post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, is a complex mental health disorder that affects a person's daily life after a stressful or traumatic experience. In this acupuncture continuing education course, the practitioner can expect to learn about the Western and Chinese medicine perspectives of PTSD. Explore how Chinese medicine can be used to help with PTSD symptoms, and understand how they manifest in the body by utilizing the five elements, the Shu points, auricular acupuncture points, and ancillary techniques. Additional pertinent topics to be discussed include the endocrine system, limbic system, hormones, and much more.