“Complementary and alternative medicine providers, such as practitioners of acupuncture and oriental medicine, chiropractors, direct-entry midwives and naturopathic physicians, are “generally unrecognized” by, but can fill a greater role in, the national healthcare landscape, according to a whitepaper generated by the Primary Care Project of the Academic Consortium for Complementary and Alternative Health Care.

“Even though significant numbers of people actively use these four licensed disciplines as their first choice for primary care, workforce analyses have not included the potential contributions of these disciplines,” Michael Goldstein, PhD, senior research scientist at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and whitepaper collaborator, said in a news release.

The authors of “Meeting the Nation’s Primary Care Needs: Current and Prospective Roles of Doctors of Chiropractic and Naturopathic Medicine, Practitioners of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, and Direct Entry Midwives” recommend policymakers learn about the “hidden dimension” of primary care and suggest doing so by:

•    Funding and engaging research on individuals who use CAM providers as their first choice for primary care.
•    Examining the contributions CAM providers make to patient satisfaction, quality of life and cost.”

This is a repost from https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-physician-relationships/report-alternative-medicine-providers-can-help-meet-nations-primary-care-needs.html

I recommend discontinuing using the term ‘oriental’ in regards to Chinese Medicine, Japanese medicine, or Korean medicine.I do not use the term ‘Oriental medicine’ in my practice, but since this is is a repost from another website, I have not made any changes.

I do practice primary care; which includes only ordering labs/imaging when it is medically necessary. And, discharging non-compliant patients.

This is informational content. You require an indepth evaluation by Dr. Pourhassani, DACM, which includes a review of your medical records.  She will establish based on the evaluation if she may be able to help you. You may be provided recommendations based on her scope of practice. 

Not everyone will be a good candidate to work with Dr. Pourhassani. She will only accept your case for an initial trial, which will require periodic re-evaluations, may include referrals, new recommendations.

We are not claiming you have a simple problem, you have an iatrogenic problem for which no appropriate solutions exist. Nor is it a concern for most physicians; discomfort from detoxing, tapering, and changing to new drugs is not perceived as a concern requiring an intervention.

Dr. Pourhassani understands you are suffering, and you need help to reduce the physical and psychological suffering due to tapering.  She has taken care of many who have suffered such painful consequences of pharmaceuticals.

PSA: Not all acupuncturists are educated to help with such conditions. Your medical records must be reviewed. The drugs you consume (RX’d,  OTC, street drugs) and supplements must be evaluated by the acupuncturist. You must be given a treatment plan (if they tell you, you can come anytime you want, they will not be able to help you.) If you do not follow treatment recommendations; you will fail.  You are not educated, or understand how this problem must be addressed. I see failures due to patients not taking acupuncture seriously, and acupuncturist held hostage by non-complaint patients.  In my practice you will be discharged for not following recommendations.

Do you take insurance? No, your insurance does not cover this service.

Can I schedule an appointment for acupuncture to get off drugs? No, you need to schedule an evaluation and consultation to learn how this may work, how it may not work, what is required from you. And, ultimately, if the doctor thinks you are a good fit for her program.

Acupuncture to Get Off Drugs-Newport Beach