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Herbal Medicine: Open Access
ISSN: 2472-0151
August 20-21, 2018
Dublin, Ireland
Acupuncture Congress 2018
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9th International Conference on
Acupuncture &
Chinese Medicine
T he focus of this presentation is three bodies of recent
research on the effects of acupuncture on inflammation,
gastrointestinal and cardiovascular research that has made
an outstanding contribution to our modern understanding of
acupuncture. These detailed and comprehensive research
efforts have utilized a complement of sophisticated techniques
including immunohistochemistry, modern techniques of
stimulation and recording of somatic, central nervous system
and autonomic pathways, along with an array of modern surgical
and neurosurgical techniques. These studies confirm some
of the most important and profound principles of traditional
acupuncture theory and practice and they provide an important
foundation of communication with our non-acupuncturemedical
colleagues about the practice and benefits of acupuncture.
Biography
Thomas Burgoon is the Ex-President of the American Academy of Medical
Acupuncture which is the largest organization of physicians practicing acu-
puncture in the United States. He has completed his Graduation in Medical
School at Vanderbilt University in 1985 and Residency training in Internal
Medicine. He began studying acupuncture theory and practice in 1992 and
he studied with Anita Cignolini of Milan, Italy for 11 years and four years in
the New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (NYCTCM). He is a
Member of the Editorial Board of Medical Acupuncture, the official journal
of the AAMA and Chairperson of the Institutional Review Board of the NYC-
TCM. He is interested in Traditional Chinese Medical Theory and Practice;
also, in the fostering of meaningful dialogue with our colleagues in regular
medicine about acupuncture’s value in modern medical practice.
Recent advances in research on acupuncture
mechanisms of action confirm some
fundamental principles of traditional
Chinese acupuncture
Thomas Burgoon
American Academy of Medical Acupuncture, USA
Thomas Burgoon, Herb Med. 2018, Volume 4
DOI: 10.21767/2472-0151-C1-001