Big News at Jing!

I am excited to share that Jing will be closed for maternity leave beginning in December 2013 through February 2014. For several months we have stopped accepting new patients, and will continue to serve current clients only. Additional changes may be on the horizon, and I will update as soon as possible. I am happy to provide a referral to other qualified acupuncturists in the area while I am on leave.  Thank you to all for the good wishes I have been receiving during this exciting time!

Changes at Jing

I am excited to announce a shift in clinical focus beginning December 2012. I was recently named the Louisville Veterans Administration Medical Center’s first Doctor of Nursing Practice in the Mental Health and Behavioral Science Services, and will be helping our heroes throughout the VA Hospital.

What this means for Jing is restructuring into a more focused practice. We now specialize solely in mind-body issues that can be treated with acupuncture, oriental medicine, psychotherapy, herbs, nutrition, pharmaceuticals, and other integrative healing strategies. With an emphasis on pain management and emotional wellness, Jing will only accept new patients seeking treatment for mind-body conditions, and will continue to see established patients for any new or current health condition.

I am grateful to those of you who have entrusted me to facilitate health and healing over the years, and I remain committed to delivering premium integrative services through 2013 and beyond. Beginning December 3rd, 2012, I will be scaling back my clinical hours at Jing. Online appointment scheduling will continued to be offered through Genbook, and the tentative schedule through January 2013 will be Monday and Wednesday 5:30pm-8:30pm and Saturday 10am-4pm.

I look forward to working with all of you through the holiday season and into the new year.

Best!

Gua Sha vs. Graston

The Acupuncture profession absoloutly allowed Gua Sha to be repackaged and reallocated to PTs and DCs. After reviewing extensive research and practice updates at the Pacific Symposium this weekend with Dr. Arya Nielsen, PhD, I realize I have been under-utilizing this powerful modality. Get ready!

 Gua Sha vs. Graston: "Originality is nothing but judicious imitation . The most original writers and creators borrowed one from another." - Voltair...

JingHealth on Pinterest

As a provider, we often find ourselves accumulating a growing list of recommendations and referrals that we like to share with our patients. As someone who will does not always retain everything my own providers tell me, I thought it would be useful for Jing to start a list of frequently recommended self-care products, books and articles, and fellow providers.   We now have a dedicated Pinterest Page with boards dedicated to the three free therapies, treatment room music and meditations, and favorite providers! We will update and add as applicable and invite suggestions and feedback. Anyone can browse, even if you are not a member. Take a moment and click below to check it out!

Pushing the Point: Integrating Acupressure and Chinese Medicine in Psychiatric Nursing Practice

Integrative therapies are all the rage, particularly in psychiatric and mental health settings. It is an honor to be accepted for a pre-conference session at the American Psychiatric Nurses Association's 26th annual conference in Pittsburgh this November. Check out the abstract! 

ABSTRACT: With the rising costs of care, decreased reimbursement for services, and shortage of mental health clinicians, patients and providers are increasingly researching and incorporating integrative therapies as part of a holistic care plan. A review of the literature revealed a growing evidence base for the integration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) therapies with allopathic medicine. This has prompted nursing schools across the country to include education on TCM in their curriculums, encouraged hospitals and clinics to add TCM therapies to their list of psychiatric services, and resulted in development of new protocols for addiction, PTSD, and pain management. Acupressure, a component TCM, is a noninvasive, integrative modality that can help alleviate common symptoms such as stress, anxiety, depression, mental fatigue, and insomnia, while reducing barriers of cost, time, and deleterious medication side effects frequently found in PMH treatment. The session will review basic TCM theory and evidence base, describe the function and energetics of acupoints useful in a variety of Psychiatric/Mental Health settings, and provide a live demonstration of common techniques.

PRESENTATION SUMMARY: Part of the greater system of Traditional Chinese Medicine, acupressure is an effective yet underutilized modality for relieving common psycho-emotional symptoms. In both the inpatient and outpatient setting, TCM principles can be adopted to help alleviate stress, anxiety, depression, mental fatigue, and insomnia. This session introduces basic evidenced-based acupressure theory and techniques through discussion and live demonstration.

OBJECTIVE 1: Describe the theory and benefits of using Traditional Oriental Medicine techniques in the psychiatric and mental health setting

OBJECTIVE 2: Identify the functions of ten commonly used acupoints that can be integrated into treatment plans of patients with psychiatric and mental health disorders

OBJECTIVE 3: Discuss methods for integrating TCM modalities with conventional PMH nursing practice.

Acupuncture for Improving Health and Well-Being

Jing was recently featured on our local news, WDRB 41 Louisville. We were able to demonstrate acupuncture as well as non-needle modalities such as cupping, moxibustion, Tui-Na, and magnet therapy. Somehow the crew managed to make 4:30am fun! Check out the series of videos here: Acupuncture for improving health and well-being - WDRB 41 Louisville - News, Weather, Sports Community

Keith Kaiser having fun with an auricular  acupuncture model

Acupuncture shoulder points

Cupping