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[Guest guest]

hello all,

 

i was asked to briefly introduce myself so here i go...

 

i'm an OMD as of 1989. my training was a combination of school and

apprenticeship (under Dr. Sung Baek of the Dong Han school). I have

been certified by NCCAOM as Dipl. Ac. I was referred to this site by

my teacher and now colleague, James Ramholz, OMD, co-publisher of

Oriental Medicine Journal.

 

i have worked in a variety of settings, ranging from solo practice

(in a State where i could have been prosecuted with felony charges

for practicing medicine without a license) to working at American

Whole Health, a very corporate entity which attempted to integrate

MD's, DO's, DC's, OMD's, massage therapists, nutritionists,

psychologists, etc. It failed miserably due to venture capital

greed. But i thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to work with all

sorts of medical practitioners of philosophies that included

homeopathy, anthroposophy, osteopathy, chiropractic,Revicci's work,

Yamamoto scalp acupuncture, cranial-sacral therapy, Zen Therapy,

Reiki, Feldenkrais, flower essences, dark-field microscopy and

Pleomorphic medicine, Functional medicine, and on and on... Case

conferences were wonder-full-y eye-opening!

 

i'm currently back in a private clinic practicing Oriental Medicine

of the more Japanese and Korean styles (though I had to learn TCM to

pass the Boards, i'm afraid i don't value this system very highly,

except perhaps in the realm of herbology, which is why i have

interest in this sight). My practice includes acupuncture,

herbology, nutrition, shiatsu, Tui Na, Zen Therapy, Reiki, Qi Gong,

Tai Qi, and related fields such as meditation and so on.

 

....my hope is to learn here.

 

Health, Happiness, and Prosperity to all,

 

luke