• Questions and answers about Correspondence Training
• Questions and answers About the Traditional Chinese Medicine
• Questions and Answers about Acupuncture

Thank you for your interest in our Correspondence Program. Here is some information about our correspondence training program.

     As you know, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) remarked with natural, safe and distinguished clinical effects, is one of the deepest and broadest of the non-western systems of medicine. The central goal of TCM is to achieve yin-yang harmony for health and longevity through taking with herbals, acupuncture, moxibustion and Tuina (Chinese therapeutic massage), Qigong as well as other methods. In additional, different from the western medicine, TCM is a medicine which lays more stress on clinical practice and experiences. Therefore, the training teachers are all the professors and senior doctors with abundant experiences working in China Academy of TCM in Beijing. Student will learn famous TCM doctor's daily experiences through our wonderful interactive program. During these interesting learning, student can also ask our most experienced doctors to help you resolve difficult clinical cases.

     For example, in every valid clinical talk between patients and doctors, you will learn about what the patient complains about his/her special disease cases, what doctors response to the patient complain. And doctors will tell you what the patient's tongue color and what the patient's pulse feels like. And then doctors will analysis how the symptoms developed and give an acupoint prescription or select what kinds of herbs to make a herbal prescription, how to insert the needle and the twirling method and decoct methods. You will also learn how to recommend the patient to a special diet and how to help the patient to adopt daily alternative medicine healthcare.

Questions and answers about Correspondence Training

Q: When can I commence correspondence courses?

A: The uniqueness of correspondence education is that students can commence studies at any point in time suitable to them. You DO NOT have to wait for the beginning of a semester or term.

Q: Can I save time and costs by studying by correspondence?

A: Simply put YES! This is possible as you do not have the rigid structure of a classroom situation, therefore you have the flexibility to work at your own pace. The more time you have available to study the quicker you will complete the course. In addition think of the money and time you will save in not having to regularly travel to the institute in China.

Q: What happens if my anticipated time frame changes?

A: Nothing. With Correspondence Education you have far greater flexibility with your time. Indeed, if you find you have less, or even more time available than when you started your studies you are able to tailor your time frame to suit your circumstances and still complete your studies,  you are allowed within12 months for all option courses from you enrolled the courses.

Q: Do I need to take an exam to receive my Certificate?

A: YES. In order to control quality of the results, the correspondence program exam consist multiple choice quiz, and case analysis. In the exam you are asked to give the TCM diagnosis and give the prescription of acupoints and herbs.

Q: How many students graduated from your training program?

A: There are more than three hundreds students from over 50 countries taking the acupuncture and Chinese medicine distance training program in Medboo, in which there are over one hundred students have graduated from the Medboo. The following is the list for a part of graduated students.

A part of the graduated students from Medboo

Questions and answers About the Traditional Chinese Medicine

Q: How Does Traditional Chinese Medicine Work?

A: Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) is based on an energetic model rather than the biochemical model of Western medicine. The ancient Chinese recognized a vital energy behind all life forms and life processes. They called this energy qi (pronounced chee). In developing an understanding of the prevention and cure of disease, healing practitioners discovered that energy flows along specific pathways called meridians. Each pathway is associated with a particular physiological system and internal organ. Disease arises due to a deficiency or imbalance of energy in the meridians and their associated physiological systems. Acupuncture points are specific sites along the meridians. Each point has a predictable effect upon the vital energy passing through it. Modern science has measured the electrical charge at these points, corroborating the locations of meridians. Traditional Chinese medicine uses an intricate system of pulse and tongue diagnosis, palpation of points and meridians, medical history and other signs and symptoms to create a composite diagnosis. A treatment plan is then formulated to induce the body to a balanced state of health.

Many conditions may be alleviated very rapidly by acupuncture and Chinese medicine. However, some conditions that have developed over a course of years will be relieved only with slow, steady progress. As in any form of healing, the patient's attitude, diet, determination and lifestyle will affect the outcome of a course of treatment. Patients are encouraged to actively participate in their healing process. Although Chinese medicine can treat most conditions, there are circumstances that can be dealt with more effectively by Western medicine. In such cases, your acupuncturist will recommend you contact a Western medical doctor. Acupuncture and Chinese medicine should be seen as complementary to Western medicine.

Q: How about the formation and development of TCM?

A: Traditional Chinese medicine has its roots in ancient history. The earliest artifacts yet discovered are stone needles which have been unearthed in New Stone Age ruins. Inscriptions on bones and tortoise shells dating to the Shang Dynasty 3000 years ago bear the earliest written record of the pictograms for acupuncture and moxibustion. During the third and second centuries B.C., the "Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic" was compiled. This work laid the theoretical foundation of Chinese Medicine and has survived until the present day. The content of this classic includes physiology and pathology of the human body, principles of diagnosis and prevention and treatment of disease.

Q: What are the distinguished features of TCM?

A: TCM has its own unique understandings about the physiological activities and pathological changes in the human body. It has , as well, many distinguishing features in terms of the diagnosis and treatment of disease. This unique theoretical system has two basic characteristics, i.e., the concept of integrity and treatment on the basis of differentiation of syndromes. For example, it views the body as an organic whole. The center of this organic integrity is the system of Zang-fu organs which are linked through an elaborate system of meridians. Traditional Chinese medicine also views the relationship between the human being and nature as an integrated one. And though it recognizes the importance of the six climatic factors and seven emotions in the pathogenesis of diseases, it emphasizes the importance of the endogenous pathogenic factors even more. A diagnostic system of syndrome differentiation (bian zheng) has been created based on the four diagnostic methods,the eight principal syndromes?and the differentiation according to the theory of the zang-fu organs. TCM also place the first priority to prevention, while considering treatment as secondary. It suggests treating a disease by looking first into the root cause, taking into consideration, at the same time, the climatic and seasonal conditions, geographic location, and the patient constitution.

Q: What are the basic theories of TCM?

A: The theories of Yin and Yang, the Five Elements, Zang-fu Organs, Meridians and Acupoints, Qi, Blood and Body Fluids, the Seven Emotions and the Six Pathogens, Four Diagnostic Methods and Differentiation of Syndromes formed the basic knowledge of Chinese Medicine and acupuncture and moxibustion constituted the main forms of treatment.

Q: What is the concept of Qi in TCM?

A: The ancient Chinese described an essential life force or vital-energy called Qi, which is present throughout the cosmos and in every living creature. This Qi can and must constantly move and change. Qi enters the body mainly in food and with the breath, after which it is extracted and circulated throughout the body along specific pathways call meridians. These meridians link the vital organs inside with the skin and muscles on the body surface, as well as form the channels of communication between the vital organs and accessory organs of the body.

As long as Qi flows freely throughout the meridians, health is maintained. Disruption of he flow of Qi through the meridian results in pain and illness. The use of acupuncture can correct such disruption by shunting Qi to those areas where it is deficient and draining it from areas where it is excessive.

Questions and Answers about Acupuncture

Q:How deep do the needles go?

A:The anatomy of selected points, patient size age and constitution all play a role in determining depth of needle insertion. In general, needles may be inserted from 0.5 to 1.5 cun in depth.

Q:Does acupuncture hurt?

A:Acupuncture needles are very different from hypodermic needles sued for injections. They are very fine and flexible and are usually barely felt when inserted. There are certain sensations associated with the therapeutic effects of acupuncture. These may include slight cramping, heaviness, distention, tingling or electric sensation traveling along a meridian. If any discomfort is experienced, it is usually mild.

Q:Are the needles clean?

A:In North America, the majority of acupuncturists use presterilized, individually packaged, disposable acupuncture needles to assure absolute control over cross-infection.

Q:Do acupuncturists use only needles?

A:Acupuncturists may employ several techniques instead of or in addition to using needles. These include moxibustion, which is the burning of the herb Artemisia Vulgaris Sinensis over selected points, cupping, electric stimulation, or point stimulation (often used with young children).

Q:How many treatments are necessary?

A:The nature, severity and history of each individual's complaint, as well as the individual himself or herself, determine the number of treatments necessary. From five to fifteen treatments are generally adequate for the majority of chronic complaints. Many acute conditions may only require a single treatment and some degenerative conditions may require scores of treatments. The primary focus of Chinese medicine is on correcting the underlying cause of illness and thus produce a lasting cure. Symptoms can often be relieved in a relatively small number of treatments; however, the curing of illness itself is a much longer process.

Q:What problems can be treated by acupuncture?

A:The World Health Organization has publicly announced that acupuncture is suitable for treating the following:
Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders: toothaches, pain after tooth extraction, gingivitis, acute or chronic otitis, acute sinusitis, acute rhinitis, nasal catarrh and acute tonsillitis.
Respiratory Disorders: asthma, bronchitis, colds and allergies.
Gastrointestinal Disorders: esophageal and cardio spasm, hiccup, gastroptosis, acute or chronic gastritis, sour stomach, chronic duodenal ulcers, acute or chronic colonitis, acute bacillary dysentery, constipation, diarrhea, and paralytic ileus.Eye Disorders: Acute conjunctivitis, central retinitis, near-sightedness (in children) and cataracts without complaints.
Neurological and Muscular Disorders: headaches, migraines, trigeminal neuralgia, facial paralysis (within the first three to six months), post-stroke paresis, peripheral neuritis, neurological bladder dysfunction, bed wetting, intercostal neuralgia, cervical syndrome, frozen shoulder, tennis elbow, sciatica, low back pain and osteoarthritis.
In addition, acupuncture has been used for centuries in China to treat a host of other problems, such as joint pain, sprains, and strains, stress, skin problems, infertility, sexual dysfunction, PMS and most gynecological complaints.

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States That Allow Practice Through a Ruling by the Board of Medical Examiners:
Kansas and Michigan
States in Which Legislation Has Been Introduced:
Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Wyoming

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