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Delivering the COVID-19 Vaccine Through Cupping
Researchers at Rutgers’ School of Engineering used a technique from an ancient healing practice to deliver a SARS-CoV-2 DNA vaccine which generated an immune response 100 times stronger than an injected vaccine. Rutgers researchers studying COVID-19 have created a new...
New Tiered Acupuncture License Proposal
There has been a new proposal for an additional tier of licensure for acupuncturists in New Mexico, LAc's, which would include “acupuncture and adjunct therapies but not Chinese herbal medicine.” Reportedly, NM Representative Christine Chandler has been favorably...
Free Research Article Tutorial by Lisa Conboy
Tips on how to read a research article Thank you for your time! The ARDAIL Project is seeing worldwide reach! Please share this with your colleagues and networks. Together we can spread this important tutorial on how to read a research article. Remember this tutorial...
Pre-NMSAAM Town Hall Questions & Info
Resilience through Balance 2022 and Beyond An NMSAAM Town Hall by Tim Walsh, DOM, LAc You are invited to participate in (or just experience) our first NMSAAM Town Hall Meeting via Zoom on November 22, 2021, 6:30 - 8:00pm. Dr. Tim Walsh, DOM, LAc, is an NMSAAM Board...
GMLG Proclamation of October 24 as AHM
Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine Day is on October 24, 2021 Acupuncturists will remember this day as Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Day, which is how we have been celebrating it for many years. Given the rising concerns about the use of the term Oriental,...
Brief History of Acupuncture in New Mexico by Dr. John Scott, DOM
Shared at the FUN August 28, 2021 40th Celebration Fun-Raiser & Community Outreach Please forgive me in advance. This history is based on my experience and recollections. I have decided not to name the individuals who may be well known or not known. They may be...
Call for NMSAAM BOD Nominations
Would you like to make a difference for our profession? Join our NMSAAM Board of Directors Call for nominations is now, and please do nominate yourself. Most applicants who have not served on this or another BOD begin by being a Board Member at Large, depending upon...
Aug 18 2021 NMSAAM Virtual Annual Conference Schedule
September 18, 2021 Draft 3.0 9:00: Greetings and Welcome by President Yvonne Walston 9:10: Introduction of Committee Chairs and Members: 2 minute summary of the last year by the Committee Chairs, with questions from the floor, and a big thank you for their volunteer...
On the Sunset of the New Mexico Practice Act and Safeguarding the Profession into the Future by Dr. Robert J. Bibeau, DOM
Written for Healthcare Systems, Dr. Thomas Miles, DACM, 06/29/2021by Dr. Robert J. Bibeau, DOM, DACM Graduate Student AbstractThere is great cause for excitement in the acupuncture profession as many practitioners feel the medicine is moving forward and integrating...
The Current State of NMSAAM by President Yvonne Walston
Spring is moving quickly into summer, with its normal beauty, smells, and color to delight our senses. Spring also comes this year with hope that progress may well be occurring in our long battle with the pandemic. We on NMSAAM's Board of Directors have been busy...
Motivating Patients for Lasting Change by Jennifer Rysanek, DOM
With the pandemic almost under control (somewhat), the COVID headlines need to be replaced with “We are in a serious health crisis”. In practice, motivating even the most stubborn patients can be a job in itself. How often do you offer up advice to gently nudge your...
Four Recent Studies from Frontiers in Medicine on COVID-19
January 19, 2021 by Kim Stewart The following is a collection of recent research from the Frontiers in Medicine on COVID-19. Studies include medical plants and plant metabolites against the COVID-19 virus, famitodine for post COVID-19 neuropsychiatric symptoms and the...
Findings from traditional Japanese medicine on the CoV-2 virus by Saul Vallée O.M.D., LicAc.
I studied neurosciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and then traditional medicine in Japan, and have been operating a clinic in Brittany, France for 30 years dealing with both human and animal patients. In light of the gravity of the covid-19...
Positions Available at the BAOM by Selah Chamberlain, BAOM Chair
BAOM positions are currently available: WHAT’S THE ACUPUNCTURE BOARD? By Selah Chamberlain, BAOM Chair The Board of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine is our regulatory board. It is part of “Boards and Commissions” within the Regulation and Licensing Department. Its...
Advances Against COVID (2) By Caterina Di Palma, DOM
SARS2, Covid-19 is not the flu. What really sets it apart from the flu and pneumonia is the slow and imperceptible progression of the disease. That allows the asymptomatic spread, shedding virus before or without ever getting symptoms. As these issues were...
Pandemic Management Challenges by Laurel Schilke, DOM
Laurel Schilke, DOM, was Sec/Treasurer of Association of Traditional East Asian Medicine (ATEAM, now retired), article submitted to NMSAAM by Caterina Di Palma, DOM, NMSAAM BOD member The official approach to the pandemic has some significant deficiencies. It reflects...
Acupuncture and Biomedical News
First: the Biomedical News: For those of you who would like to do a COVID-19 saliva test in the privacy of your own home, you can log into at https://learn.Vaulthealth.com/nm/ from the NMDOH. Check it out! You will need to work with the facilitator/monitor on a...
Registration for COVID-19 Vaccinations Available for DOMs
Knowing that pressure turns coal into diamonds, have you noticed that we are all starting to sparkle? Remember that we are all in this together! Register for COVID-19 vaccination and/or learn more about the vaccinations with two communications sent by the New Mexico...
NMSAAM Governance Documents
NMSAAM Governance Documents and Updates The New Mexico Society for Acupuncture and Asian Medicine has made the decision to host/house our public governance documents on GitHub The reasons for this inlcude: Files can be in plain text (markdown) which will be accessible...
Matching Funds for Donation to NMSAAM this Month!
Matching Funds for Donations to NMSAAM this month! DONATE NOW! The 2020 holiday season began with Thanksgiving and we are quite thankful for you: our NMDOMs, NMSAAM members, corporate sponsors and friends of acupuncturists. We are especially thankful for two of our...