Appendix

YNSA Basic Points, Ypsilon Points, and Neck Diagnostic Charts

YNSA Musculoskeletal Progress Note

Internet Resources

Acubriefs

Acubriefs is sponsored by the Medical Acupuncture Research Foundation (MARF). Its purpose is to make the most comprehensive database of references on acupuncture in the English language available online.

http://www.acubriefs.com

Acupuncture.com

Something for everyone. A great site with consumer, student-level, and practitioner-level information.

http://www.acupuncture.com

Acupuncture for Arthritis

http://nccam.nih.gov

American Academy of Medical Acupuncture

An organization open to medical doctors who practice acupuncture. This site also has general information, books, and tapes for the public.

http://www.medicalacupuncture.org

Auriculotherapy Certification Institute

ACI is North America’s only organization offering certification specifically in auriculotherapy, auricular acupuncture, and auricular medicine.

http://www.auriculotherapy.net/

Auriculotherapy Network

Information on the work of Dr. Paul Nogier of France.

http://www.nogier.info

DrFeely.com

Links for practitioners to various health-related topics treated with acupuncture.

http://www.drfeely.com

The National Acupuncture Detoxification Association

The National Acupuncture Detoxification Association is a nonprofit association that conducts training and provides public education about the use of acupuncture as an adjunctive treatment for addictions and mental disorders.

http://www.acudetox.com

National College of Natural Medicine

National College of Natural Medicine is the oldest accredited naturopathic medical college in North America.

http://www.ncnm.edu

NIH Consensus Statements

Contents discuss the efficacy of acupuncture, its role in combination with other interventions, its biological effects, how acupuncture can be appropriately incorporated into the health system, and future directions for research.

http://consensus.nih.gov/1997/1997Acupuncture107html.htm

Oregon College of Oriental Medicine

Oregon College of Oriental Medicine trains master’s and doctoral students, conducts research, and treats patients at clinics on campus and in the community.

http://www.ncnm.edu

Pacific College of Oriental Medicine

The largest TCM college in the United States with campuses in San Diego, Chicago, and New York, Pacific offers master’s degrees in Traditional Oriental Medicine.

http://www.pacificcollege.edu/

“The Meridian System and the Mechanism of Acupuncture”

This scientific article by Charles Shang, Boston University School of Medicine, presents a theoretical model of how acupuncture might work.

http://www.vxm.com/21R.65.html

Yamamoto New Scalp Acupuncture (YNSA)

Yamamoto New Scalp Acupuncture is a fast and easy-to-learn method, among other applications, for the treatment of acute strokes and represents a valuable complement to conventional schemes of treatment.

http://www.ynsa.com/English_version/english_version.html

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