Over the past 25 years, acupuncture and Oriental medicine has become increasingly popular in the United States. The phrase “Oriental medicine” is now important because it encompasses a variety of modalities, including acupuncture, Chinese herbology and Asian bodywork therapies such as acupressure, shiatsu, and Thai medical bodywork therapy. Healthcare consumers are often surprised to discover that an estimated 36% of U.S. adults use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), according to a survey by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). As evidenced by the increased number of NCCAOM certified practitioners in the U.S over just the past five years, acupuncture has become one of the most common forms of CAM.
The organizations listed below have continued to educate and inform the public about the benefits of acupuncture and oriental medicine.
Academic Consortium for Complementary and Alternative Health Care (ACCAHC)
3345 59th Avenue Southwest,
Seattle, WA 98116
(206) 932-5799
www.accahc.org
Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM)
7501 Greenway Center Drive, Suite 760
Greenbelt, MD 20770
(301) 313-0855
www.ACAOM.org
Acupuncturists Without Borders
37 Kelly Lynn Drive
Sandia Park, NM 87047
(505) 286-0111
www.acuwithoutborders.org
American Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
P.O. Box 162340
Sacramento, CA 95816
(866) 455-7999
www.aaaomonline.org
American Organization for the Bodywork Therapies of Asia (AOBTA)
Laurel Oak Corporate Center
Suite 408
1010 Haddenfield-Berlin Rd
Voorhees, NJ 08043
(856) 782-1616
www.aobta.org
Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (CCAOM)
7501 Greenway Center Drive, Suite 820,
Greenbelt, MD 20770
(301) 313-0868
www.CCAOM.org
National Acupuncture Foundation (NAF)
P.O. Box 137
Chaplin, CT 06235
(860) 455-4424
www.nationalacupuncturefoundation.org
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
National Institutes of Health
9000 Rockville Pike,
Bethesda, MD 20892
http://nccam.nih.gov/
Society for Acupuncture Research (SAR)
www.acupunctureresearch.org
* Disclaimer: individual result may vary person to person.