An Overview:

Chinese Medicine
 Dr. Roger Batchelor
Associate Professor
Doctor of Acupuncture &
Oriental Medicine (DAOM)

RBatchelor@NCNM.edu
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Education:
ND, MSOM, MAc, MSiMR degree programs
Patient care:
NCNM Clinic, 20 community clinics
Research:
Helfgott Research Institute
 What is Chinese
Medicine?
-A holistic medical science used within
integrative medicine
-Complements & supports all health care
treatment
 What is
Chinese Medicine?
An ancient system of medicine:
Treats the body and disease
Includes many modalities of treatment

It is a unique approach to medicine:

Looks at physical, mental, & emotional symptoms
Sees whole person, not just unrelated symptoms
 Ancient Roots

Acupuncture and herbal

medicine have been used for
more than 2,400 years

Documented in the classic

Chinese text, Huángdì
Nèijìng
The Energetic Anatomy
 Methods of Treatment

• Acupuncture, Moxibustion & Cupping

• Herbs, Nutrition
• Massage
• Qigong, Taiji, Meditation
Acupuncture
Acupuncture
Acupuncture
Scalp Acupuncture
Ear
Acupuncture
Moxibustion
Cupping
 Chinese Herbs

Cultivated for many

thousands of years

Clinical use has been

documented for at
least 2000 years

17
 Chinese Herbs

Ginseng
or
Ren Shen
人參
 Qigong, Taiji,
Meditation

• Commonly practiced in China

• Taught to medical students and patients
• Excellent outcomes, common
with exercise research
Ancient Roots
Qigong
Meditation
 Healthcare Benefits

• Improve your health overall

• Help with symptoms and side effects
• Address mental-emotional concerns
• Addresses root cause of disease
 Health Care,
Naturally
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of today’s participants.

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