FW: 'nourish your kidney essence'

[Guest guest]

I received an off list comment saying that

the ND school was developing a ‘lab course for acupuncturists’ and

that the DC to ND program at NCNM has been tabled. Here is my response. Note

the language of ‘related therapeutic methods’……now if

that isn’t open for anything and everything I don’t know what is.

s. fuchs dc

It doesn’t surprise me that they would develop a course for this

as they have an Acu school within them. They are in the business to make money

so no surprise to capitalize at every turn.

Here is their law and the answer is

yes, if interpreted correctly, laboratory use is a ‘modern technique of

diagnosis and evaluation’:

ACUPUNCTURISTS

677.757 Definitions for ORS 677.757

to 677.770. As used in ORS 677.757 to 677.770:

(1)(a) " Acupuncture "

means an Oriental health care practice used to promote health and to treat

neurological, organic or functional disorders by the stimulation of specific

points on the surface of the body by the insertion of needles.

" Acupuncture " includes the treatment method of moxibustion, as well

as the use of electrical, thermal, mechanical or magnetic devices, with or

without needles, to stimulate acupuncture points and acupuncture meridians and

to induce acupuncture anesthesia or analgesia.

( The practice of acupuncture also includes the following modalities as

authorized by the Oregon

Medical Board:

(A) Traditional and modern techniques of diagnosis and evaluation;

( Oriental massage, exercise and related

therapeutic methods; and

© The use of Oriental pharmacopoeia,

vitamins, minerals and dietary advice.

(2) " Oriental

pharmacopoeia " means a list of herbs described in traditional Oriental

texts commonly used in accredited schools of Oriental medicine if the texts are

approved by the Oregon Medical Board. [1993 c.378 §1]

I doubt many DCs have the time or interest to become an ND so it

probably died for lack of participation. The NDs have little but disdain for us

and cherry picking what they want. We boxed ourselves into a corner long ago.

What is happening in Texas

is just the beginning.

The Acus don’t care for us either. I was at the same meeting. They only want our clout.

Period. Nothing else. –s-

[Guest guest]

Correction: They only want the OCA and all

of their heavy, heavy, heavy lifting.

s. fuchs dc

From: Sharron Fuchs

Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012

11:14 AM

Subject: FW:

'nourish your kidney essence'

I received an off list comment saying that

the ND school was developing a ‘lab course for acupuncturists’ and

that the DC to ND program at NCNM has been tabled. Here is my response. Note

the language of ‘related therapeutic methods’……now if

that isn’t open for anything and everything I don’t know what is.

s. fuchs dc

It doesn’t surprise me that they would develop a course for this

as they have an Acu school within them. They are in the business to make money

so no surprise to capitalize at every turn.

Here is their law and the answer is

yes, if interpreted correctly, laboratory use is a ‘modern technique of

diagnosis and evaluation’:

ACUPUNCTURISTS

677.757 Definitions for ORS 677.757

to 677.770. As used in ORS 677.757 to 677.770:

(1)(a) " Acupuncture " means

an Oriental health care practice used to promote health and to treat

neurological, organic or functional disorders by the stimulation of specific

points on the surface of the body by the insertion of needles.

" Acupuncture " includes the treatment method of moxibustion, as well

as the use of electrical, thermal, mechanical or magnetic devices, with or

without needles, to stimulate acupuncture points and acupuncture meridians and

to induce acupuncture anesthesia or analgesia.

( The practice of acupuncture also includes the following modalities as

authorized by the Oregon

Medical Board:

(A) Traditional and modern techniques of diagnosis and evaluation;

( Oriental massage, exercise and related

therapeutic methods; and

© The use of Oriental

pharmacopoeia, vitamins, minerals and dietary advice.

(2) " Oriental

pharmacopoeia " means a list of herbs described in traditional Oriental

texts commonly used in accredited schools of Oriental medicine if the texts are

approved by the Oregon Medical Board. [1993 c.378 §1]

I doubt many DCs have the time or interest to become an ND so it

probably died for lack of participation. The NDs have little but disdain for us

and cherry picking what they want. We boxed ourselves into a corner long ago.

What is happening in Texas

is just the beginning.

The Acus don’t care for us either. I was at the same meeting. They only want our clout.

Period. Nothing else. –s-