About Chinese Acupuncture

Classic Chinese Acupuncture is a general term for needling and moxibustion.

Acupuncture refers to inserting needles (usually filigree needles) into the patient's body at a certain angle under the guidance of  Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) theory, and using needling techniques such as twisting and lifting to stimulate specific parts of the human body to achieve the purpose of treating diseases. . The piercing points are called human body acupoints, or acupoints for short. According to the latest statistics of acupuncture and moxibustion textbooks, there are a total of 361 acupuncture points in the human body.


Moxibustion is a prefabricated moxibustion stick or moxibustion grass that is burned and ironed on certain acupoints on the body surface, and the heat stimulation is used to prevent and treat diseases. Usually, wormwood is the most commonly used, so it is called moxibustion. Nowadays, moxa sticks are often used in people's lives.


Acupuncture is composed of "needling" and "moxibustion", and is one of the important components of oriental medicine. Its content includes acupuncture theory, acupoints, acupuncture techniques and related instruments. Cultural and regional characteristics are the precious heritage based on the cultural and scientific traditions of the Chinese nation. 


Current NIH project “Pragmatic Trial of Acupuncture for Chronic Low Back Pain in Older Adult”:    https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04982315?term=NCT04982315&draw=2&rank=1   

Brief Summary:

The main goal of the BackInAction research study is to determine the effectiveness of a standard course of acupuncture (15 sessions of acupuncture over 3 months) and an enhanced course of acupuncture (an additional 6 sessions of acupuncture over months 4-6) in improving back-related disability in older adults (65+ years) with chronic low back pain compared to usual care alone. Key secondary aims are to determine the effectiveness of acupuncture in improving a composite score of pain intensity and pain interference.

Acupuncture Science Study

Current NIH funding opportunity "Promoting Research on Music and Health: Phased Innovation Award for Music Interventions (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Optional)" on https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-266.html.


How to find NIH funding opportunities:

https://www.nih.gov/grants-funding


Learn About Clinical Studies:

https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/about-studies/learn
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                                Dr. Melinda Lei  (Min Lei)

         Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine                       

         Master's degree of Computer Science

         California State Licensed Acupuncturist

Dr. Melinda Lei is a 3rd generation TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) specialist. She obtained her initial experience with TCM from her grandfather Ke Chuan Hao (柯传灏)  in China, who was renowned TCM doctors. 

Contact info:

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