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Tracing the flap of a butterfly’s wings- using complexity science to study acupuncture • EAP038
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Research is a funny thing. On one hand, most of us think of it as the most dry and boring stuff you could possibly read. On the other hand, we see it as the Holy Grail of truth when it comes to understanding the effectiveness of medical interventions.
As with most things in life, the truth is much more complex and nuanced. In this episode our guest introduces us to nonlinear and complex adaptive systems approaches to researching medical interventions.
Listen in to find out why double-blind studies are useless for understanding the emergent outcomes and nonspecific effects of acupuncture.
3:07 How do you do research on acupuncture?
4:51 Research methodologies– this is actually way more interesting than you think it is!
8:55 Some of the effects of acupuncture, and why sleep and moods can change even if we are treating something else.
11:10 An aspect often overlooked by conventional research is the patient/practitioner relationship.
12:28 On resiliency.
16:47 Why using protocols to study acupuncture misses the big picture.
24:10 Using non-conventional approaches to researching medical outcomes does not mean sacrificing rigor.
27:23 Why do research when much of it does not actually help with our clinical practice?
32:53 Making sense of the vast treasury of Chinese medical writing through the centuries.
39:16 Models for looking at and understanding complex, ever-changing systems.
48:57 Measure your own medical outcomes.
Dr. Taylor-Swanson has practiced Traditional East Asian Medicine, providing acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine, since 2001. She completed an Honors Bachelor of Science at the University of Utah with a Psychology major and a Women’s Studies minor. After that, she completed a Master’s degree of Oriental Medicine at the Seattle Institute of Oriental Medicine.
She has advanced post-graduate training in women’s health and male- and female-factor infertility. In addition to maintaining her clinical practice at Abundant Health in downtown Tacoma, WA, she recently completed a Ph.D. in Nursing Science at the University of Washington.
She’s working on several research projects related to complex and chronic illness, such as veterans experiencing Gulf War Illness and midlife women experiencing symptoms such as hot flashes, pain, mood and cognitive changes as they transition through menopause.
Her patients know her to be a caring, wise and present clinician and a trusted guide to help them obtain their own Abundant Health.
Clinic contact information:
Abundant Health Acupuncture & Herbs
2211 Pacific Ave
Tacoma, WA 98402
Ph: 253-383-8005
Websites:
Abundant Health Acupuncture & Herbs
Lisa’s site on ancient medicine and cutting edge research
Resources and Links:
Lee Hullender Rubin’s research on acupuncture and IVF
Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology & Life Sciences
Santa Fe Institute
Complexity explorer
Measure your own medical outcomes
Other researchers:
Lisa Conboy, New England School of Acupuncture
Mary Koithan, University of Arizona
Jonathan Butner, University of Utah
Scott Mist, Oregon Health and Science University
The post Tracing the flap of a butterfly’s wings- using complexity science to study acupuncture • EAP038 appeared first on Everyday Acupuncture.
51 episodes
Archived series ("Inactive feed" status)
When? This feed was archived on February 04, 2021 03:27 (). Last successful fetch was on December 02, 2020 03:21 ()
Why? Inactive feed status. Our servers were unable to retrieve a valid podcast feed for a sustained period.
What now? You might be able to find a more up-to-date version using the search function. This series will no longer be checked for updates. If you believe this to be in error, please check if the publisher's feed link below is valid and contact support to request the feed be restored or if you have any other concerns about this.
Manage episode 173109081 series 1390921
Research is a funny thing. On one hand, most of us think of it as the most dry and boring stuff you could possibly read. On the other hand, we see it as the Holy Grail of truth when it comes to understanding the effectiveness of medical interventions.
As with most things in life, the truth is much more complex and nuanced. In this episode our guest introduces us to nonlinear and complex adaptive systems approaches to researching medical interventions.
Listen in to find out why double-blind studies are useless for understanding the emergent outcomes and nonspecific effects of acupuncture.
3:07 How do you do research on acupuncture?
4:51 Research methodologies– this is actually way more interesting than you think it is!
8:55 Some of the effects of acupuncture, and why sleep and moods can change even if we are treating something else.
11:10 An aspect often overlooked by conventional research is the patient/practitioner relationship.
12:28 On resiliency.
16:47 Why using protocols to study acupuncture misses the big picture.
24:10 Using non-conventional approaches to researching medical outcomes does not mean sacrificing rigor.
27:23 Why do research when much of it does not actually help with our clinical practice?
32:53 Making sense of the vast treasury of Chinese medical writing through the centuries.
39:16 Models for looking at and understanding complex, ever-changing systems.
48:57 Measure your own medical outcomes.
Dr. Taylor-Swanson has practiced Traditional East Asian Medicine, providing acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine, since 2001. She completed an Honors Bachelor of Science at the University of Utah with a Psychology major and a Women’s Studies minor. After that, she completed a Master’s degree of Oriental Medicine at the Seattle Institute of Oriental Medicine.
She has advanced post-graduate training in women’s health and male- and female-factor infertility. In addition to maintaining her clinical practice at Abundant Health in downtown Tacoma, WA, she recently completed a Ph.D. in Nursing Science at the University of Washington.
She’s working on several research projects related to complex and chronic illness, such as veterans experiencing Gulf War Illness and midlife women experiencing symptoms such as hot flashes, pain, mood and cognitive changes as they transition through menopause.
Her patients know her to be a caring, wise and present clinician and a trusted guide to help them obtain their own Abundant Health.
Clinic contact information:
Abundant Health Acupuncture & Herbs
2211 Pacific Ave
Tacoma, WA 98402
Ph: 253-383-8005
Websites:
Abundant Health Acupuncture & Herbs
Lisa’s site on ancient medicine and cutting edge research
Resources and Links:
Lee Hullender Rubin’s research on acupuncture and IVF
Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology & Life Sciences
Santa Fe Institute
Complexity explorer
Measure your own medical outcomes
Other researchers:
Lisa Conboy, New England School of Acupuncture
Mary Koithan, University of Arizona
Jonathan Butner, University of Utah
Scott Mist, Oregon Health and Science University
The post Tracing the flap of a butterfly’s wings- using complexity science to study acupuncture • EAP038 appeared first on Everyday Acupuncture.
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