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Unusual remedies for common ills offered by school The thought of attending ■lied Ion I school does not nor rniilly bring to mind images of pins and noodles. Hut the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine In Portland does not instruct students to offer tradi tional remedies. The college offers a three-year program that covers all aspects of acupuncture theory and prac tice, including traditional Chinese diagnosis, needling < techniques, Chinese herbolngy* a related western medical cur riculum and an approved acupuncture clinic internship. Philip Himburg, executive director of the college, said the school was established in 1983 by a licensed acupuncturist to meet the “growing need for well-trained, qualified people in the field," The school cur rently has an enrollment of about 75 students, he said. Acupuncture is a practice gaining acceptance in the » United States, Himburg said. Many states now provide for the licensing of acupuncturists through state boards of medical examiners, he said, although some states have no such provisions. Oregon was one of the first two states to license the practice of acupuncture in 1973, he said. The Oregon Hoard of Medical Examiners charges a filing fee of $ 125 to take the Iicensi ngexam. and $50 fr>r initial registration of the license. Acupuncturists must renew their- licenses aii1 dually for a fee of $50.' • Acupuncture is a completely different system „of medicine, • said Mimbtirg,/ who.. Has been,, practicing acupuncture fon.two years. Acupuncture, theory. is iiaSed on the 6>cisfence'of chaii-;^ nels of energy, that flb'w.'through the. body.'' When.xathining 'a v; patient who'.is ill. the diagnostic cian looks fcir.ah imbalance in the energy flow, he,said... " . v Once the diagnostician /has pinpointed the- proiileric- he .mdkes'thfe selection anjd inserts ,• the needles- for ’about 20To 30 . minutes, Himburg said.»"We use gs-few needles as posstble. . So me peo p je haV.ev, t he • misconception that hundreds of ! needles are used.” * ' .' The isfrategically placed needles rebalance the energy fl&wfnt h e body fby stl m tila t in g the bodyrs, energy in - the 'right direction/ H imburg said. • • Although' licensed acupunc turists don't possess the title . "Doctor.” they are independent practitioners and don't need a . referral from a traditional - Western doctor to treat so meone, Himburg said. They do need to request the medical records from the patient’s doc tor. he said. In some states, such as California where (here are a number of schools of Oriental medicine, the acupuncturist is the primary health care pro vider. Himburg said. Traditional doctors view acupuncture with mi*ed feel ings. Himburg said. . "Some doctors think the whole thing is real ridiculous. Others refer pa- , tients to us.’’. . .. The school will lie dispensing diplomas to the first graduating class this year, Himburg said. About eight to 10.students will be graduating. ; / N • 7 Jeff ’Weihi; ' .one of those ‘igraduating. - carii;e to Portland from Iowa to Study liaturtipaithic mediciiie.'throeyearsago. The riaturopathictmflege. which shares 'a. campus with; the col lege.ajf‘Oriental medicine, was urie’ of two an t lie nat ion at tHe ti’nve; > V y *** &“•. . t. .»s Vyhile. studyiuHi .naturopathy. ' VVi;i h • .becante ' - i nterested i n acupuncture . and decided to study.it; he.-said; Weih has com pleted :V45. of thd 'requjred 350 -treatment hours: of his; intern ship, he said. •• ; ■ . vi,,’ ' According to; .state law. K.upunctunt;v .students must complete’ a clinical ’ internship before, they ‘.may receive their licenses. "Acupuncture can take care of a great many, if not most, of the problems that Western physicians are faced with, ex cept for advanced serious il lness or trauma.” Weih said. "Then it would work better in conjunction with Western medicine." Other illnesses With which acupuncture can be effective in clude: gynecological ir regularities.- gastro-intestinal disease,.; respiratory arid im munological problems, and headaches/Himburg said. - ' . Although Weih is . finishing his internship,with a licensed acupuncturist in Portland, he spent four months interning for » • Malvin Finkelstein, a local acupuncturist. Finkelstein, who studied acupuncture at the New England School of Acupuncture and at the Shanghai College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in San Francisco, taught at the Oregon college during 1984. He is one of.four licensed acupunc turists in the Eugene area! Story by Michael Rivers Photo by Ross Martin C7 C7 C7 *Z? C? C7 C7 C? C7 C7 <17 O C7 C7 C? 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