Chronic pain afflicts over 20% of the adult population. Sadly, most MDs have essentially no education in treating pain, beyond offering a few toxic medications. Then they tend to steer people with pain away from those health practitioners who are trained. This puts the acupuncture community on the front lines for addressing this epidemic.
Abbey Seiden, LAc, Dipl. OM
Abbey Seiden, MSOM, LAc, CMT is NCCAOM certified in Oriental medicine, a licensed acupuncturist in N.Y. and Hawaii, and currently (2021) a student at Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture in Los Angeles. Mom to a 13-year-old and a 10-pound rescue Yorkie, Abbey strives to make a global health impact by helping others through self-cultivation and mindfulness. Currently living in sunny Malibu, Calif., Abbey is also a health office specialist at the Santa Monica Malibu Unified School District.