Craig Swogger, DAOM, LAc

Craig Swogger operates a private practice in Los Angeles and is the co-founder and president of Pacific Coast Community Acupuncture. Craig received his master's degree from Yo San University and his DAOM from Emperor's College. To contact Craig visit craigswogger.com.

Previous Articles

Hope & Healing for HIV/AIDS Patients: Emperor's College Develops Difference Makers
June 2017 (Vol. 18, Issue 06)
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Evidence / Research / Science
Why Acupuncture Students Should Be Familiar With Acupuncture Research
Why Acupuncture Students Should Be Familiar With Acupuncture Research

The Society for Acupuncture Research Special Interest Group in Education has been developing resources AHM schools can use to strengthen their research curricula. We created a model acupuncture research curriculum, which was vetted by subject-matter experts and published it in the peer-reviewed journal PLoS One. In addition, we conducted surveys of AHM students and program directors to better understand students’ perspectives and the barriers to teaching acupuncture research.

Senior Health
TCM’s Potential in Preventing and Treating Cognitive Decline
TCM’s Potential in Preventing and Treating Cognitive Decline

In the U.S alone, approximately one in nine adults (11.1%) report experiencing subjective cognitive decline. A comparable percentage will go on to develop Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia. As researchers and clinicians seek integrative solutions outside of conventional pharmacological approaches, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) emerges as a promising, multimodal strategy in the prevention and treatment of cognitive decline.

Regina Robles, LAc, DAOM
Chronic / Acute Conditions
Transformational Work With Anxiety (Pt. 2): Changing the Inner Story
Transformational Work With Anxiety

An anxious part of the self can be very persistent. It is a self-contained story with a pattern of somatic repercussions based on beliefs and coping strategies from life experiences that often start in childhood. The good news is that since anxiety presents with a repeatable pattern, we can start to recognize it as such and begin to question its validity in the moment. In the following case study, I outline three “heartmind” techniques that preceded acupuncture and took about 20 minutes.

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Kamala Quale, MSOM, LAc