Shabnam Pourhassani, LAc, QME, DACM

Dr. Shabnam Pourhassani attained a bachelor's degree in holistic science (2006) and master's degree in acupuncture and Oriental medicine (2008) from South Baylo University; and her doctorate in acupuncture and Chinese medicine (DACM) from Pacific College of Health Sciences in 2021. She practices in Newport Beach, Calif., and is an inpatient staff member of Cedars Sinai Medical Center and the California Rehabilitation Institute [a Cedars Sinai / University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Health partnership].

Previous Articles

Who Owns Your Words?
January 1, 2026 (Vol 27, Issue 1)
Navigating the Complexities of Chronic Pain Care Under PPO Plans
October 1, 2025 (Vol. 26, Issue 10)
The Benefits of Building a Referral Culture in Acupuncture
August 1, 2025 (Vol. 26, Issue 8)
Acupuncture Employment Negotiation in the Time of Specialization
November 2023 (Vol. 24, Issue 11)
Ethical Considerations for Acupuncturists: Egg Freezing
January 2023 (Vol. 24, Issue 01)
Infertility Is Not a Disease
November 2022 (Vol. 23, Issue 11)
Caffeine, Acupuncture and Pain
June 2022 (Vol. 23, Issue 06)
Venous Thromboembolism (VTE): Can Acupuncture Help Save Lives?
April 2022 (Vol. 23, Issue 04)
Acupuncture Fees Don't Make Sense
February 2022 (Vol. 23, Issue 02)
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Cultivating the Empowered Patient: Help Them Commit to Their Own Process
Cultivating the Empowered Patient: Help Them Commit to Their Own Process

The most important relationship I seek to nurture in the treatment room is the one a patient has with their own body. We live in a culture that teaches us to override pain, defer to outside authority, and push through discomfort. Patients often arrive hoping I can “fix” them, but the truth is, we can’t do the work for them. We can offer guidance, insight and support, but healing requires their full participation.

Aiden Jakob Seraphim, DACM, LAc
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. 1): Panic Attack
Transformational Work With Anxiety

When we are in the grips of an anxious pattern, it dominates our brain and nervous system, and we lose our normal body-mind regulation. In this and subsequent articles, I present effective mindfulness-based method* via case study, that we can add to our acupuncture treatments to help clients consciously stop the dysregulating cascade of events and bring “distressed parts” into coherent body-mind-spirit integration.

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Kamala Quale, MSOM, LAc