Shelly Bobbins

Shelly Bobbins, RN, LAc, Dipl. CH, worked in the healthcare field in Los Angeles for more than 25 years specializing in the areas of mental health, addiction and pain management. In 1996, she became a Licensed Acupuncturist and while in private practice obtained certification as a Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME). She has been a clinical supervisor and professor, teaching courses and seminars on addiction and as an acupuncturist worked with inpatient drug and alcohol rehabs. Shelly is the author of a soon to be released book, The Whole of Addiction: The Nature of Addiction & Recovery According to East-West Teachings. Shelly can be reached at shelly@shellybobbins.com.

Previous Articles

Concerns Regarding CDC Guidelines for Pain Management
September 2016 (Vol. 17, Issue 09)
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Your Practice / Business
Three Reasons to Make the Switch to Online Appointment Scheduling
Three Reasons to Make the Switch to Online Appointment Scheduling

People today want convenience, whether it be from their bank, credit card, favorite retail store, or restaurant. They demand it from the companies who hold their loyalty, including their health care providers (you). They don’t want to call and possibly be put on hold, and they want to use an app or schedule an appointment on your website. Here are three reasons your practice can gain by switching to online appointment scheduling.

Antonio Arias
Chinese & Asian Medicine
Fire and the Pelvis
Fire and the Pelvis

While there aren’t any meridians associated with fire that cross the pelvis, that doesn’t mean the lower tan tien is void of fire. Fire has a more ethereal quality to it in relationship to the pelvis and can be connected through discussion of the lower tan tien, the lower san jjao, the ming men, and the bao mai. In this article, we’ll journey through the anatomy of subtle fire in the pelvic bowl and look a bit at how it is kindled, carried and cultivated.

Krystal Lynn Couture, DPT, LAc
News / Profession
The State of 21st Century Acupuncture in the U.S. (Pt. 2)
The State of 21st Century Acupuncture in the U.S.

In 1997, the World Health Organization and the National Institutes of Health convened a multiday conference on acupuncture to evaluate its clinical utilization and mechanisms of action. The resultant document recommended acupuncture for a wide variety of clinical issues; and also recommended acupuncture be taught in medical schools and brought into mainstream medicine.Twenty-eight years later, acupuncture is far from integrated in the way that the document portends.

Clasina (Sina) Leslie Smith, MS, MA, LAc, MD, Dipl. Ac., FAAMA; Bill Reddy, LAc, Dipl. Ac.