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.
Stacy Gomes, EdD, MAEd
Dr. Stacy Gomes serves as vice president of academic affairs at Pacific College of Health and Science (formerly PCOM); executive committee member-at-large, ACIH; and at-large member of the Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (CCAOM). Learn more at https://integrativehealth.org/stacygomes.