PIHMA Offers Alternative Medicine Classes and Seminars For The Workplace
Employee absenteeism and inefficiency due to health issues greatly affects productivity. A single employee’s health and attitude can affect colleagues or even the entire company. Millions of dollars are lost due to employee illness or poor mental health. Recent studies show that acupuncture and other methods of Oriental or integrative medicine can greatly reduce these losses.
Accepted, licensed and regulated throughout the U.S, “the data in support of acupuncture are as strong as those for many accepted Western medical therapies” and “Has substantially lower incidence of adverse effects than many drugs or accepted medical procedures used for the same conditions” as stated by the NIH Consensus Conference.
Over 200 insurance companies reimburse for acupuncture and Oriental medicine on a policy-by-policy basis, with growing numbers of acupuncturists working in hospitals and HMO’s across the U.S.
Examples of Savings Include:
- Avoidance of Knee Surgery (Cost savings $9000 per Patient)
- Decreased Stays in Hospital (Cost Savings $26,000 per Patient)
- Low Back Patients Return to Physical Labor (62% Returned to Original/Equivalent Jobs)
- Avoidance of Surgery and Fewer Hospital Visits for Angina Patients (Cost savings $13,000 per Patient, Plus 79% Fewer Hospital Days in 1st year).
(Clinical Efficiency by Stephen Birch & Richard Hammerschlag)
In a Study of Patients in Six Clinics…
- 70% of Those who had Been Recommended for Surgery Avoided Surgery
- 84% Reported Seeing Their M.D. Less
- 58% Reported Seeing a Psychotherapist Less
- 77% Reported Seeing a Physical Therapist Less
- 79% Reported Reduced Use of Prescription Drugs
- 77% Reported They Asked for Fewer Reimbursements From Insurance
In Addition, Patients Reported that Most of the Time They:
- Feel Better (76%)
- Miss Fewer Work Days (71%)
- Get Along Better with Others (69%)
- Have Less Pain (64%)
- Have More Energy (58%)
- Are More Focused (58%)
- Can Work Better (64%)
(Health Visions 2000 by Claire Cassidy)
Indeed, acupuncture is safe, effective, cost effective and desired by the public as the number one alternative healthcare modality.
Training and Presentation Seminar Options
Each of these courses and presentations can be modified to fit any needs. In general, the presentations can fit in an hour to two hour format.
Staying Healthy Using Integrative/Oriental Medicine
(or: Taking Care of Yourself & Your Family When You Can't or Won't Use Western Medicine)
Oriental Medicine (acu-points and herbs) and other forms of healing have existed far longer than the western medicine we know today. Not only is it more natural and beneficial, it is less expensive and more effective in most cases than using traditional allopathic medicine. This presentation introduces you to the concepts behind this form of natural healing so you can take care of yourself and your family. Acupuncture has been proven to reduce sick leave and hospital stays, and helps people feel happier at work. Selected points and techniques will be taught for personal use.
A Different Perspective on Stress: What it Does to your Body
Stress creates many reactions in our bodies that affect the flow of our energy. Learn how to recognize, assess, and modify your stress levels through acupressure, herbs, and other modalities available in your local community. Prevention of stress helps stave off aging, disease, pain, and accidents. This presentation is a must for any busy work life. Specific techniques for stress reduction are also taught.
Acupressure Techniques for Health
Our bodies carry electrical/energetic pathways that can be used to remedy pain, colds & flus, weakness and fatigue, and other chronic ailments. By learning a few key points, one can have a handy set of "tools" for quick resolution of health problems, as well as a means for building longevity and better health.
Balance and Health
All of us struggle to lead balanced lives, but few of us rarely attain or maintain balance. In reality, balance is an illusion, because life actually flows in a circular, cyclical motion that can best be understood by studying nature and how it affects your energy. Based on the oldest form of thought and healing, this lecture presents ways in which you can attain "balance" in the ever-changing environment by learning to live in harmony with the seasons. Discussion of how to recognize patterns and how to eat in harmony with the seasons.
Feng Shui and your Office
Big corporations hire Feng Shui experts to assess how the energy flows in their workplace, and to make adjustments to improve work conditions and finances. Learn about the different styles of Feng Shui, some basic principles, and how to find an authentic practitioner.
What "Diet" is Right for Me?
Despite all the types of diets promoted by various experts, there is no one right diet for all persons. Each person has a different set of conditions in the body, such that even among similar "body types", there are differing dietary requirements. Learn how to assess certain conditions in your body, and what types of foods best fit your condition, needs, and goals.
Your Thoughts and How They Create Disease
Recognition that our thoughts create energy and redirect energy is one of the most profound influences on understanding of health and well-being. It also affects success in business and relationships, for as your thoughts affect your health, your responses to your environment are also compromised or enhanced. Oriental Medicine is based on these concepts, which western medicine is only starting to recognize and accept. This class gives you an understanding of yourself, your family, and co-workers. By understanding both how thoughts affect disease, one can trace disease to its original thought form. Great presentation for parents, spouses, and co-workers.
Introduction to Oriental Medicine
This brief overview of the theories and concepts of Oriental Medicine includes an introduction to acupuncture, herbology, nutrition, bodywork, exercise and meditation. Provides an understanding of how this energy medicine, which is based on physics, addresses all types of health imbalances and how health can be restored through the use of these methods.
For More Information on any One of These Training Presentations, Contact Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture, Office of the President, at 602-274-1885, Extension 108.
