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Acupuncture Congress 2018
Herbal Medicine: Open Access
ISSN: 2472-0151
Page 46
August 20-21, 2018
Dublin, Ireland
9
th
International Conference on
Acupuncture &
Chinese Medicine
A
trial was conducted among patients admitted to the
Emergency Department of The Northern Hospital, Epping,
Melbourne, Australia to assess the potential of acupuncture to
reducewaiting times, reducepainandsatisfy thedesireof patients
to see complementary medicine within mainstream healthcare.
45 patients were randomly assigned to an acupuncture group
(32) and a conventional treatment group (13). Comparison of
the physiological parameters following treatment revealed no
significant differences between the two groups (table 1). These
results demonstrate that acupuncture and conventional treatment
are equally effective to reduce pain. However, the acupuncture
group received a significantly higher rate of patient satisfaction
with the treatment. Author will discuss themethodology, materials
used, acupuncture procedures and techniques including what she
describes as active puncture points to alleviate acute pain.
Biography
Carina Harkin has 20 years of experience in Clinical Practice. She is the
world’s first triple degree Graduate in ComplementaryMedicine having com-
pleted 3x4 year level 8 Bachelor of Health Sciences in Naturopathy (Nutrition
and Herbal Medicine), Acupuncture and Homeopathy at Australian College
of Natural Medicine and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Public
Health at UCC. She has worked as an Acupuncturist in Public Health at Box
Hill Hospital, Melbourne Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Unit. Recently, she
worked as a Sports Nutritionist and Acupuncturist for The Crocs-an Austra-
lian Football League team.
carahealth@gmail.comA prospective, randomised control trial of acupuncture to
select common conditions within the emergency department
Carina Harkin
Australian College of Natural Medicine , Ireland
Carina Harkin, Herb Med. 2018, Volume 4
DOI: 10.21767/2472-0151-C1-002