Acupuncture and Massage
The mission of our Acupuncture and Massage Therapy services are to provide certified and skilled treatments that promote health and healing in mind, body and spirit for the purposes of client relaxation, stress management, and the treatment of some health conditions.
The goals of these services are to:
- Enhance health knowledge and academic performance as well as leadership productivity and a healthy work/life balance.
- Facilitate the adoption and maintenance of positive health care methods, practices and behaviors.
- Collaborate with University Health Center Clinical staff in delivering quality patient care, education and customer service, promoting a less stressed, healthier campus community.
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Resources
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) Clearinghouse provides information on Complementary and Alternative Medicine, including publications and searches of Federal databases of scientific and medical literature. The Clearinghouse does not provide medical advice, treatment recommendations, or referrals to practitioners.
A service of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), PubMed contains publication information and (in most cases) brief summaries of articles from scientific and medical journals. CAM on PubMed, developed jointly by NCCAM and NLM, is a subset of the PubMed system and focuses on the topic of Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
ClinicalTrials.gov is a database of information on federally and privately supported clinical trials (research studies in people) for a wide range of diseases and conditions. It is sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The University of Maryland School of Medicine, Center for Integrative Medicine was founded in 1991 and has received over $37 million in government-funded grants grants . It is the first U.S. academic medical center-based program for integrative medicine in the U.S., with programs in education, research, and clinical care.