Helene Langevin, M.D.
PRESENTATION TITLE 1.
The
Connective Tissue Network: Relationship to Acupuncture Meridians
(Lecture)
This research suggests that the correspondance between acupuncture
meridians and connective tissue may be key to understanding fundamental
traditional Chinese medicine concepts such as qi, blockage of qi
and restoration of qi flow. These concepts may provide important
insights into mechanisms of action common to a wide variety of threrapies
including acupuncture, acupressure, massage and myofascial release.
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Helene
Langevin,
is currently a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology at the University of Vermont. Dr Langevin received an M.D. degree from McGill University, and completed post-doctoral training at the MRC Neurochemical Pharmacology Unit in Cambridge, England and at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. She is American Board certified in Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism, and is also a licensed acupuncturist in the state of Vermont. For the past four years, Dr. Langevin has been conducting research on the mechanism of acupuncture, funded by the NIH Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.