surprising ways, and is administered by a practitioner guided by energetic cues that the practitioner senses through palpation, kinesio testing, use of a dowsing tool, or some other means.
Patients who seek help through energy medicine report subtle shifts in a condition. The reason these shifts are perceived as be- ing subtle is because it is the patient’s body that is doing the work, not the therapeutic modality. The work that the practitioner does is to open areas of blocked energy or Qi to allow the body to heal itself. One of the best compliments a patient can give me is to report a change in their main complaint followed by the statement, “I don’t know if it’s due to the acupuncture or something else.” When I hear this, I know that the treatment strategy worked because it was perceived as a natural progression of the body healing itself and not a suppres- sion of symptoms.
The Integrative Approach Healing modalities such as Reiki, yoga,
aromatherapy, acupuncture, and Qi Gong are being integrated into increasing num- bers of hospitals around the country in an effort to bring holistic approaches that en- courage adopting lifestyle changes. While doing the clinical placement required for my doctorate, I attended a healthy cooking class at Boston Medical Center in Boston, attended pain rounds at Tufts School of Medicine and integrative medicine rounds at Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. The most valuable ex- perience I received in integrative medicine was when I learned Battlefi eld Acupunc- ture at the VA Hospital in Bedford, MA. I was the only acupuncturist learning this technique among the students who were
MD’s, NP’s and mental-health practitioners. The VA is leading the way in integrating standard medical care with complementary approaches and Battlefi eld Acupuncture is a shining example.
There is also the Whole Health Now
initiative which is the VA’s attempt to empower the veteran population and their family members by offering group sessions in a variety of healing art classes as a way to reduce dependency on prescriptive pain medications. As a VA Community Care Provider, I have heard directly from veterans who are embracing the VA’s new philoso- phy on pain care; to offer an integrative approach. As far as these patients are con- cerned, feeling good equals good medicine.
Jessica Peck-Lindsey is a Doctor of Acupuncture and Integrative Health and owner of Peck’s Family Acupuncture, LLC. in Water- boro, ME. Dr. Peck-Lindsey holds a Masters of Science in
Pain Research, Education, and Policy from Tufts School of Medicine and is Certifi ed in Traumatic Stress Studies from the Trauma Center at Justice Resource Institute. With the aim of being able to better provide for patients living with pain and traumatic stress, Dr. Peck-Lindsey opened the Well- ness Center at Peck’s Family Acupuncture integrating therapeutic movement, trauma- informed yoga, Reiki, Emotion Code, Tai Chi, Qi Gong, and wellness coaching along with individualized acupuncture and massage therapy sessions. Dr. Peck-Lindsey can be reached at
jessica@pecksfamilyacupuncture.com. See ad on page 10.
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