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Durham, NC Clinic
 "Expect Great Results"
Our purpose is to bring succinct and clear information about Oriental Medicine to consumers and health care practitioners. It is our intention that this information will clarify your health-related choices. We provide education through articles, books, presentations, newsletters and direct you toward NCCAOM (National Certification Commission for Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine) certified Oriental medical practitioners nationwide. We select the information based on classical medical literature, scientific research, expert lectures, consumer feedback, websites and extensive clinical experience.
 Our commitment is to provide you with accurate, well-referenced, easy to understand information, which has been reviewed by our advisory board enabling you to take action to achieve greater well-being. In addition, we operate a busy clinical practice in Durham, NC, USA; this site is funded and operated by Oriental Health Solutions, LLC. Feel free to contact us if you have questions or would like to give us feedback how we may better serve you.
Have you ever wondered what it would feel like to receive acupuncture or to take herbs for your specific condition? Our team specializes in treating a variety of health problems including women's health issues, internal medical disorders, the treatment of pain, and musculo-skeletal problems with acupuncture, Chinese herbs and dietary counseling. If you suffer from PMS, menstrual problems, amenorrhea, menopause, infertility, frequent colds, cough, edema, urinary incontinence, digestive problems, insomnia, nervousness, chronic pain, musculo-skeletal problems or any other condition now might be the time to experience Oriental medicine. Our busy clinic has been in operation since 1989, initially in Santa Fe, New Mexico and since 1999, in Durham, North Carolina, and as of 2008 our team has expanded to Oahu, Hawai’i
Our patients get results! We pride ourselves in providing excellent care.
Our Practitioners in Durham, NC:
 Alexander Jude Roman, MSOM, MSPT, LAc, Dipl OM
Jude Roman obtained his Bachelors of Science at James Madison University in Health and Human Sciences in 1993 with a core study in Athletic Training. He then earned his Masters of Physical Therapy degree from Old Dominion University in 1995 and worked extensively in outpatient orthopedic and geriatric health settings. He received his Masters in Oriental Medicine from the International Institute of Chinese Medicine in 2000 and is nationally certified by NCCAOM in Acupuncture, Chinese herbology, and Oriental Medicine. In addition, he completed studies in Acupuncture and Chinese herbology in China at the Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. He is licensed as an acupuncturist and herbalist in North Carolina. He specializes in treating musculo-skeletal disorders, internal medicine, women’s health, men’s health, digestive disorders and allergies.
Jude Roman began studying Tai Chi Chuan and Qi Gong in 1996 with Dr. Robert Carpenter, DOM of New Mexico. During this time he studied, Yang style long form, fast form, push hands, Yang style sword form and Taoist Qi Gong. In 2001, he began studying with Master Wei Lun Huang of Miami, Florida. From Master Huang he has continued to refine and expand on the yang style long form while developing his qi gong exercises to open and strengthen the body. In addition, he has studied Liu He Ba Fa, Yang style fast form, classical push hands and Tai Chi applications. He is currently teaching Tai Chi at Inside Out Body Therapies in Durham, North Carolina, www.insideoutbodytherapies.com
Please Click here to view Alexander Jude Roman's resume.
 Kimberly LeBrun, MSOM, LAc, Dipl OM
Kimberly LeBrun, member of Oriental Health Solutions, LLC, is a licensed practitioner of acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine in North Carolina. Ms. LeBrun is nationally certified in Oriental Medicine which includes certifications in Acupuncture, Chinese Herbology, Biomedicine, and Foundations of Oriental Medicine. After attending the University of Montana, she obtained a B.S. in Public Health, Health Promotion. She received a Master's degree in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from Southwest Acupuncture College in Boulder, CO. Ms. LeBrun brings extensive knowledge and experience in dietary supplements to OHS. She specializes in treating digestive disorders, headaches, insomnia, oncology support and women's health, including fertility.
Please Click here to view Kimberly LeBrun's resume.
 Ken Morehead, MSOM, LAc, DOM(NM), DAONB
Ken Morehead, founding member of Oriental Health Solutions, LLC, is a licensed acupuncturist in Durham, NC, licensed as a Doctor of Oriental Medicine in New Mexico, is nationally board certified as an Acupuncture Orthopedist and is a credentialed acupuncturist at Duke Integrative Medicine. He is the secretary of the NC State Acupuncture Licensing Board and an advisory board member of the Weston Price Foundation in Washington, D.C. A former member of the New Mexico licensing examination board, Mr. Morehead has lectured in New Mexico, Texas, North Carolina and Washington D.C. Mr. Morehead specializes in musculo-skeletal disorders and assists with cancer therapies and kidney disorders. Prior to pursuing Oriental Medicine as a career, Mr. Morehead was a symphony musician in Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico.
Please Click here to view Ken Morehead's resume.
 Dagmar Ehling, MAc, LAc, DOM(NM), Dipl OM, FABORM
Dagmar Ehling, founding member of Oriental Health Solutions, LLC, has been a licensed Doctor of Oriental Medicine in New Mexico since 1989. She graduated with a Master's degree in Acupuncture from Southwest Acupuncture College in Santa Fe, NM, is North Carolina State licensed, and is nationally certified in Oriental Medicine by the NCCAOM (National Certification Commission for Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine). Ms. Ehling completed a postgraduate 18-months course in Traditional Chinese Medicine gynecology. She is the author of "The Chinese Herbalist's Handbook", which has also been published in German and Turkish. She was a faculty member at the International Institute of Chinese Medicine for five years, served as a New Mexico State Licensure examiner for four years, and on the NCCAOM Exam Development Committee for the national Chinese herbal certification exam for seven years. She is a Fellow of the American Board of Reproductive Medicine (ABORM) and, currently, serves on the ABORM board ( www.aborm.org) which offers a certification exam for practitioners specializing in the treatment of infertility. She is a credentialed acupuncturist at Duke Integrative Medicine, teaches Oriental medicine to physicians in Germany and Italy, and lectures at Duke and UNC. In her practice she specializes in the treatment of gynecological problems, infertility, and internal medical disorders.
Please Click here to view Dagmar Ehling's resume.
 Pamela Mears
Pam Mears, administration manager for Oriental Health Solutions, has extensive experience in hospital Facility Planning, project management, health planning, and as a research assistant. In her position as administration manager at OHS, she brings her natural desire to help others to the front office environment in order to offer patients clear and comprehensive service.
For further information please call Oriental Health Solutions at 919-286-9595.
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What to Expect on a First Visit
Your first visit usually takes about 1½ to 2 hours. We will ask you a variety of questions – many you will expect and some will seem unusual or different from what you may have experienced when visiting other health care practitioners. As part of the examination we will check your pulse on your wrist, look at your tongue, and/or may press on certain acupuncture points. Typically, we perform an acupuncture treatment during the first visit unless there are specific reasons or you wish not to. Some patients only get herbs and/or come in for a nutritional consultation.
Most of our patients enjoy treatments and find them very relaxing. All needles are sterile and used only one time. You may feel a small prick lasting a couple of seconds when the needle is inserted. At about 90% of the time nothing is felt at all. Once the needle is in place you may not feel anything or it might feel slightly heavy or achy but not typically feel painful.
Your treatment may include other modalities, such as:
Moxa – an herb (Artemisia vulgaris) that is burned either on a needle or used to warm a certain area or point.
Cups – a vacuum is created inside a glass cup and then it is placed on different parts of the body. It may stay in one place or be moved over an area such as your back.
Guasha – a form of bodywork using a Chinese porcelain spoon that is massaged over specific body areas.
Alpha-Stim – when experiencing electrical therapy, most patients feel strong electrical currents running through their body that can be uncomfortable. In these cases, milliamp stimulators (thousandths of an ampere) have been used. While they have their place in the therapeutic world the Alpha-Stim or microcurrent therapy uses a completely different approach. Microcurrent therapy is in the millionths of an ampere range and generally below our ability to feel the current. The gentle nature of this therapy is nourishing to the tissues and so safe that the European medical community rates it as save as stereo equipment! When using Alpha-Stim microcurrent the focus is on stimulating a healing response, and reduced pain is the result. The impact of microcurrent increases over time as the healing process continues. We also find that the Alpha-Stim device is wonderful for some central nervous complaints, such as depression, anxiety, insomnia, and PTSD from trauma. Its use is completely in harmony with the practice of Oriental Medicine. When needed we may rent a machine to patients so they can treat affected areas at home.
Electro-acupuncture – on rare occasions a battery powered electrical device using low level electricity can be added to the needles usually for treatment of chronic pain.
Homework - We often give homework to patients. This might mean massaging certain points, using specific foods for their therapeutic value, or other complaint specific things. This enhances treatments and helps you participate in your healing process.
Herbal Formulas – Raw herbs or Granules - Herbal formulas are an important part of successful treatment outcomes with Oriental medicine. We have two large single herb pharmacies, each containing about 250 herbs. We carry the actual raw herbs which are the ones that have been used for thousands of years in China. They include roots, twigs, buds, rhizomes, and other parts of plants. We also carry those same herbs in granule form. Therefore, we can custom-tailor formulas for each patient based on his/her presentation and needs. We only work with suppliers that have stringent quality controls and both types of single herbs carry the "Good Manufacturing Process" (GMP) certification. In addition, our granules are ISO certified, complying with a stringent German certification system. We have had numerous communications with our suppliers to ensure the highest quality of our pharmacy, and are constantly pushing the leading edge in this regard.
Prepared Medicines - These are prepared formulas generally in the form of pills, capsules or tinctures. These are manufactured both in China and the US. The distributors we use routinely test their products by independent laboratories for the presence foreign substances, such as heavy metals, pesticides, and pharmaceuticals. All have been certified by "Good Manufacturing Process" (GMP). Prepared medicines cannot be custom-tailored as they have already been made into pills ahead of time, so you may be required to take more than one formula to get the best results.
Acupuncture Styles - We want you to understand your treatment and will do our best to explain the process. If this is your first visit to a practitioner of Oriental Medicine, we assume you will have many questions to ask. There are many variations of Oriental medicine – Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Five-Element, Japanese, Vietnamese, and Korean styles, so even if it's not your first time receiving acupuncture there may be some differences. We practice two styles at OHS, a Japanese style taught by Kiiko Matsumoto and TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine). Both are based on the Chinese classics and modern medical pathophysiology. The Japanese style is our primary acupuncture style. It is a very "hands on" approach and is based on palpation of active reflexes on the abdomen (the hara), neck, back and their corresponding treatment points. This system of palpation and feedback gives the practitioner and patient immediate feedback on both diagnosis and treatment making treatment more succinct and efficient. Our herbal prescribing is done using TCM as our diagnostic and treatment style. It is tailored to use as an herbal therapy and we find our results are best with combining the best of both of these approaches, TCM herbal therapy and Japanese acupuncture.
Our practice is very busy and we make an effort to stay on time. Please come to the office 5 minutes before your scheduled treatment. This will give you time to get a drink of water, go to the bathroom, or sit for a few minutes and take time to catch your breath. After your initial visit, we may want to see you either every week, every 2 weeks or every 3 weeks depending on the severity of your condition and whether we're supporting your treatment progress with herbs and/or dietary adjustments. After your condition stabilizes we will phase out treatment or suggest interval treatments such as coming in for a quarterly or annual tune-up.
If you have any further questions please feel free to contact us. We look forward to working with you.
OHS Advisory Committee
Our esteemed advisory committee for OrientalHealthSolutions.com continuously reviews its content and makes sure the information presented here is sound and scientifically up to date.
 Jerry Cott, Ph.D.
Jerry Cott, Ph.D. is a neuropsychopharmacologist specializing in clinical and preclinical psychotherapeutic drug development. He is currently a pharmacologist with the FDA, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research in Rockville, Maryland. Since obtaining his Ph.D. in pharmacology at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, and a postdoctoral fellowship (with recent Nobel Laureate Arvid Carlsson) at the University of Göteborg, Sweden, he has had a variety of work experiences including teaching medical school at the University of Ibadan in Nigeria; and 8 years in the pharmaceutical industry in the U.S. and Sweden. Dr. Cott was at the National Institute of Mental Health as Chief of the Psychopharmacology Research Program from 1991 until June 2000. He was appointed Scientific Advisor to the Institute of Mental Health Research at the Royal Ottawa Hospital in Canada and is on the Advisory Board of the American Botanical Council and the Editorial Board of the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine and the Journal of the American Herbalists Guild. He is a frequent member of the ad hoc NIH Initial Review Groups of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine and has more than 75 scientific publications. Dr. Cott initiated the 1998 NIH workshop entitled "Omega-3 fatty essential fatty acids and psychiatric disorders," and the NIH controlled clinical trials of St. John's wort in major depression and Ginkgo biloba in senile dementia. His present interest is in the integration of mainstream psychiatry with nutritional (particularly omega-3 fatty acids) and botanical interventions for the treatment of severe and chronic mental disorders. He is a member of the Bahá'í Faith, a religion that affirms the fundamental importance of diet in the treatment and prevention of disease.
He can be reached at alkaloid@jerrycott.com
Web Site: www.JerryCott.com
 Larry Burk, MD
Dr. Burk is President of Healing Imager, Inc. in Durham, NC, offering services in musculoskeletal radiology/acupuncture and Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT). He was previously Associate Professor of Radiology and Director of Education at the Duke Center for Integrative Medicine. He is co-author of "Physicians ethical obligations regarding alternative medicine" published in JAMA in 1998. He completed the UCLA Medical Acupuncture for Physicians Course in 1998 and practiced at Duke in the Pain Clinic and the Diet and Fitness Center. He did a 2002 acupuncture internship at the Victoria Pain Clinic, BC, with Dr. Michael Greenwood. In 2002, he learned EFT and has trained with Gary Craig and Dr. Carol Look.
For questions regarding EFT he can be reached at burk0001@yahoo.com
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