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People respond to healing modalities in a variety of ways. It is said that more than 40% of healing comes from the "placebo effect" — meaning that it is not the drug or other therapy that cures, but the innate ability within the patient to heal that creates the positive outcome. The chosen therapy may be the catalyst for what already exists within for health and vitality. Into this equation, one must factor the belief system of the patient, including their positive or not so positive beliefs in the healer (i.e. physician, chiropractor, acupuncturist, etc.) and related healing community (modern biomedicine, traditional Chinese medicine, and so on). The patient's belief and confidence in the healer and the healing community, modality, or system, is critical to the overall success, even when the placebo effect is negated and the outcome is seemingly hinged on the therapies employed. Thus, the mental and emotional state of the patient is considered important on the outcome of health and vitality over debilitation and decline. A person's beliefs in herself or himself, conditions in her or his life, emotional health and happiness, stress, and so on, also impact health and healing.
Lesley Hamilton L.Ac., MSOM, MACM
Lesley
Hamilton has been treating patients as an Oriental Medical practitioner
since January 2001, first as an intern at AOMA (Academy of Oriental Medicine
at Austin) and then as owner of Modern World Acupuncture Clinic since
2003. Her private clinical practice is currently limited to one day a week.
The remainder of the week she works at AOMA as the MAcOM program director, director of clinical studies,
herbal faculty member, and academic advisor.
Credentials include:
- Texas State Board of Medical Examiners License AC00644
- Master's of Science in Oriental Medicine from Academy of Oriental Medicine at Austin (AOMA)
- Master's of Academic Medicine from the University of Southern California (USC)
- Diplomate of Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM)
- Occupational Acupuncture Certificate (AOMA Occupational Acupuncture Practitioner Group AOAPG)
- Acu-Detox Specialist (NADA certified)
- Hepatitis C Specialist (Quan Yin Healing Arts certified)
- Wilderness First Responder (Wilderness Medical Associates certified)
Modern World Acupuncture Clinic is an Oriental medical clinic (also known as traditional Chinese medicine) originally owned and operated by Lesley Hamilton. Lesley is now a practitioner at AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine professional clinic in Austin, Texas.