Overview
The Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute collaborates with UCI Health medical, surgical, neuropsychiatric, burn, acute rehabilitation and emergency medicine teams to provide inpatient integrative services for patients experiencing a variety of symptoms. Our team provides acupuncture service at UCI Medical Center, one of the few acute hospitals in the nation to offer patients access to this service across multiple units. The institute also participates in ongoing integrative care training that enables nurses and other healthcare professionals to recognize when patients may benefit from integrative services.
Principles
Evidence-informed, integrative services have been shown to help hospital patients who are experiencing symptoms such as pain, nausea, anxiety and/or insomnia. UCI Health inpatient services may include acupuncture, acupressure, aromatherapy, or guided meditation, as well as group instruction in acupressure and Tai Chi/Qigong. Hospital patients using one or more of these services have reported reduced pain, improved sleep, less stress and less anxiety. There may also be a correlation between the use of integrative services and reductions in pain medication and readmission for some people.
Conditions Treated
Integrative services may help hospital patients experiencing a variety of symptoms including:
- Anxiety
- Constipation
- Decreased appetite
- Diarrhea
- Elevated blood pressure
- Fatigue
- Insomnia
- Nausea
- Pain
- Reflux
- Urinary retention
- Vomiting
- Weakness associated with stroke
Services
Services and treatments available to UCI Health hospital patients include:
- Acupuncture
- Acupressure
- Aromatherapy
- Guided Meditation
- Tai Chi/Qigong
Why Choose Us?
As part of the only academic medical center in Orange County and one of the first health systems in the nation to offer acupuncture across multiple inpatient units, UCI Health is a leader in inpatient acupuncture. When clinically appropriate, licensed acupuncturists collaborate with other members of your care team to deliver services. Our approach is personal and tailored to you, and supported by the resources of an academic medical center. UCI Medical Center is one of the few acute hospitals in the nation where a majority of your nurses are trained to apply the principles and practices of integrative nursing.
Our Team
Physician
Acupuncturists
Price
Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute accepts a variety of insurance plans or private pay. Your visit may be subject to copay and deductible. Please contact us at 949.824.7000 for more information.
Research
- Cho YH, Kim CK, Heo KH, Lee MS, Ha IH, Son DW, Choi BK, Song GS, Shin BC. Acupuncture for acute postoperative pain after back surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Pain Pract. 2015 Mar;15(3):279-91. doi: 10.1111/papr.12208. Epub 2014 Apr 28. PMID: 24766648; PMCID: PMC4409074.
- Horie, M., K. Hecht, Nunez, M. (2020). Teishin treatment in the inpatient setting: gentle touch of contact needle. Journal of Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine. Vol 29(1). 9-12.
- Roufail J, Sahyouni R, Malik S, Cadena G, Chen JW, Hsu FPK, Gannotta R, Vadera S. A novel integrative healing services approach for neurosurgery inpatients: Preliminary experiences and cost calculations. Interdiscip Neurosurg. 2018 Sep;13:124-128. doi: 10.1016/j.inat.2018.04.012. Epub 2018 Apr 28. PMID: 30792957; PMCID: PMC6380521.
- Wu MS, Chen KH, Chen IF, Huang SK, Tzeng PC, Yeh ML, Lee FP, Lin JG, Chen C. The Efficacy of Acupuncture in Post-Operative Pain Management: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. PLoS One. 2016 Mar 9;11(3):e0150367. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150367. PMID: 26959661; PMCID: PMC4784927.
