Jongbae Park, KMD, PhD, LAc

Titles

Assistant Professor, Director of Asian Medicine and Acupuncture Research, Editor of Complementary Therapies in Medicine (Elsevier), Inventor of Park Sham Device for Acupuncture Research (worldwide)

Education

KMD, Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Korea, 1995
PhD, Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Korea, 2001
PhD, Medical Sciences, University of Exeter, UK, 2002
Postdoctoral Fellowship: Complementary Medicine, ILMAEK Medical Foundation, Peninsula Medical School, Universities of 
Exeter and Plymouth, UK, 2002-2004
LAc, North Carolina Acupuncture Licensing Board, 2008

Sub-Specialties

• integrative medicine
• acupuncture for lower back pain, stroke, joint injury and other conditions
• herbal medicine research
• technology development in rehabilitation

Funded Research

Effectiveness of a Care Package for Low Back Pain with Disc Herniation: A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial
Funding Source: Jaseng Medical Foundation
PI: Jongbae Park, KMD, PHD, LAc
$149,860

Consultancy for Resident Research Activity for a Korean Teaching Hospital
Funding Source: Jaseng Medical Foundation
PI: Jongbae Park, KMD, PhD, LAc
$180,000

Recent Articles

Garland E, Gaylord S, Park J. The Role of Mindfulness in Positive Reappraisal, EXPLORE, 2009;5(1):37-44.

Lee H, Kim S-Y, Kim Y, Park J, Park H. Acupuncture for lowering blood pressure: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Am J Hypertension. 2009; 22(1):122-8.

Lim B, Park J, Han C. Attempt to utilize and integrate traditional medicine in North Korea. J Altern Complement Med. 2009; 15(3):217-23.

Kim Y, Park J. Lee H, Bang H, Park H-J. Content Validity of an Acupuncture Sensation Questionnaire. J Altern Complement Med., 2008; 14(8):957-63.

Park J, Linde K, Manheimer E, Molsberger A, Sherman K, Smith C, Sung J, Vickers A, Schnyer R. The status and future of acupuncture clinical research. J Altern Complement Med. 2008 Sep;14(7):871-81.

Schnyer R, Lao L, Hammerschlag R, Wayne P, Langevin HM, Napadow V, Harris R, Park J, Milley R, Cohen M, MacPherson H. Society for Acupuncture Research: 2007 Conference Report: The status and future of acupuncture research: 10 years post-NIH consensus conference. J Altern Complement Med. 2008 Sep;14(7):859-60.

McDonough, SM, Liddle SD, Hunter R, Walsh DM, Glasgow P, Gormley G, Hurley D, Delitto A, Park J, Bradbury I and Baxter GD. Exercise and Manual Auricular Acupuncture: A Pilot Assessor-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2008;9:31 (06 Mar 2008).

Yuan J, Purepong N, Kerr DP, Park J, Bradbury I, McDonough S. Effectiveness of acupuncture for low back pain: a systematic review. Spine. 2008 Nov 1;33(23):E887-900.

Interviews

Article in Health & Healing in the Triangle, Vol. 11, No. 3.

Current Professional Memberships

Board of Directors, Society for Acupuncture Research
Board of Directors, International Society for Complementary Medicine Research
Editorial Board Member, American Journal of Chinese Medicine
Member, American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine