Steve Paine, OMD (Hong Kong), L.Ac, (HI, CT) is a Listed Chinese Medicine Practitioner (Hong Kong)
Steve Paine is a Doctor of Oriental Medicine (Hong Kong), and a Licensed Acupuncturist in Hawaii & Connecticut, USA. Steve is a diplomate of the National Commission for the Certification of Acupuncturists (USA), a Certified Disability Evaluator (USA) and a diplomate of the National Board of Acupuncture Orthopedics (USA). Since 2004 he has been the Hong Kong Advisor for the National Oriental Medicine Accreditation Agency (www.nomaa.org) which supports high international standards for professional competency in Oriental Medicine. Steve is the director of the Hong Kong office of the Kendall Institute, which promotes the western physiological basis of needling therapy and emphasizes continuing professional development. Steve is managing director of Champions Consultancy & Training Limited which provides individualized clinical treatments in addition to wellness consultation services for corporations, performers, and elite athletes. Steve is a medical advisor for Action Asia Events, an adventure racing organizer with events throughout Asia (www.actionasiaevents.com) and a leader of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong Health & Wellness committee (www.amcham.org.hk).
Steve earned a BA in sociology from Union College, Schenectady, New York. He began his acupuncture training in 1983 at California Acupuncture College and then trained at Emperor’s College of Oriental Medicine, Santa Monica, California prior to a California Board of Acupuncture approved tutorial program with distinguished practitioners in southern California. He completed the World Health Organization (WHO) affiliated China Ministry of Health Advanced Acupuncture Training Program at the Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing, and received the designation of Doctor of Oriental Medicine from the Postgraduate Institute of Oriental Medicine in Hong Kong in 1988. He began his practice with Dr. Mosaraf Ali, noted medical doctor and integrative specialist from 1988 to 1990 in Hong Kong (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosaraf_Ali) and moved his practice to Honolulu, Hawaii from 1990 to 1995. He has been practicing in Hong Kong since 1995.
Steve is a past president of the Hawaii Acupuncture Association and a former director of medical acupuncture services for one of Hawaii’s largest interdisciplinary worker’s accident and auto injury facilities. He is a leader in the effort to integrate the best elements of western and eastern approaches to health to optimize health, respect patient choice and to reduce healthcare costs. (See the Articles & Newsletters section for more details).
Steve uses a combination of approaches designed to comprehensively treat patients. His approaches respect and complement conventional allopathic medical treatment. Emphasis is placed on physical complaints but with a keen appreciation of the client’s emotional and mental states. Underlying this approach is the assumption that illness and discomfort often have roots that go deeper than the physical and that attitudes and lifestyle have a profound effect on physical health.
In addition, Steve is a highly regarded speaker and program presenter. He has been a regular guest on RTHK Radio 3 since 1988, and his articles and interviews have been featured in South China Morning Post, Hong Kong Standard, Asian Wall Street Journal, Business Traveler Magazine, Human Capital Hong Kong & China and many other publications. Steve’s background in complementary and alternative medicine as a practitioner and producer, and his long involvement in the fields of personal growth, yoga, and meditation lend his presentations a unique perspective and an enthusiastic tone. Please contact us for details of talks and presentations.