Profile of Director/Founder Dr. Tim H. Tanaka

"Your health concerns will be addressed in the most effective and timely manner possible. The treatment system I have developed is designed to relieve your symptoms and improve your overall health simultaneously, which encompasses the knowledge and skills that I have acquired through my extensive research and clinical experience."

Tim H. Tanaka Ph.D., D.Ac., RMT, RNCP, BCIAC Ph.D. in Medical Science (US) Doctor of Acupuncture Licensed Acupuncturist/Shiatsu Therapist (Japan) Registered Massage Therapist Registered Nutritional Consultant Certified Herbalist Biofeedback Practitioner (BCIA Certified, Associate Fellow)
	Dr. Tim Tanaka is presented the Excellent Research Paper Award at the 4TH World Conference on Acupuncture, in 1996. (Left: the late Chen Shaowu MD, former President of the "World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies.")
Current Research and Clinical Interests Autonomic nervous system and the treatment of related disorders Heart rate variability biofeedback Pain and stress management Acupuncture and Eastern Traditional Medicine

Academic Appointments

• Ph.D. Committee Member, Graduate School of The Union Institute and University, Cincinnati, Ohio
  
  
• Visiting Research Fellow, School of Health Sciences, Tsukuba University of Technology, Japan
  
  

Other Academic/Professional Activities

• International Reviewers Panel, Medical Science Monitor: International Medical Journal for Experimental and Clinical Research

• Served as Peer Reviewer for:
  British Journal of Sports Medicine
  Evidence Based Complimentary and Alternative Medicine
  Complimentary Therapies in Medicine
  Medical Science Monitor
  International Journal of Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork

• Co-Chair, Sensory reflex session, The 53rd Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Chiba, Japan, June 2004

• Co-Chair, Autonomic nervous system session, The 57th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Kyoto, Japan, May 2008

• Acupuncture Standard of Practice, Drafted the Standard commissioned by Quality Assurance Committee of CMTO, 2006

Awards/Grants

• Excellent Research Award from the World Federation of Acupuncture Societies, 1996
  
  
• CMTO Research Grant 2000 for Massage and EMG Muscle Fatigue Study

Professional Societies

• Executive Council Member: Professional College of Acupuncture and TCM, Ontario (1999-2002)
  
  
• Board Member: Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture Association of Canada
  
  
• Vice Director: Education Committee, Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture Association of Canada
  
  
• Examiner: Proficiency Examination Committee, PCATO (1999-2002)
  
  
• Program Director: Post Graduate Acupuncture Course: The Pacific Wellness Institute - Acupuncturists Upgrade Training Center designated by CMACC
  
  
• Member: Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
  
  
• Member: Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback
  
  
• Member: Applied Respiratory Psychophysiology of AAPB
  
  
• Member: Ontario Massage Therapy Association
  
  
• Member: Nutritional Consultants Organization of Canada
  
  
• Member: Japan Society for Oriental Medicine
  
  
• Member: Association of East Asian Medicine

Selected Publications

Mori, H., Tanaka, T. H., Kuge, H. et al. Is there any difference in human pupillary reaction when different acupuncture points are stimulated? Acupunct Med, 28:21-24, 2010

Nolan, R.P., Jong, P., Barry-Bianchi, S.M., Tanaka, T.H., et al. Effects of Drug, Biobehavioral and Exercise Therapies on Heart Rate Variability in Coronary Artery Disease: A Systematic Review. Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil 15, 386-396, 2008.

Mori, H.; Ueda, S.; Kuge, H.; Taniwaki, E.; Tanaka, T. H. et al. Pupillary Response Induced by Acupuncture Stimulation--An Experimental Study. Acupunct Med 26, 79-86, 2008.

Ozaki, A., Wakayama, I., Tanaka, T., Suzuki, T., Shinbara, H. Effects of Acupuncture and Moxibustion on Muscle diseases and Muscular Functions/Metabolism and the Status of These Techniques. Journal of The Japanese Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Vol. 54, No. 5, 698-716, 2004

Mori, H., Ohsawa, H., Tanaka, TH., Taniwaki, E., Leisman, G., Nishijo, K.  Effect of Massage on Blood Flow and Muscle Fatigue following Isometric Lumbar Exercise.  Medical Science Monitor, 10(5): CR173-8, 2004

Tanaka, T.H., Leisman, G., Mori, H., Nishijo, K.  The Effect of Massage on Localized Lumbar Muscle Fatigue.  BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2:9, 2002

Tanaka, T.H.  Acupuncture Status in Canada: Summary of Educational, Social and Legislative Issues in Ontario.  Journal of The Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Vol. 51, No. 5, 623-627, 2001

Tanaka, T.H., Nishijo, K.  Influence of Acupuncture Stimulation on Dynamic Electromyographic Activity.  Journal of The Japan Society of Acupuncture, Vol. 48, No. 2, 105-119, 1998

Tanaka, T.H., Leisman, G., Nishijo, K.  Dynamic Electromyographic Study on Acupuncture:  Possible Influence in Synergistic Coordination.  International Journal of Neuroscience, Vol. 95, 51-61, 1998

Tanaka, T.H., Leisman, G., Nishijo, K.  The Physiological Responses Induced by Superficial Acupuncture: A Comparative Study on Acupuncture Stimulation During Exhalation Phase and Continuous Stimulation.  International Journal of Neuroscience, Vol. 90, No. 1-2, 45-58, 1997 (Listed in the National Institute of Health, Consensus Statement on Acupuncture, September, 1997)

Tanaka, T.H.  The Possibilities for Optimizing Acupuncture Treatment Results through Synchronization with Somatic State: Examination of Autonomic Response to Superficial Needling During Exhalation.  American Journal of Acupuncture, Vol. 24, No. 4, 233-239, 1996

Tanaka, T.H.  Neuromuscular Response Induced by Superficial Acupuncture Stimulation.  The Journal of Japanese Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Vol. 55, No 12, 27-34, 1996

Tanaka, T.H.  The Somatic Reaction Induced by Acupuncture Stimulation: Autonomic Nervous System Response and Electromyographic Activity.  Doctoral Dissertation, Dissertation Abstracts International, Vol. 57, No. 6, 1996

Selected Presentations

Tanaka, T.H. Enhancement of Acupuncture Effects with Auditory Assisted Slow Breathing, WHO Congress on Traditional Medicine, Beijing, China, 2008

Tanaka, T.H. Potentiating the Autonomic Effects of Acupuncture by Proactive Use of Respiration, ICMART XIII World Congress, Budapest, Hungary, 2008

Tanaka, T.H. Integration of Acupuncture and HRV Biofeedback, 57th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Kyoto, Japan, May 2008.

Tanaka, T.H. Fertility Difficulties Treated By Acupuncture: Analysis of 76 Pregnancy Cases.  The 20th Year Anniversary WFAS International Acupuncture Congress, (co-sponsored by the World Health Organization), Beijing, China, Oct, 2007.

Tanaka, T.H. Influence of acupuncture on muscle coordination revealed by dynamic electromyographic evaluation. Paper presented at the symposium: Status of Acupuncture and Moxibustion at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Chiba, Japan, June 2004.

Tanaka, T.H. The Creation and Efficacy of a HRV-Autonomic Trainer CD in Assisting Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback Training: Preliminary Report. Paper presented at the 34th Annual Meeting of Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, Jacksonville, Florida March 27-30, 2003.

Tanaka, T.H., Mori, H., Leisman, G., Nishijo, K.  Influence of Local Massage Application on Fatigue Scale and EMG Power Spectrum During Sustained Muscle Contraction.  Paper presented at the 34th Annual Meeting of Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, Jacksonville, Florida March 27-30, 2003.

Tanaka, T.H., Mori, H., Leisman, G., Nishijo, K.  Effect of Massage on Muscle Fatigue and Recovery.Paper presented at the International Symposium on the Science of Touch, Montreal Canada, May 16-18, 2002.

Tanaka, T.H., Nishijo, K. Electrophysiological Study of Acupuncture Stimulation Synchronized with Patient's Respiratory Rhythm. Paper presented at the 32nd Annual Meeting of Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, Raleigh-Durham, NC, March 29-April 1, 2001.

Tanaka, T.H.  Physiological Effects of Superficial Acupuncture: The Technique Focusing on Patient's Respiratory Rhythm: Paper presented at the 7th Symposium of the Society for Acupuncture Research, University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Baltimore, October 21-22, 2000.

Tanaka, T.H.  Superficial Acupuncture Needling Technique Utilizing Patient's Biological Rhythm:  Summary of Study Findings Using Various Physiological Indexes,  Paper presented at the 4th World Congress of Medical Acupuncture and Natural Medicine, Edmonton, AB, August 25-27, 2000.

Tanaka, T.H.  The Role of Acupuncture in Enhancing Synergistic Coordination: A Study Using Dynamic EMG Assessment, Invited presentation at the 5th Symposium of the Society for Acupuncture Research, Stanford University, CA., September 26-27, 1998.

Tanaka, T.H., Nishijo, K.  The Effect of Acupuncture on Correcting Muscle Asymmetry:  Dynamic Electromyographic Study.  Paper presented at the XIIth Congress of the International Society for Electrophysiology and Kinesiology, Montreal, QE., June 27-30, 1998.

Tanaka, T.H.  The Influence of Acupuncture on Synergistic Coordination.  Paper presented at the 29th Annual Meeting of Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, Orlando, FL., April 1-5, 1998.

Tanaka, T.H., Nishijo, K.  Comparative Study on Acupuncture Stimulation During A Patient's Exhalation Phase Only and Continuous Stimulation.  Excellent Paper Award presentation at the 4th World Conference on Acupuncture, New York, 1996.

Textbooks Authored
	Anma, Massage, Shiatsu no Kouka, (Efficacy of Anma, Massage, Shiatsu: Comprehensive Review of Touch Therapy Research, An Illustrated Basic Protocol of Anma, Massage, and Shiatsu), Ishiyaku Publishers, Tokyo, Japan, March 2006 (In Japanese, Coauthored)
	Shinkyu Kisojissyuu Noto (Fundamental Workbook of Clinical Acupuncture and Moxibustion) Ishiyaku Publishers, Tokyo, Japan, January 2009 (In Japanese, Coauthored)
Breathing Training and Relaxation Music CDs
	Calming Massage, Somerset Entertainment, 2007 (Participated in production as Scientific Advisor)
	Breathing for Relaxation, Somerset Entertainment, 2009 (Participated in production as Scientific Advisor)

 

Media Appearances

Magazines/Newspapers:  Toronto Star, Eye for the Future, Varsity, Alternative Medicine Magazine

Televisions:  CBS (Special Series: Quit Smoking), Portuguese Channel (CH 47 TV), Greek Channel (CH 47 TV), City TV (Eye on Toronto)

Book:  Definitive Guide to Weight Loss - 17 Smart Ways to Permanently Shed Unwanted Pounds.  Future Medicine Publications, Tiburon, California, 2000