What is kinesiotaping and what does it treat? Ask the Professor, with SCU’s Dr. Michael Fanning

You may have seen strips of colorful tape across the arms, legs, and other body parts of Olympic athletes to high school players. With the launch of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar, we'll be seeing many world-class professional athletes across 32 global teams wearing this tape throughout November and December. The tape is called Kinesiology Tape, and some refer to it simply as KT. We had Dr. Fanning give a lesson in Kinesiology Tape 101.

By |2025-08-21T17:56:05+00:00November 21, 2022|DC-Organic, Front Page News|

SCU Health announces free Chiropractic Care Clinics, free Ayurveda Services and free Health Fairs

SCU Health announces free Chiropractic Care Clinics, Ayurveda Services, and Health Fairs WHITTIER, CA. - (Nov. 15, 2022) — Southern Californians can receive free chiropractic care at an upcoming SCU Health Tent Event community outreach clinic in Whittier; free Ayurveda services in Bell Gardens and Whittier; free flu shots and health screenings for seniors in La Habra; and a wide range of free healthcare services in Santa Ana. FREE CHIROPRACTIC SERVICES - WHITTIER SCU Health offers free Tent Event outreach clinics in a continuing effort to serve the community with integrative healthcare services, increase the awareness of integrative healthcare benefits, [...]

By |2025-08-21T18:00:29+00:00November 15, 2022|AYUR-Organic, DC-Organic, Front Page News|

SCU honors our Veterans

SCU Honors our Veterans Every day, but especially on Veterans Day, we acknowledge and honor those who have put on a uniform to serve our country. At SCU, we are committed to embracing diversity and persons of every background. We honor the efforts of the countless veterans whose service experience is varied and personal to each individual. To celebrate Veterans Day, we're honored to highlight the following SCU student and faculty veterans by sharing with you some of their stories. WE SALUTE SCU STUDENT VETERAN: JOE RIVERA SCU DC Student U.S. Armed Forces service branch: U.S. Navy Joe's Service Story "I [...]

By |2025-08-21T18:02:32+00:00November 13, 2022|Front Page News|

SCU Announces New Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program

SCU Announces New Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program New program accepting student applications for Jan. 2023 startup WHITTIER, CA. - (Nov. 3, 2022) — Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU) has announced the addition of a new Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD) academic degree program. The 2.5 year program will allow participants to earn a doctor of occupational therapy degree, and will welcome its inaugural class of 32 students on Jan. 9, 2023. The OTD program will prepare students to sit for their national board exam and obtain occupational therapy licensure in any state where they want to work. [...]

By |2025-08-21T18:04:48+00:00November 3, 2022|Front Page News, OTD|

SCU President John Scaringe receives 2022 Visionary Award, presented by AIHM

SCU President John Scaringe, DC, EdD receives 2022 Visionary Award, presented by the Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine (AIHM) SCU President John Scaringe, DC, EdD, was honored with the 2022 Visionary Award at the Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine (AIHM) 2022 Conference: Disruptive Innovation + The Future of Health, on Oct. 29, 2022. AIHM Visionary Award candidates are interprofessional collaborators and key unifiers who have worked together to establish a new paradigm of healthcare for humanity and the planet. "Dr. Scaringe completely embodies these qualities and his work and vision to change education is inspiring,” said Tabatha [...]

By |2025-08-21T18:06:17+00:00October 31, 2022|Front Page News|

SCU at AIHM 2022

SCU faculty present at Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine (AIHM) 2022 Conference: Disruptive Innovation + The Future of Health Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU) faculty recently presented at the Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine (AIHM) 2022 Conference: Disruptive Innovation + The Future of Health, from Oct. 28 30, 2022. The 2022 AIHM Conference was held in-person, with attendees gathering in San Diego, California for live and virtual events. SCU has been working with AIHM since its inception in 2015, and has been a decades long standing sponsor of predecessor organizations, the Academic Collaborative for Integrative Health (ACIH), [...]

By |2025-08-21T18:07:49+00:00October 29, 2022|Front Page News, MSPA-Organic|

SCU MSPA Program Receives 10-Year Accreditation-Continued Status

SCU Master of Science: Physician Assistant Program Receives 10-Year Accreditation-Continued Status SCU has earned the longest running accreditation status from ARC-PA, allowing the Program to run through September 2032 WHITTIER, CA. - (Oct. 25, 2022) — Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU) has announced that its Master of Science: Physician Assistant Program (MSPA) has been granted a 10-year Accreditation-Continued status by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA). Accreditation-Continued is an accreditation status granted when a currently accredited program is in compliance with the ARC-PA Standards. The 10-year Accreditation-Continued status is the maximum awardable [...]

By |2025-08-21T18:09:34+00:00October 25, 2022|Front Page News, MSPA-Organic|

SCU at CalChiro 2022

October 2022 Every year, the California Chiropractic Association (CalChiro) seeks to honor individuals, districts and student chapters who have shown exceptional leadership in the organization, chiropractic profession and the community. The 2022 CalChiro award winners were recognized at CalChiro's Fall Conference 2022 at the Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa on Saturday, Oct. 1. Following are our Southern California University of Sciences (SCU) Los Angeles College of Chiropractic (LACC) 2022 CalChiro Awardees: CALCHIRO 2022 STUDENT OF THE YEAR: EIRA PEREZ, SCU CalChiro President, ICPA Treasure The CalChiro Student of the Year Award is presented to a chiropractic student who has [...]

By |2025-08-21T18:12:21+00:00October 24, 2022|DC-Organic, Front Page News|

SCU Health announces free chiropractic and ayurvedic healthcare clinics

SCU Health announces free Chiropractic Care Clinics and free Ayurveda Services WHITTIER, CA. - (Oct. 17, 2022) — Southern Californians can receive free chiropractic care at our upcoming SCU Health Tent Event community outreach clinics in Whittier; and free Ayurveda services at our upcoming outreach clinics - in partnership with SPIRITT Family Services, in Whittier and Bell Gardens. FREE CHIROPRACTIC SERVICES SCU Health offers free Tent Event outreach clinic in a continuing effort to serve the community with integrative healthcare services, increase the awareness of integrative healthcare benefits, and provide students with patient treatment and clinical experience. SCU Health Tent [...]

By |2025-08-21T18:16:57+00:00October 17, 2022|AYUR-Organic, DC-Organic, Front Page News|

What is cupping and what does it treat? Ask the Professor, with SCU’s Dr. Jamie Kuljis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7OW4DlYgRI What is cupping and what does it treat? Ask the Professor with SCU's Dr. Jamie Kuljis Dr. Jamie Kuljis, DACM, L.Ac, Dipl. OM (NCCAOM), is a faculty member in SCU's Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Program. She teaches Introduction to Physical Assessment 1 and 2 to acupuncture students. What is cupping? Cupping is a form of therapy used in traditional Chinese medicine where suction is created on the skin using cups. Originally these cups were made of bamboo or animal horns, but is most commonly performed with glass, ceramic, or plastic cups. "Fire cupping” is when a small flame is [...]

By |2025-08-21T18:19:47+00:00October 14, 2022|Front Page News|
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