The mission of the Kochan Institute for Healing Arts Research is to develop, study and evaluate a wide array of pain therapies based on ancient healing wisdom, modern Western medicine, innovative biomedical technology, and noninvasive CAM therapies. We are interested in developing integrative approaches to treating acute and chronic pain that can significantly improve the physical and psychological health and quality of life of our patients.

Background

In 2001, Andrew Kochan, M.D. established the Kochan Institute for Healing Arts Research in Encino, California to further his dual professional pursuits as a clinician and researcher. The Institute's mission and goals embody Dr. Kochan's vision to promote the use of evidence-based health care modalities, both conventional and alternative therapies, for acute and chronic pain treatment. His unique approach to pain medicine combines knowledge, experience, and expertise in physical medicine, orthopedics and biochemistry with a firm understanding of complementary and alternative (CAM) medicine. The Kochan Institute for Healing Arts Research strives to represent the best aspects of Integrative Medicine.

Clinical Practice of Dr. Andrew Kochan and Associates

Dr. Andrew Kochan, the Director of the Kochan Institute for Healing Arts Research, and his clinical associate Ray Seiple, MA use a wide array of proven, evidence-based treatments as well as promising investigative therapies to treat acute and chronic pain. Dr. Kochan has expertise in prolotherapy, one of the most successful and low risk complementary healing modalities used today to treat and relieve symptoms of musculo-skeletal pain. In addition, Dr. Kochan is an internationally recognized authority in apitherapy (the medicinal use of honey bee products), particularly bee venom therapy. He is also a practitioner of metabolic typing as developed by Dr. Harold Kristal for nutritional analysis . Dr. Kochan has been using Botulinum toxin (Botox) for many years to treat spastic limbs and has developed an expertise in using it for cosmetic purposes as well as for treating migraine headaches, neck and low back pain.

Mr. Ray Seiple is a Medical Assistant and an expert phlebotomist. He runs the Metabolic Typing and Stop Smoking Now! Programs and administers apitherapy treatment with Dr. Kochan's oversight.

The current goals of the Institute

1. Sponsor ongoing clinical research, in the form of case studies, clinical monitoring studies, and placebo controlled clinical trials, on both proven and investigative, safe, noninvasive or minimally invasive, alternative treatments for pain.

2. To develop a database of clinically useful research findings produced in-house through the Kochan Institute and externally through related research organizations on noninvasive treatment modalities for pain relief and evaluating the relative success rate of these various treatments.

3. To disseminate through published literature, electronic media, symposia, and other venues relevant information on scientifically documented (evidence-based) safe and effective integrative treatments, including both conventional and alternative therapies, for pain relief to health consumers affected by pain, the general public, and professional health care providers.