Won Sook Chung Foundation

Our mission – through education and research – is to improve quality of life by expanding awareness of and access to effective alternative diagnostics and treatments.

The Won Sook Chung Foundation was established in 2012 to increase awareness and acceptance of diagnostic tools and interventions outside the established medical paradigm to help medical care to be more effective, gentler, and safer.  Our goals are to:

• Educate professionals and the public on tools that can promote better health outcomes.
• Conduct research to substantiate alternative diagnostic techniques and therapies for the management of chronic illnesses.
• Publish and disseminate our research and advocate for the use of alternative diagnostics and therapies as first choice when appropriate.

The study of alternative medicine is important at this critical juncture in modern medicine. According to the CDC, chronic illness in the US is the leading cause of death and disability.[1] These therapies have exciting potential for diagnosing and healing many of the chronic illnesses which currently remain a mystery to modern medicine.

[1] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2022, December 13). Chronic diseases in America. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved February 10, 2023, from https://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/resources/infographic/chronic-diseases.htm

PUBLISHED ARTICLES

Brobyn TL, Chung MK, LaRiccia PJ (2015) Neural Therapy: An Overlooked Game Changer for Patients Suffering Chronic Pain?. J Pain Relief 4: 184.
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Chung MK, Chung D, LaRiccia PJ. Tongue piercing and chronic abdominal pain with nausea and vomiting—two cases. Explore (NY). 2015;11(1):59-62.
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Chung MK, LaRiccia PJ. Successful treatment of chronic nausea and vomiting related to body piercing and tattooing with integrative medicine interventions. Holist Nurs Pract. 2015;29(1):33-36.
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Brobyn TL, Chung MK. The use of autonomic response testing and the 5 Phases paradigm to identify unresolved feelings in patients with mood disorders. In: Clinical Roundup. Altern Complement Ther. 2015;21(4):183–184.
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Myung Kyu Chung and Patrick J. LaRiccia. How Do You Deactivate Painful Scars in Your Practice? MEDICAL ACUPUNCTURE. 2016;28(3):162-163.
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Couture DC, Chung MK, Shinnick P, Curzon J, McClure M, LaRiccia P. Integrative Medicine Approach to Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Anxiety: A Case Report. Global Adv Health Med. 2016;5(1):117-121.
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Chung MK, LaRiccia P. Successful Treatment of Chronic Nausea and Vomiting Related to Body Piercing and Tattooing With Integrative Medicine Interventions. Holist Nurs Pract 2015;29(1):33–36.
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Chung MK, LaRiccia P. Successful Integrative Medicine Assessment and Treatment of Chronic Pain Associated with Breast Surgery. Holist Nurs Pract 2016;00(00):1–9.
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Chung MK, Patrone CC, LaRiccia P. A modified approach to thyroid exams. The Journal of Family Practice. 2015; 64( 2):83.
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Brobyn TL, LaRiccia PJ.  Successful Treatment of Chronic Edema, Recurrent Cellulitis and Leg Pain using Autonomic Response Testing Assessment: Case Report.  Journal of the Science of Healing Outcomes.  2017; 9(35).
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Frandsen A, McClure M, Chung MK, LaRiccia PJ. Autonomic Response Testing Compared With Immunoglobulin E Allergy Panel Test Results: Preliminary Reports. Alternative Therapies. 2017; 24(7).
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Gurevich MI, Chung MK, LaRiccia PJ. Resolving Bulimia Nervosa Using an Innovative Neural Therapy Approach: Two Case Reports. Clinical Case Reports. 2018; 6(2): 278–282.
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Brobyn TL, Trivisonno T, LaRiccia PJ. Challenging Case in Clinical Practice: Five Element Chinese Medicine Approach to Sleep Maintenance Insomnia. Alternative and Complementary Therapies. 2018; 24(1).
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Brobyn TL, LaRiccia PJ. Case Report: A Multifactorial Integrated Systems Approach in the Successful Treatment of Primary Amenorrhea. Journal of the Science of Healing Outcomes. 2020;12(48):4-13. Read

Arthur B, Chung MK, Brobyn TL, LaRiccia PJ.  Successful Treatment of Dyspareunia with an Integrative Medicine Approach: A Case Report.  Integrative Medicine.  2019;18(6):38-41. Read

LaRiccia PJ, Brobyn TL, Curzon J, McClure M, Chung MK.  Narrative Review: Autonomic Response Testing as a Whole Person System of Health Care.  Townsend Letter.  2019;436:62-66.  Read

Van Helmond N, Brobyn TL, LaRiccia PJ, Cafaro T, Hunter K, Roy S, Bandomer B, Ng KQ, Goldstein H, Mitrev LV, Tsai A, Thwing D, Maag MA, Chung MK. Vitamin D3 Supplementation at 5000 IU Daily for the Prevention of Influenza-like Illness in Healthcare Workers: A Pragmatic Randomized Clinical Trial. Nutrients. 2022 Dec 30;15(1):180. doi: 10.3390/nu15010180. PMID: 36615837; PMCID: PMC9823308. Read

LaRiccia PJ, Cafaro T, John D, et al. Healthcare Costs and Healthcare Utilization Outcomes of Vitamin D3 Supplementation at 5000 IU Daily during a 10.9 Month Observation Period within a Pragmatic Randomized Clinical Trial. Nutrients. 2023;15(20):4435-. doi:10.3390/nu15204435  Read

Chung MK, Bandomer B, Cafaro T, LaRiccia PJ. Challenging Case in Clinical Practice—Refractory Systemic Nickel Allergy Syndrome Management: Five Cases and Chart Review Survey from an Integrative Medicine Practice. Integrative and Complementary Therapies. 2023;29(4):176-181. doi:10.1089/ict.2023.29089.mkc  Read