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Demystifying the Use of Laser Therapy in TCM Clinics
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Demystifying the Use of Laser Therapy in TCM Clinics

A Bridge Between Tradition and Technology

Laser therapy has emerged as a powerful tool in the realm of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). This new modality fits beautifully into the toolbox of the modern acupuncturist, as it can be used as a hybrid form of stimulation to acupuncture points, meridians, organs, nerves, and symptomatic areas in a new way that blends both moxa and energetic needle-like responses.

Dustin Dillberg, DACM, LAc, PAS
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Ensuring Success With First-Time Clients
Ensuring Success With First-Time Clients

As modern medical standardization continues, the field of traditional Chinese medicine has the advantage of comprehensive personalization. For rare or complex cases, deeper consideration of constitution is invaluable. Proper constitutional assessment, especially with first-time clients, can guide desirable and predictable outcomes. This leads to a higher rate of return, and greater trust between you and your patient. 

Shayla Thompson, MAOM, LAc, Dipl. OM
Health Care / Public Health
A Return-on-Health Framework for Whole-Person Care (Pt. 2)
A Return-on-Health Framework for Whole-Person Care

Though the creation of a financially sustainable, health-promoting model feels far away today, we are casting a vision for a full return on health, believing that this compels us to keep one foot firmly rooted in caring for the sick and the other foot firmly founded in maintaining health. Shifting from a fee-for-service model to value-based care using a phased approach is paramount.

Leng Tang-Ritchie, DAOM, MSTOM, LAc; Amanda Azadian, BS
Chinese & Asian Medicine
Exploring the Concept of Souls in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Exploring the Concept of Souls in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Traditional Chinese medicine and the Vedic traditions both offer rich frameworks for understanding human health, emphasizing the balance of physical, mental, and spiritual aspects. The concept of "souls" or spiritual components in TCM, namely Hun, Po, Shen, Yi, and Zhi, bears significant similarities to the yogic concept of koshas. Their similarities and differences provide insights into how these systems contribute to holistic health practices.

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Oksana Gryvnak, R. TCMP, RAc
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Is Branding Necessary for Your Acupuncture Practice?
Is Branding Necessary for Your Acupuncture Practice?

Creating a clear and compelling brand as an acupuncturist in 2023 is essential for standing out in a competitive market and building a loyal patient base. But why? Branding is crucial for attracting new patients as an acupuncturist because it establishes a strong and memorable identity that builds trust and resonates with potential clients.

Carolyn Kreuzkamp, BS, MBA
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The Anatomy of Acupuncture Meridians
The Anatomy of Acupuncture Meridians

For more than 2,500 years, traditional Chinese medicine practitioners have formulated various theories on the meridian system and mechanisms as the basis of acupuncture. Practitioners and researchers have been searching for the replicable anatomical structures of meridians. There are researchers who don’t believe there are meridian structures other than nerves and blood vessels

Wei (Vivien) Zhang, LAc
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Why Every Acupuncturist Should Practice Qigong (Pt. 3)
Why Every Acupuncturist Should Practice Qigong

If we ask ourselves what the simplest Chinese medicine definition of health and well-being would be, we might say harmony of yin and yang, and free flow of qi and blood. When we adopt the core qigong standing position (the standard preparation for a qigong session, as well as a deep practice in its own right), we attune to yinyang – the great pulse of the universe.

Peter Deadman
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That Nagging Qi Stagnation Between the Shoulder Blades (Pt. 1)

How often do you see a patient with that allusive pain between the shoulder blades with the catch-all name “rhomboid pain”? That nagging ache or stabbing, knife-like pain that when once activated, likes to be persistent and hang around for a while, disturbing sleep and disrupting pretty much everything. I see a few patients a week with this “rhomboid pain.” The bigger question is, what exactly is the source of this pain?

Christopher Chapleau, DAc, LAc, Dipl. Ac., AIT, IMT, MSHP, CES, HMS
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Billing Insurance: How to Get Started
Billing Insurance: How to Get Started

Ready to bill insurance - but don't know how to get started? Learn the basic requirements, which insurances to accept (and which to avoid, and other factors to consider. Billing insurance may seem like a hassle, but it will open doors to allow more patients to experience your medicine - plus it's a great way to grow your practice at the same time.

Samuel A. Collins
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Do You Have an Anti-Fat Bias? Probably
Do You Have an Anti-Fat Bias? Probably
Practicing in an Anti-Fat Culture: Inform Yourself and Improve Your Quality of Care

Anti-fat refers to behaviors, systems and attitudes that marginalize and exclude fat bodies. In health care settings, anti-fat bias harms patients and denies them access to care. Although no studies have looked specifically at acupuncture clinics, we can assume that anti-fat bias is a problem for us, too.

Victoria Summerquist, EAMP, MPH
Managing Pain
Into the Shadow Realms: The Po, Pain and Resistance
Into the Shadow Realms: The Po, Pain and Resistance

We can liken the po spirit to the Western idea of the soma, our somatic memory, and the way we hold emotions, experience and trauma in our physical bodies. It's also our animalistic nature, instinct; that biological drive or ticking clock.

Kim Peirano, DACM, LAc
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Point Combinations for "Long Loneliness"
Point Combinations for

One of the most popular topics in both allopathic and integrative medicine at the moment is the issue of “long COVID.” I will cover some important clinical considerations on Chinese herbal medicine in cases of long COVID in future columns; however, in this column let’s focus on the issue of long-term psychological stress and its impact on health.

Craig Williams, LAc, AHG
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The Role of Structured Water in Acupuncture (Pt. 2)
The Role of Structured Water in Acupuncture

So far, I have thought of the meridians as being formed by the difference in charge between the head and spinal cord, and the hands and feet. What if there is something else that enhances this effect and also partly drives the flow?

Mark Reinhard, BSEE, LAc / EAMP