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Christian Nix

Christian Nix has launched the first Hospital Based Acupuncture Residency Training program in North America and his Community Pain and Stress Center is the first private model of community-style practice to be integrated into a major hospital system. His new book, Tao of Integration is a fresh look at much of the misapprehension hindering professional quality integration in medicine. Christian travels and teaches throughout the world.

Previous Articles

A Guide for Talking to Doctors about Acupuncture and Brain Chemistry
September 2014 (Vol. 15, Issue 09)
The Importance of Knowing Mainstream Lingo
July 2014 (Vol. 15, Issue 07)
What is a Discipline in Medicine?
April 2014 (Vol. 15, Issue 04)
The Dawn of a New Day For TCM
February 2014 (Vol. 15, Issue 02)
On Marketing to the Mainstream
November 2013 (Vol. 14, Issue 11)
Herbal Medicine: Go Mainstream
June 2013 (Vol. 14, Issue 06)
Ten Cardinal Sins Acupuncturists Make
April 2013 (Vol. 14, Issue 04)
The Last Frontier
October 2012 (Vol. 13, Issue 10)
Who Does Best in a Hospital Based Practice?
July 2012 (Vol. 13, Issue 07)
Seven Steps to Establishing a Successful Hospital Based Practice
June 2012 (Vol. 13, Issue 06)
Here at Last: Community-Style Acupuncture in Hospital Settings
May 2012 (Vol. 13, Issue 05)
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Women's Health
TCM for Women’s Health: Menstruum, Fertility, and Menopause
TCM for Women’s Health: Menstruum, Fertility, and Menopause

Because traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) views the human body as an interconnected network of energy (qi) and seeks to restore balance and harmony, ensuring the smooth flow of qi and blood is crucial to nourish and regulate the reproductive system. TCM treatment aims to regulate menstruation, reduce anovulatory menstruation, help ovulation, improve egg quality, stabilize progesterone, and provide a good endometrium environment for successful implantation and pregnancy.

Christine Chang, DAOM, LAc, Dipl. OM
Politics / Government / Legislation
Let's Help Make Acupuncturists Medicare Providers
Acupuncture in Medicare: Critical Legislation Reintroduced

U.S. Representatives Judy Chu (D-Calif.) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) have reintroduced the Acupuncture for Our Seniors Act (now H.R. 1667) in the 119th Congress. As with previous iterations of the legislation, H.R. 1667 would authorize the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to recognize qualified acupuncturists as Medicare providers. The National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) and American Society of Acupuncturists (ASA) both weigh in on the importance of the legislation.

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Your Practice / Business
Foundations of Patient Success: OPQRST(L)
Foundations of Patient Success: OPQRST(L)

What’s the single most important thing to ensure your patient gets better? The key is patient education and scheduling appropriately. But how do you do that in a clinically relevant way that is representative of a medical professional? The answer lies in the most fundamental aspect of our intakes: OPQRST(L).

John Rybak, DAc