Kristen Tipaldo, PhD Student, AP, MS

Kristen Tipaldo is a doctor of acupuncture with 20 years of industry experience ranging from small wellness centers to a military hospital with proficiency conveying medical concepts to reach patients and colleagues on any level. Her expertise lies in psycho-emotional, neurology, orthopedics, adjunctive treatment for chemotherap-induced pain/nausea, and Dermatology. She is an educator and CEU provider, training professional acupuncture physicians and students alike. She does this through her continuing-education classes and as an adjunct professor at East West College of Natural Medicine. She strives to uphold the integrity of the profession through serving on the Florida Board of Acupuncture, appointed by the governor of Florida.

Previous Articles

A Holistic Approach to Insomnia
May 1, 2024 (Vol. 25, Issue 5)
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Acupuncture & Acupressure
It’s Time to Stop Prescribing Points
It's Time to Stop Prescribing Points

A student stands over a patient, needle poised. They have a “perfect” prescription: a textbook combination of points harvested from a lecture slide on chronic lower back pain. But as the needle meets the skin, the student hesitates - the symptom of a quiet habit that has taken hold of our profession. We routinely say we “prescribe” points. It sounds efficient. It echoes the authority of biomedical culture and fits neatly into the insurance field. But vocabulary is never neutral; repeated long enough, it dictates behavior.

Bruce W. Park, DACM
Acupuncture & Acupressure
Open the Orifices: Point Combinations for Allergy Presentations
Open the Orifices: Point Combinations for Allergy Presentations

Acupuncture can be highly effective in cases of nasal congestion so common in allergy presentations; so much so that I often treat such issues using acupuncture protocols alone. In cases of seasonal allergies with highly predictable causes such as obvious elevations of environmental allergens, I use a skeleton acupuncture prescription that can easily be fleshed out to target potential underlying patterns and effectively customized to the patient.

Craig Williams, LAc, AHG
News / Profession
Profession at a Crossroads: What Must Change
Profession at a Crossroads: What Must Change

The field of acupuncture in the U.S. continues to grow in visibility, patient demand and clinical effectiveness. Yet behind the curtain, many acupuncturists are quietly struggling to keep their doors open. While the profession is rooted in centuries of healing tradition, modern economic pressures – particularly those driven by insurance limitations, low reimbursement rates and job-market saturation – are making it increasingly difficult for licensed acupuncturists to thrive.

Shabnam Pourhassani, LAc, QME, DACM