Stephanie Beck

Stephanie Beck, Owner of SRB Solutions, is an online marketing expert working with health and wellness practitioners for 15 years. Stephanie has served as a published columnist since 2003 for several magazines and is the Amazon best selling author of Social Trigger Points: Massage Therapist Guide to Marketing Online. Connect with Stephanie at www.socialtriggerpoints.com/profiles today.

Previous Articles

The Good, the Bad and the Successful in Social Marketing
June 2016 (Vol. 17, Issue 06)
Facing the Pressures of the Digital World
April 2016 (Vol. 17, Issue 04)
How to Humanize Your Content to Create Stronger Relationships
February 2016 (Vol. 17, Issue 02)
Building Community: A New Way to Socialize Your Practice
December 2015 (Vol. 16, Issue 12)
Online Marketing Basics: Website Creation
September 2015 (Vol. 16, Issue 09)
Online Marketing Basics: Google Ranking, Part 1
August 2015 (Vol. 16, Issue 08)
How One Little Symbol (#) Gets You More Patients
June 2015 (Vol. 16, Issue 06)
Converting More Patients to Your Practice
April 2015 (Vol. 16, Issue 04)
Put the Social Back Into Social Media
March 2015 (Vol. 16, Issue 03)
Eight Ways to Help Manage Your Content
January 2015 (Vol. 16, Issue 01)
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Diagnosis
That Nagging Qi Stagnation Between the Shoulder Blades (Pt. 2)
That Nagging Qi Stagnation Between the Shoulder Blades

After a thorough examination to rule out the cervical and thoracic spine, what you have left is sharp, localized qi stagnation of the soft tissues causing the “rhomboid pain.” If it’s not the C or T spine causing the problem, then what could be causing this tissue issue? It can be a bunch of different reasons such as dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, poor posture, muscle imbalances, trauma, deconditioning, overuse, etc.

Christopher Chapleau, DAc, LAc, Dipl. Ac., AIT, IMT, MSHP, CES, HMS
Herbal Medicine
TCM for GERD, Gluten Intolerance
TCM for GERD, Gluten Intolerance

The patterns expressed under the umbrella of a GERD diagnosis typically include various combinations of liver qi stagnation (potentially with depressive heat), spleen qi deficiency, rebellious stomach qi, stomach fire, food stagnation, and stomach yin deficiency. In long-term cases of GERD, it is not uncommon for three to four patterns to overlap at the same time.

Craig Williams, LAc, AHG
Your Practice / Business
The Benefits of Building a Referral Culture in Acupuncture
The Benefits of Building a Referral Culture in Acupuncture

As licensed acupuncturists with the ability to evaluate, diagnose and treat using a variety of modalities, including herbal medicine, we are entrusted with a high level of clinical responsibility. Yet in an age of professional forums, online groups and social media communities, there is a growing trend of practitioners asking for case-specific treatment advice instead of referring the patient in question to a trusted colleague.

Shabnam Pourhassani, LAc, QME, DACM