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February 2003 (Vol. 4, Issue 2)

Billing / Fees / Insurance
ACAOM Considers New Proposal on Doctoral Programs -- Your Feedback Wanted!
AAOM, CCAOM, Alliance Issue Responses
Acupuncture Today Staff

The Wonderful World of HIPAA

The Importance of Diet Therapy: An Interview with Juliette Aiyana, LAc, Part One
Brian Carter, MSCi, LAc

Expanded CPT Codes for Acupuncture May Be Coming
Acupuncture Today Staff

Practitioner/Patient Rapport: Developing Rapport with the Emotion of the Water Element, Part Two of Two
Neil Gumenick, MAc, LAc, Dipl. Ac.

Institute of Medicine to Study CAM Use in U.S.
Acupuncture Today Staff

Acupuncture Complements Cancer Therapy

A Rediscovery of Classical Chinese Tone Therapy
Dean Lloyd

Acupuncture in Ananda Nagar: A Place That Has Captured My Heart
Charles Fallick Martley

Part Four: The Pattern
C.P. Negri

News in Brief
Acupuncture Today Staff

Acupuncture Poll
Acupuncture Today Staff

Pain Relief / Prevention
Laser Acupuncture and Musculoskeletal Pain
David Rindge, DOM, LAc, RN

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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
Lasers & Tens
The Laser Learning Curve for Light-Based Fertility Treatments
The Laser Learning Curve for Light-Based Fertility Treatments

Low-level laser therapy is having a moment in acupuncture circles for good reason. With a growing body of research supporting its role in reducing inflammation, enhancing circulation and stimulating mitochondrial activity, more practitioners are exploring its application in fertility care. But in the nearly 20 years I’ve used laser therapy in clinical practice, I’ve seen a wide range of outcomes. It’s not because laser therapy doesn’t work. It’s because many of us don’t realize how much the details matter.

Marcy White, LAc, Dipl. Ac., MAc, CFMP
Evidence / Research / Science
TEAM Dietary and Herbal Therapies for Cancer Patients
TEAM Dietary and Herbal Therapies for Cancer Patients

“Integrating Traditional East Asian Medicine Dietary and Herbal Therapies for Supporting Cancer Treatment and Survivorship in the West,”published in Perspectives on Integrative Medicine (2025), provides a detailed exploration of how traditional East Asian medicine (TEAM) can support cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiation. This article summarizes findings from the two case reports included in the study.

John Chen, PhD, PharmD, OMD, LAc