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June 2025 (Vol. 26, Issue 6)

Senior Health
It’s Hip to Treat OA With Acupuncture
Point Prescriptions to Help Patients With Hip Osteoarthritis
Craig Williams, LAc, AHG
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Your Practice / Business  |  DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE
Plateau and Profit ... or Release and Replace?
Lawrence Howard, DAc, LAc
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Chinese & Asian Medicine
The Wood Element and the Pelvis
Krystal Lynn Couture, PT, LAc
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News / Profession  |  DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE
Introducing the Acupuncture Today Podcast
Your Profession. Your Voice. Now in Your Ears.
Acupuncture Today Staff

Evidence / Research / Science
Acupuncture and Knee OA: Unlocking the Analgesic Pathway
Multiple Contributors
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Acupuncture Techniques  |  DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE
Discovering Skull Palpation
Applications for Stroke and Neurological Patients
Clayton Shiu, PhD, MSTOM
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Chronic / Acute Conditions
The Emerging Role of Nicotine in the Integrative Treatment of Long COVID
Promising Integrative Treatment – or Gateway to Addiction?
Bill Reddy, LAc, Dipl. Ac.
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Lasers & Tens
Modulating the Gut-Brain Axis With Low-Level Laser Therapy (Pt. 2)
An Integrative Zang Fu Perspective
Dustin Dillberg, DACM, LAc, PAS
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News / Profession
NCCAOM 2024 Job Analysis: Key Findings and Insights
Part 2: Clinical Findings
Mina Larson, MS, MBA, CAE
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Sports / Exercise / Fitness  |  DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE
Acupuncture for High-Impact Sports
Michael Zakko, LAc
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News / Profession
VUIM Providing Acupuncture to D1 Student Athletes
Acupuncture Today Staff
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Anti Aging / Healthy Aging
Regenerative Pain Relief for Osteoarthritis
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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