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September 2025 (Vol. 26, Issue 9)

News / Profession
The State of 21st Century Acupuncture in the U.S. (Pt. 1)
What’s in a Name?
Clasina (Sina) Leslie Smith, MS, MA, LAc, MD, Dipl. Ac., FAAMA; Charis M. Wolf, MSc, MSTCM, DTCM, Dipl. Ac.
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Health & Wellness / Lifestyle
The Missing Piece of the Fertility Puzzle
Sadie Minkoff, LAc, FABORM, OBAA
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News / Profession  |  DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE
Introducing the Acupuncture Herbal Vendor Coalition
Advocating for the Profession - and for You
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Acupuncture Techniques  |  DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE
Objective Indicators of Brain MRI Changes After Acupuncture Treatment for Stroke (Pt. 1)
Potential mechanisms of Brain Function Changes Induced by Scalp Acupuncture
Junxia Su, DAcCHM, LAc; Arthur Yin Fan, MD, PhD, LAc
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Billing / Fees / Insurance
Multiple-Procedure Claim Reductions?
Samuel A. Collins
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Women's Health
Forbidden Secrets of Women’s Longevity (Pt. 2)
Ancient TCM Rituals for Preserving Youth, Vitality and Jing
Oksana Gryvnak, R. TCMP, RAc
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Your Practice / Business  |  DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE
Tiny Pearl, Powerful Wisdom
William Prange, BA, BS, MA, OMD
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Education & Seminars
A Milestone in Acupuncture Education
New England School of Acupuncture: 50 Years and Counting
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Lasers & Tens
Light Therapy: An Alternative to Moxibustion
Sahib Kalra, DC, DAcHM; Jennifer Brett, ND, LAc
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Herbal Medicine
Patent Variances in Herbal Formulas
Craig Williams, LAc, AHG
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Chinese & Asian Medicine
Cultivating Emotional Processing Capacity Using the Transverse Luo Vessels
Nicholas Sieben, LAc
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Lasers & Tens  |  DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE
Red Light / Infrared Therapy for Foot Pain
Rob Berman
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Pain Relief / Prevention
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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