On the Road to Medicaid Coverage: Advocacy and Collaboration Win the Day
(Published Aug 31, 2021)
Nevada OM Board Preserved as Bill Dies in Committee
(Published Jul 31, 2021)
An Award That Will Help Acupuncture Grow
(Published Jun 30, 2021)
Nevada Bill Would Eliminate Acupuncture Board
(Published May 31, 2021)
California Exam Change in the Works
(Published Apr 30, 2021)
Advancing Holistic and Integrative Health Globally: ACIH Merges With AIHM
(Published Feb 28, 2021)
Will California Use the NCCAOM Exam as Its Standard?
(Published Jan 31, 2021)
NCCAOM Extends Reinstatement Window
(Published Dec 31, 2020)
NCCAOM Changes Exam Retake Policy, Eliminates Five-Time Rule Restriction
(Published Nov 30, 2020)
Acupuncture: A Great Choice Prior to Surgery
(Published Nov 30, 2020)
Major Transition at Pacific College
(Published Sep 30, 2020)
Treating COVID-19 Without Drugs: Will It Become a Global Standard of Care?
(Published Sep 30, 2020)
Acupuncture Rebounds as Restrictions Ease
(Published Jul 31, 2020)
Treating COVID? Share Your Cases With the World
(Published Jul 31, 2020)
News in Brief
(Published Jun 30, 2020)
"KISS" for COVID-19 & the Flu: Coronavirus 2019 and Influenza Virus Season 2019-2020
(Published Apr 30, 2020)
ACAOM Issues New Degree Program Naming Policy
(Published Apr 30, 2020)
Medicare Covers Acupuncture for Chronic Low Back Pain
(Published Feb 29, 2020)
The AWB Opioid Initiative: Prevention and Healing for Families and Communities
(Published Jan 31, 2020)
The Chinese Medicine Forestry Trust – Healing the World One Tree at a Time
(Published Jan 31, 2020)
One of the longest nerves in the body is known as the vagus nerve (VN). The VN is the 10th pair of cranial nerves that originates at the brain stem in the medulla oblongata. This nerve is part of the parasympathetic nervous system, which is a part of the ANS. Research suggests ear acupuncture can activate the VN.
Migraines are unilateral, throbbing headaches, often with concurrent nausea, photophobia, and phonophobia. Approximately 10% of the global population suffers from migraines, with women more than three times as likely as men to experience them. Medication remains a mainstay treatment option, making nondrug alternatives critical to safer practices. New research suggests auricular acupuncture may be one such alternative.
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How much training in gua sha did you get in acupuncture school? If it was not much more than an introduction, now is the time to revisit this powerful healing modality. I’ve found gua sha to be one of my go-to skills to address myofascial dysfunction, all sorts of pain, limited range of motion, and even to promote general well-being. Let’s discuss the keys to effective gua sha treatment, which I hope will get more acupuncturists using it in the clinic.