A student stands over a patient, needle poised. They have a “perfect” prescription: a textbook combination of points harvested from a lecture slide on chronic lower back pain. But as the needle meets the skin, the student hesitates - the symptom of a quiet habit that has taken hold of our profession. We routinely say we “prescribe” points. It sounds efficient. It echoes the authority of biomedical culture and fits neatly into the insurance field. But vocabulary is never neutral; repeated long enough, it dictates behavior.
News
Dry Needling: Averting a Crisis for the Profession
(Published Oct 31, 2013)
10th World Congress of Chinese Medicine Aims to Bridge East and West
(Published Oct 31, 2013)
Obamacare: Five Things You Need To Know
(Published Sep 30, 2013)
A Closer Look At The Affordable Care Act
(Published Sep 30, 2013)
Help Make AOM Day A Success
(Published Sep 30, 2013)
Five New Bills You Need To Know
(Published Sep 30, 2013)
Acupuncture Research in the 21st Century: Innovative, Trans Disciplinary and Focused on Public Health
(Published Sep 30, 2013)
ISO-TC 249: International Standards For TCM
(Published Sep 30, 2013)
PCOM Staff, Faculty and Alumni Give Back to Veterans
(Published Aug 31, 2013)
In Memory of Acupuncturist Al Stone
(Published Aug 31, 2013)
Pacific Symposium Celebrates Silver Anniversary
(Published Jul 31, 2013)
Trudy McAlister Foundation Awards Announces 2013 Scholarship Winners
(Published Jul 31, 2013)
Annual AOBTA Gathering Offers A Range of Perspectives
(Published Jul 31, 2013)
Healing the Qi: The Boston Marathon Bombing
(Published Jun 30, 2013)
Study: Acupuncture for Acute Low Back Pain More Effective Than Drugs
(Published Jun 30, 2013)
Happenings in Our Evolving Profession
(Published May 31, 2013)
Temporary Injunction Granted in Florida Personal Injury Protection Case
(Published Apr 30, 2013)
Acupuncture One Step Closer to Medicare Inclusion
(Published Mar 31, 2013)
Congratulations to Our Survey Winner
(Published Jan 31, 2013)
Study: Acupuncture Helps With Cancer Fatigue
(Published Jan 31, 2013)