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Changing of the Guard
(Published Jul 31, 2010)

AAAOM Staff

International Conference Comes to U.S.
(Published Jul 31, 2010)

Acupuncture Today Staff

AWB Facilitates Chile Earthquake Response
(Published Jul 31, 2010)

Stephanie Georgieff, MS, LAc

Integrated Medicine, the Health Care Reform Bill and You
(Published Jul 31, 2010)

Bill Reddy, LAc, Dipl. Ac.

News In Brief
(Published Jun 30, 2010)

Acupuncture Today Staff

CAN Against First Professional Doctorate
(Published May 31, 2010)

Acupuncture Today Staff

AAAOM Lauds New Health Care Bill
(Published May 31, 2010)

Acupuncture Today Staff

News In Brief
(Published Apr 30, 2010)

Acupuncture Today Staff

In the Heart of Texas at SW Symposium
(Published Apr 30, 2010)

Ellen Evans, LAc

AOM On the Campaign Trail
(Published Apr 30, 2010)

Tina Beychok

AWB Haiti Update
(Published Apr 30, 2010)

Diana Fried, MAc, MA, Dipl. Ac.

News in Brief
(Published Mar 31, 2010)

Acupuncture Today Staff

SIOM Approved for Public Health Degree
(Published Mar 31, 2010)

Acupuncture Today Staff

News in Brief
(Published Feb 28, 2010)

Acupuncture Today Staff

Expo Goes to New Horizons
(Published Feb 28, 2010)

Acupuncture Today Staff

Acupuncturists Team Up To Provide Relief in Haiti
(Published Feb 28, 2010)

Acupuncture Today Staff

News in Brief
(Published Jan 31, 2010)

Acupuncture Today Staff

At the Table With the Council of Colleges
(Published Jan 31, 2010)

Valerie Hobbs, Dipl. Ac., Dipl. CH, LAc

AOM Program Helps Vets Recover from PTSD
(Published Jan 31, 2010)

Joe C. Chang, MAOM, Dipl. OM, LAc; Bob Deschner, MS, Chem. Eng, BA Chem.; William Morris, DAOM, PhD, LAc

Is AIG Still Insuring Acupuncturists?
(Published Jan 31, 2010)

Acupuncture Today Staff

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Acupuncture & Acupressure
It’s Time to Stop Prescribing Points
It's Time to Stop Prescribing Points

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.

Bruce W. Park, DACM
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
News / Profession
Profession at a Crossroads: What Must Change
Profession at a Crossroads: What Must Change

The field of acupuncture in the U.S. continues to grow in visibility, patient demand and clinical effectiveness. Yet behind the curtain, many acupuncturists are quietly struggling to keep their doors open. While the profession is rooted in centuries of healing tradition, modern economic pressures – particularly those driven by insurance limitations, low reimbursement rates and job-market saturation – are making it increasingly difficult for licensed acupuncturists to thrive.

Shabnam Pourhassani, LAc, QME, DACM