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AWB Provides Services to Heal Trauma After Super Storm Sandy
(Published Mar 04, 2023)

Brenda Duran

AOM Students Follow Historic Footsteps in NUHS Pin Ceremony
(Published Mar 04, 2023)

California Acupuncturists Help Defeat SB628
(Published Mar 04, 2023)

Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Position Paper on Dry Needling
(Published Mar 04, 2023)

AWB and Pathways Put Out Call to Help Haiti
(Published Mar 04, 2023)

AOMA Becomes First Stand-Alone AOM School to Achieve Regional Accreditation
(Published Mar 04, 2023)

AAAOM Staff

Pacific College of Oriental Medicine Contributes to Annual Vietnam Stand-Down
(Published Mar 04, 2023)

Mississippi Legislation Update
(Published Mar 04, 2023)

Jerusha DeGroote Stephens, MSOM, LAc

NCCAM Comes Under Fire
(Published Mar 04, 2023)

Petition for Federal Acupuncture Coverage
(Published Mar 04, 2023)

Acupuncture Today Staff

Dr. Jacques MoraMarco Named Dean of Emperor's College
(Published Mar 04, 2023)

Tai Chi Helps Patients in Wheelchairs
(Published Mar 04, 2023)

Acupuncture-Like Treatments Improve Outcomes Compared to Usual Care for Low Back Pain
(Published Mar 04, 2023)

Minnesota College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Submits Self-Study for Re-accreditation
(Published Mar 04, 2023)

OCOM Brings Healing to the Heart of the City at the Portland Classical Chinese Garden
(Published Mar 04, 2023)

Journal of Chinese Medicine Celebrates 30th Anniversary
(Published Mar 04, 2023)

American Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Welcomes New Lobbying Team
(Published Mar 04, 2023)

Acupuncture Awareness Day at California State Capitol
(Published Mar 04, 2023)

Blue Poppy Herbs' Manufacturing Facility in China Certified by Independent Auditor as FDA GMP Compliant
(Published Mar 04, 2023)

Asian Acupuncture Community Supports H.R. 4803
(Published Jul 31, 2022)

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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
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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