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I am a Ukrainian-American acupuncturist in private practice in New Orleans, La. I have a VA-based practice – most of my current clients are U.S. veterans. To my knowledge, I am the only American acupuncturist who has been able to gain access to work with Ukrainian military members and willing…

Every successful acupuncturist knows it: Without a consistent flow of new patients, it’s nearly impossible to grow or sustain your business. Every practitioner wants more referrals to generate that consistent flow, but getting patients to proactively make those introductions is an uphill battle.

Evidence suggests a high percentage of neck pain cases to not resolve completely or become chronic. Pain medication remains a primary option for managing neck pain, but new research suggests tuina and yijinjing exercise are an effective combination to provide symptomatic relief.

What exactly constitutes a “classic” (and by extension “classical” Chinese medicine)? Is it limited to The Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon? The Divine Husbandmen’s Herbal Foundation Canon? The Pulse Canon? Central Treasury Canon? The Systematized Canon of Acupuncture and Moxibustion? On Cold Damage and Miscellaneous Diseases, which is no longer extant…

One of the challenges in being an acupuncturist is unpacking the words, phrases and strategies we learn from the medical classics. Much of our early training involves memorization of terms that sound foreign and unreal. It is up to us during practice to imbue these terms with life and deep…

What if there were a marketing strategy that allowed for real-time marketing that was a direct match to your potential patient’s immediate and personal needs? This strategy would enable you to send more meaningful messages that make your potential (and current) patients feel understood and valued.

It doesn’t matter if someone took a two-year master’s or a five-year diploma; it’s safe to say pulse diagnosis was rammed, crammed and jammed somewhere in the middle of a foundations of Chinese medicine course.

Carlos was trying to unload a bread delivery behind his deli counter in NYC when I walked in early one morning. Back pain had him in tears. As bodyworkers, we often find ourselves in such “quick fix” dynamics in public.

The doctor who makes an accurate diagnosis is the real hero. In modern, economically advanced countries like the U.S. and the U.K., an accurate Chinese medical diagnosis based on the Eight Principles need not be complicated or convoluted.

My clinical experience has shown that using points on the spleen and stomach meridians helps improve almost all aspects of patients’ lives. A new study on gut microbes boosting the motivation to exercise hints at why this may occur.

SMART was developed by George Doran in a two-page article to help business managers develop objectives / goals. Since then, it has been subject to interpretation and alteration. SMART originally represented “Specific,” “Measured,” “Assignable,” “Realistic” and “Time-related.”

October may be Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but researchers and clinicians are hard at work year round trying to prevent and treat breast cancer, which affects up to one in eight women in their lifetime.