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A patient recently sent me an article from the The Los Angeles Times concerning issues with “long COVID.” The article essentially discusses the importance of rest and sleep while recovering from viral infection. My patient handed me the article and said, “This is exactly what you always say! Sleep is…

If you’ve never suffered a tension-type headache (TTH), consider yourself fortunate: 75 percent of the general population does, per the American Migraine Foundation. While most last from 30 minutes to a week, TTHs can become chronic, meaning 15-plus episodes per month for three or more months.

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Ever been asked, “Why did you decide to become an acupuncturist?” or how about “What made you decide to open a private practice?” Do you find yourself telling convoluted versions of the same story, without knowing how long this answer should really last? Or perhaps you’re super comfortable answering when…

Acupuncturists should identify which state and federal laws apply to creating, receiving, managing, and destroying all written and electronic protected health information (PHI and ePHI). No single resource for this information exists, so begin by doing a local web search for “[state name] health privacy laws;” e.g., “California health privacy…

The large intestine official (aka colon) is the great eliminator. Professor J.R. Worsley called it the “drainer of the dregs.” Dregs is defined as the remnants of liquid, with its sediment left in a container; or the basest, least valuable portion of anything – in other words, the waste at…

The average patient is becoming increasingly savvy and educated about their own care. More and more people are looking for a one-stop shop where they can have multiple needs addressed by care providers working together to treat sometimes-complex health conditions. It takes practitioners who can recognize if a patient needs…

Microneedling has become very popular in our profession as a form of treating skin-level concerns. As an educator of facial and cosmetic acupuncture, I am frequently asked how it fits within our scope of practice.

Summer is a busy season for many patients: holiday trips, outdoor parties and less-structured daily routines. These common characteristics of summertime often lead to predictable health imbalances which, if prepared for, can be easily remedied.

In a recent discussion with Mina Larson, CEO of the NCCAOM, we discussed a number of issues that are challenging the acupuncture and herbal medicine (AHM) profession: from technique appropriation (LMTs performing cupping, DCs offering “Graston,” PTs adding “dry needling”) to dwindling enrollment in acupuncture schools nationwide. Every profession has…

Grief is a delicate state whereby the heart gets laid open. Feelings of loss, despair, shock and anger interplay with gratitude, tenderness, vulnerability, and love. Clients come into our office looking for consolation and company in their journey. They may say they “just want to get through it” or “I…

Why am I addressing Uvalde in my Asian bodywork therapy column? The school shooting occurred just 150 miles from us in Austin, evoking past tragedies of Parkland and Sandy Hook. My previous columns on pediatric trauma1-2 prompt me to focus anew on the myriad ways colleagues, teachers and parents suggest…