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The following is a case study that reveals important ways clinicians can remain true to the fundamental ideas of traditional Chinese medicine while keeping clinical perception flexible. The patient is a 32-year-old female presenting with fatigue and chronic, low-grade headaches. She experienced painful breast pre-menses and jaw pain, and often…

James K. walks his pups by my door daily, so it has been easy to track his recovery from Covid since last October. A bodybuilder in his 50s, James lost about 12 lbs during a 10-day bout with Covid. “It was a blur,” he says today. Coughing fits were so…

What causes acute low back pain to become chronic? That’s the question explored in a new study suggesting acute LBP patients shouldn’t be going to primary care medical doctors for their pain. Here’s why.

Nevada may have been the first state in the nation to legalize traditional Chinese medicine / acupuncture, but that historic accomplishment isn’t stopping state legislators from introducing a bill that would eliminate the Nevada State Board of Oriental Medicine.

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The 21st Century Cures Act, which passed in 2016 but only recently underwent final regulatory rule-making (implementation of which was subsequently delayed until now due to the pandemic), is different from HIPAA because it mandates not just patient data access – which in some cases could start and end with…

Racism is a disease. “From 1619 to 2020 racism continues to be a pervasive issue in this country and around the world.” The disease of racism is systemic, and that reality stirs up difficult conversations and controversy for all people. Racism is a disease among all races of people, particularly…

In our desire to continuously improve the NCCAOM recertification process, our staff has been working behind the scenes for the past two years on streamlining and automating this process to ensure a more efficient and satisfactory experience for all of our valued NCCAOM board-certified acupuncturists. Since 2018, the NCCAOM has…

Thanks to a global pandemic, having a practice website is no longer just a suggestion. If you are not online, you are not being seen. The good news is that there are some easy and inexpensive (sometimes free) ways to get a professional website up and running quickly. If designed…

There is one more issue associated with what the channels are that should be addressed: the existence of channels between the traditional channels found in TCM. These are well-known and accepted in German electrodiagnostic techniques such as EAV, BFD and Vega testing. They even give them names.

By now, most people are familiar with CBD (cannabidiol), and many acupuncturists and other health practitioners have incorporated CBD into their practices within the past few years. Since the signing of the 2018 Farm Bill legalizing hemp products in all 50 states, we have seen an explosion in popularity of…

Fear is one of the most potent emotions. It can render powerful people powerless and sap them of their strength. Rational fear can save our lives; irrational fear can ruin it. One way irrational fear manifests is fear of illness. The fear is common; fortunately, traditional Chinese medicine offers a…

The gallbladder, with its paired official, the liver, is the wood element within us. The ancient Chinese considered the organs and functions to be more than physical entities, but akin to ministers (AKA “officials”) of an imperial court, each with a specific job to do (physically, mentally and spiritually) for…

If not now, when? The need to bring traditional Chinese medicine into the lives of individuals globally has never been more crucial. With COVID-19 uprooting all sense of normal this past year, many families have been struggling and will feel the effects for some time. As we all emerge from…

Anxiety and insomnia are extremely common patient presentations encountered in the clinic – undoubtedly even more so in today’s challenging times. Often these patients are also apprehensive or sensitive to needling sensation; or blatantly afraid of acupuncture needles in general.

Allergies are the sixth leading cause of chronic illness in the United States, affecting more than 50 million Americans. Some individuals experience seasonal allergies and typically suffer from hay fever symptoms; while others suffer from chronic, persistent allergies, which lead to a much more severe reaction to not only non-pathogenic…

The California state legislature has introduced legislation that would amend the existing requirement that prospective acupuncturists pass “a written examination administered by the [California Acupuncture Board] that tests the applicant’s ability, competency, and knowledge in the practice of an acupuncturist ... developed by the Office of Professional Examination Services of…

Searching on the www.Congress.gov website for federal acupuncture-related bills can be both simple and complex. Simple in that you can place the term Acupuncture in the search field, click on “legislation” and 71 bills will pop up [as of the time of this writing]. However, bills introduced back as far…