Search Acupuncture Today

The relationship between multiple sclerosis, autism and plasmalogens is less straightforward. Multiple sclerosis (MS) and autism are caused by an underlying, pre-existing mitochondrial insufficiency in neuronal support cells, the glia. Due to overall changes in diet and lifestyle, mitochondrial insufficiency is increasing in our society. This increase is one of…

Jack Miller, who in his three-plus decades of service, oversaw the expansion of Pacific College from one campus (San Diego) to three (Chicago and New York); its evolution beyond a program focused solely on Chinese medicine and massage – all while maintaining Chinese medicine within the newer programs; and more…

Neck, back and sciatic pain cause debilitating symptoms for patients all across the U.S. Western medicine treatment for back pain includes pain medication, steroids and surgery. None of these options addresses the cause of the patient’s pain, and in some cases can lead to liver and kidney damage. On the…

The primary channels, as presented in chapter 10 of the Ling Shu, provide a method for understanding physiological as well as pathological development. They are a continuum, a progression.

I think for most of us, we are ready for 2020 to come peacefully to a close. We likely share dreams and wishes for 2021 to bring new energy and an easier road to navigate for our health care systems, businesses, leaders, country and planet.

The Spleen Official, with its paired official the Stomach, represent the element earth within us. Late summer is the season of the earth – harvest time. Earth provides us with the nourishment we need to live and thrive – hence the common reference to “Mother Earth.”

The NCCAOM exam is the national certification exam for AOM practitioners. It consists of four modules: three are taken for a certification in acupuncture, and four for a certification in Oriental medicine (acupuncture plus Chinese herbs).The National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) administers it.

Here are the 2021 diagnosis stats for ICD-10. There will be 72,616 codes in ICD-10CM (clinical modification), featuring 490 additions, 58 deletions and 47 revisions. While this is certainly a considerable number of changes, it is always important to focus on codes commonly used by you and/or under the scope,…

With the fall season’s arrival, it is always a good time to begin to discuss strengthening the immune system. This is an especially important topic due to the current concerns with COVID-19 infection and the upcoming cold-flu season.

If you didn’t have any prior knowledge of what a “cytokine storm” is, you probably do now, as it’s been widely proposed as a potential reason why some COVID-19 patients suffer severe and even fatal complications. New research suggests acupuncture has the potential to play a critical role in influencing…

With reports suggesting at least 90 percent of COVID-19 patients in China may be treated with herbal remedies, and the Association of Korean Medicine recently releasing clinical guidelines for COVID-19 treatment utilizing TCM (see Drs. Choi and Suh’s two-part translation with commentary in the August and September issue), the value…

Jing

Christopher

Chen

Leadership Teams

Andrew

I think it is incredibly naive and irresponsible to publish an article suggesting treatment for COVID-19 symptoms, especially including treatment for “confirmed cases.” How could we?! Whether or not acupuncture can in fact treat any of the symptoms, this is not the disease to start seeing patients for. Even if…

Jing is the foundation of life and longevity. Estrogen is one of the hormones which enables jing to find expression for life to unfold. More than two millennia after the Nei Jing, Dr. Royal Lee postulated that the maintenance of a healthy hormone system is the key to wellness and…

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards has signed House Bill 152 into law, legislation originally co-sponsored by Chad Brown (D-District 60), Lawrence Bagley (R-District 7) and Joe Stagni (R-District 92) that provides insurance coverage for services performed by licensed acupuncturists.

Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and related dementias, Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis, and autism are reaching epidemic proportions. An estimated 25 percent of individuals older than 65 years have some form of dementia Furthermore, the cumulative incidence of dementia in people living to 95 years is more than 80…