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Topical steroid withdrawal (TSW) is a skin condition that emerges when some patients use an undetermined quantity of topical steroids, leading to either decreasingly effective treatments or the need for increasingly stronger dosages. Once the patient stops using steroids, the skin erupts into extreme erythema, known as red skin syndrome…

As we move out of the hibernation of winter and into the warmer days of spring, it is extremely important for clinicians to examine the concepts of qi stagnation and blood stasis. Depending upon climate and location, patients will tend to live more sedentary lives during the winter season. This…

A few years ago, a new patient sat across from me. She was visibly nervous, sweat dripping down her temples, her hands fidgety. She adjusted her body in the chair in a way I’ve come to associate with SI joint pain. This patient’s chief complaint was severe knee pain that…

The simple answer is yes for chronic low back pain, but when furnished by a licensed acupuncture provider, it must be under the adequate supervision of a physician, a physician assistant or a nurse practitioner. Acupuncture professionals have status as auxiliary personnel, which requires that the acupuncture provider be working…

I believe every person experiencing the current crisis (as well as the crises that have come before and those that will likely come in the future) was deliberately born “for such a time as this.” I also believe each of us is accountable for what we do and how we…

The Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine has finalized a program naming policy recognizing & accrediting only these entry-level and advanced-practice doctoral programs as of Jan. 1, 2022.

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Filing for the SBA Paycheck Protection Program loan can be daunting. The loan provides funding for 2.5 months of payroll, plus rent / mortgage and utilities, with eight weeks potentially forgivable. The SBA’s assistance can help your practice / business stay financially healthy during a time when many are seeing…

The CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security) Act gives small-business owners a number of important tools, perhaps the most important of which is low-interest, potentially forgivable loans to cover payroll and other practice costs including rent and utilities. Here’s how it will work, according to the U.S. Chamber of…