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Acupuncture has traditionally been used in the primary care setting as a supplemental stream of care for patients. Patients can seek out or be referred to outside acupuncture providers based on their patients need. The patient then must make an appointment at another facility, on another day, and take more…

For many providers, personal-injury cases and working within the med-legal arena can often be a confusing and frustrating endeavor. After all, for the majority, personal injury is a niche. Within that niche are specific rules regarding med-legal procedures, clinical documentation, case management and more – sometimes called the “language” of…

The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) in partnership with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is seeking acupuncturists for a new Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA)—a Randomized Control Trial (RCT).

In my previous article on the Husband/Wife Imbalance (Nov 2018), I made mention that successful clearing of this lethal block may require treatment stronger than the first two protocols explained. Here, I will review the first two protocols and explain the use of the final protocol, the Four Needle Technique,…

The very fact that we exist as complex, multidimensional beings at this manifest level, and get to experience—through our senses—others, the world around us, as well as our own selves, is a miracle. Ironically, it is only by existing as individuated beings that we can experience life in this way,…

The anti-aging market is booming because, well, who doesn’t want to look young, healthy and vibrant for as long as possible? And while there are many anti-aging products and systems marketed to the public, few people realize the most effective way to slow down the visible passage of time is…

One of the biggest struggles in which we help our patients is the process of change. I often hear two common questions, “I’m unhappy. How can I change?” and “My life is changing, how do I deal with it?”

Acupuncturists and quantum physicists have a lot in common. They are both working in fields that are rooted in an inter-connected universe. According to traditional Taoist cosmology everything in the universe is connected to everything else – nothing is separate. This makes the universe a huge holographic field in which…

The beneficial effects of touch are apparent to anyone who has stubbed their toe on an errant piece of living room furniture – after the initial angrily shouted expletive, we grab the offending digit in our hands because we know that it will help the pain. Keen observers of the…

In the marketplace, we hear of dry needling being talked about more and more. As professional practitioners of Chinese medicine and acupuncture, it is important that we do not lose sight of our passion, purpose and belief in what we are doing, both for the sake of preserving the full…

Are there updates to ICD10? I attempted to enter M79.1 for myalgia (muscle pain) and it was rejected by my clearing house as being invalid. What is the new code for myalgia?

Margot J. was advised by her oncologist to talk to a psychiatrist about her post-mastectomy phantom pain. Instead, her friends sent her to me. Interesting situation—she’d recently experienced a double mastectomy and still felt intense pain in the spaces once occupied by her breasts. The pain was so bad she…

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It is estimated that 7-10 percent (possibly up to 15 percent) of the U.S. population has restless leg syndrome. It is a bit more common in women than men. RLS, also called Willis-Ekbom disease, causes unpleasant or uncomfortable sensations in the legs and an irresistible urge to move them.

Under the old ICD-9 diagnosis codes, there was actually a diagnosis for “adventures in medical mismanagement” to describe patients who had been run down the rabbit hole of poor case management and care. I encountered one of those patients in my office today.

Are you ignoring a powerful tool in your doctor’s bag? Many acupuncturists realize that Spleen Qi deficiency has reached epidemic proportions in the U.S. Yet, we don’t prioritize educating our patients about the importance of warm, cooked foods.