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The National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM), one of 70 major health organizations - including physicians, hospitals, insurers, and more - worked to develop and release recommendations aimed at addressing the opioid crisis within the U.S.

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), representing an estimated 40,000 oncology physicians from all subspecialties, has endorsed the Society for Integrative Oncology’s 2017 evidence-based guideline on the use of acupuncture and related integrative therapies during and after breast cancer treatment.

While aging as a whole is inevitable, some aspects of aging may actually be caused by a simple vitamin deficiency. That’s right – wrinkles, stiff muscles and decreased athletic performance can all be symptoms of just one micronutrient deficiency: vitamin K 2 .

Several thousand years ago ancient Chinese doctors stressed the importance of a healthy diet, and leading a healthy lifestyle as the primary ingredient to maintaining health. The gut, known at the time as the spleen and stomach, was the precursor to all mental activity and the health of these organs…

Diabetes is recognized as one of the top chronic illnesses plaguing our society today. Here are some quick statistics on the prevalence of both diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes:

This past March the American Society of Acupuncturists (ASA) was proud to hold its third annual ASA Council Congress in Denver, Colorado. The meeting was attended by 27 state associations represented by 41 delegates, as well as representatives from CCAOM, NCCAOM, the American Alliance for Professional Acupuncture Safety (AAPAS), and…

We spend so much time and energy educating ourselves to be successful practitioners that many of us never stop to consider what comes next. What happens if you have a great practice but you need to move, are getting burned out, or are simply ready to retire and try something…

Each morning for the past week, I have found myself to be a bit more tired than usual. There were nights when I went to bed a little late and nights I went to bed early, but it didn’t make a difference. Some mornings I even felt a little tickle…

The acceptance of acupuncture and Oriental (East Asian) medicine in the U.S. has made tremendous strides over the last 30-plus years. AOM/TCM is no longer “alternative or complementary” medicine. Yet, as acupuncture has become more mainstream, acceptance of herbal medicine has lagged behind.

The primary reason for presenting this case study and patient is to review the pain relief response she experienced from micro-current electro-acupuncture for taxane induced neuropathy.

Q: I have recently begun treating veterans under the Veteran’s Choice program. I am getting paid just fine for acupuncture codes and evaluation and management services but have been denied all physical medicine codes including infra-red heat 97026, massage 97124 and manual therapy 97140. I have never needed a modifier…

East Asian herb product manufacturers have practiced impeccable diligence by complying with current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) and providing the practitioner community certificates of analyses that detail laboratory testing results for things like heavy metals and toxic elements. Practitioners that contract with FDA cGMP compliant companies have benefited from products…

In the future there will be many more clients with opioid addictions in acupuncture practices. Acupuncture is being promoted as an excellent resource to help with recovery from opioid addiction. It is invaluable for the acute phases of detoxification using the NADA protocol, and can also be a safe adjunct…

As indicated in part one of this series, the vast majority of our patients, regardless of the presence of physical symptoms, are also imbalanced at the levels of mind and spirit. The ancient Chinese knew that to treat the whole person, all levels must be taken into account so that…

This past March I met Dr. Benjamin Kligler, national director for the Integrative Health Coordinating Center of the Veterans Administration (VA), at an Integrative Health and Wellness Congressional Caucus briefing, where he presented on the VA health care system. He gave a brief overview of how pain is handled within…

Colorado acupuncturists are desperately fighting to reverse a recent decision — the passing of HB18-1155 — that adds dry needling to physical therapists’ scope of practice. You can support Colorado acupuncturists by signing their Change.org petition here. Other states facing similar dilemmas are Idaho (HB 505) and South Dakota (HB…

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