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When examining a patient with tight hips, my exam progresses from observing the patient while sitting in a consultation chair, to standing, to walking, to a treatment table. Let’s discuss the exam process, including key tests that can help you identify the source of the problem and correct it.

The vast majority of our patients, in spite of the presence of physical symptoms, are also imbalanced at the levels of mind and spirit. The word “spirit” itself can be challenging, and how to treat it even more so. In colloquial terms, we all know what it means when we…

Does your acupuncture practice offer “workplace wellness” services to local businesses? If not, you might want to consider this lucrative channel for expanding your business. Workplace Wellness programs and wellness-related benefits have grown in popularity over the past several decades. Employers of all sizes have implemented workplace initiatives encouraging workers…

The Luo Vessels are the most humanistic of the acupuncture channels. They are conduits of Ying Qi: blood and fluids — the mediumship for the Shen-spirit and the mind. Ying is the level of interaction, communication and connection. It is also the level of learning, conscious awareness and self-cultivation.

When performing a consultation with a patient — either as a new exam, an update, or an interim daily assessment, there are details you need to cover. We have talked in the past about letting the patient tell their story — let them tell you what is wrong — but…

NYC Health + Hospitals/Gouverneur has been providing health services since 1885, when it opened as a community hospital in an abandoned police station on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. In 1972 Gouverneur moved to its present location at the crossroads of Chinatown and the Lower East Side and in 1976 added…

Like primary care physicians (PCP), AOM practitioners see patients from all walks of life, seeking treatment for a wide variety of medical concerns. We see patients for both chronic and acute conditions and for preventive care. This broad range of clinical presentations can be diagnostically challenging. Exploring the variety of…

Twenty-eighteen is a time of accelerating transformation in so many areas — environment, politics and more. Each of us is choosing how to respond to these unprecedented changes. Do we choose to be an activist, or detach and tune it all out? For those of us who are called to…

Although unrelated to you as a person or practitioner the challenges you face can affect your practice. As a new profession we are all feeling the growing pains but at varying degrees — depending upon where your practice is located. As each state moves forward in the maturity of it’s…

The winter season can be very challenging for patients due to the seasonal occurrences of colds / flu, as well as the stress of the holidays and the “holiday blues.” I have covered many such issues in past columns.

The American Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (AAAOM) launched a preliminary survey in August 2017, beginning a deeper analysis into the borrowing and repayment patterns of AOM graduates. The scope of this survey was fairly general in order to perform a broader assessment of the issue and identify areas…

Michael O. Smith, MD, DAc, founder and chairperson of the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA) and internationally recognized for developing an acupuncture treatment protocol for chemical dependency, passed away on Dec. 24, 2017. He is survived by his daughters, Joanna Smith and Jessica Hutter.

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In my last article [January 2018 ], I discussed the concept of prebiotics (also known as microfood, as a way to avoid the consumer confusion that can occur between the terms probiotic and prebiotic) and began exploring the literature supporting the health benefits of prebiotic soluble fiber. Let’s continue that…

Science magazine’s “Breakthrough of the Year” award for 2015 was described as “the gene-editing tool called CRISPR.” 1 CRISPR stands for “clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats.” It is very likely that this will not only replace traditional forms of plant breeding, but will also replace other lab-based genetic modification…

The digital craze continues! There are plenty of reasons to go “digital,” but the most important is your ability to access more content. For example, if an article is a little lengthier and won’t fit in the allotted “print” space it can be published as a “digital exclusive.” This option…

Is your practice at the level that you want it to be? Are your patients getting all of the treatment that you know they need? In other words, are they following your treatment plan recommendations because they are motivated to? As you know, a healthy practice needs a steady flow…