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Happy new year to everyone and to another year of exciting things for the acupuncture profession both in the U.S. and throughout the world. Congratulations to traditional medicine also known as traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture, Oriental medicine, Asian medicine, and as WHO is calling it — traditional complementary and integrated…

U.S. Marshals recently held an eye-popping auction in Austin, Texas to sell off luxury cars, such as Lamborghinis, Porsches, Ferraris, Aston Martins and others that were seized from Alabama-based MDs convicted of opioid pill pushing and pharma kickbacks. I was tempted to drive my hail-battered 1990 Toyota to the auction…

The Institute for Economic Review, “an independent, nonprofit research organization that evaluates medical evidence and convenes public deliberative bodies to help stakeholders interpret and apply evidence to improve patient outcomes and control costs,” has announced that adequate evidence supports payer coverage of acupuncture to manage chronic low back pain in…

Six acupuncture organizations have released an extensively referenced 20-page white paper that outlines the profession’s value as an alternative to opioid medication for pain relief.

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Of all the changes women experience during their reproductive life, there is no doubt the most dreaded are the three phases of menopause. This is not surprising since all of the symptoms associated with menopause are replete with unpleasantness. Hot flashes, night sweats, sleep disturbance, mood swings, bone density issues,…

SEO, SMO, Google, OG tags, social feeds, CMS or static. Are you overwhelmed yet? Websites today are like letterhead and envelopes of 20 years ago – they are just part of the corporate ID package for any successful practice. Many times, your online presence is the first impression most people…

At the third American TCM Congress, the organizers — the Traditional Chinese Medicine Alumni Association (TCMAAA) and the American TCM Association (ATCMA) brought U.S. and Chinese practitioners together socially and academically.

Most of my friends and patients know that I am a Christmas junkie. I love Christmas. I divide the year into two halves — the bleak six months after Christmas, ending June 25th, and the six months leading up to Christmas. June 25th is the “Christmas equinox” in my book,…

Managing stress can be a challenge. For many of us, our inability to deal with stress is the cause of most of our mental and physical difficulties. Within the acupuncture Jing Luo (channel systems), the Sinew channels and Luo Vessels are most responsible for stress management. In my last article,…

The Han dynasty classic the Ling Shu is a foundation Chinese medical text. In chapter 10, The Main Channels , the pathways of the channels are presented. Every professional acupuncture book includes the pathways; this tradition has lasted 2,000 years. One might ask why would the ancient and modern teachers…

In March 2017 Acupuncturists Without Borders (AWB) took 18 practitioners, it’s mobile clinic, and its therapeutic “Peace Circle” on a World Healing Exchange tour to Israel and the West Bank. With hearts and minds full of curiosity and compassion, a bus-load of practitioners traversed Tel Aviv, the Negev Desert, the…

I often make the joke that I have chosen to incorporate two of people’s largest phobias into my life — needles and public speaking. While acupuncturists are obviously not afraid of needles, I have found that many of my colleagues out there are afraid of public speaking. Although it may…

In the last decade, I have seen a steady increase of “behavioral disorders” in children at my practice, ranging from PTSD, OCD, hyperactivity, attention deficit, depression and anxiety. As such, the number of children taking prescription drugs for mood and behavior problems has skyrocketed.

Author: . Title: . Summary: .As another year comes to a close, and we are winding down and moving into the winter season, I want to say thank you for reading Acupuncture Today . I hope it was helpful to you, and that it brought information and inspiration into your…

The use of opioid drugs in the treatment of pain has come under scrutiny, despite the wealth of documentation of its efficacy to manage both acute and chronic pain conditions related to advanced medical illnesses. Approximately 20 percent of pain patients presenting with non-cancer pain conditions are prescribed opioids by…