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Lower back pain is one of the most common medical complaints today, and comes with many different presentations. Pain can be localized, or give tension up the back, or down the hips and legs.

In March 2016, the FDA requested the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) provide a [report] on the current state of science regarding prescription opioid abuse and misuse, and its use in acute and chronic pain management.

Chinese scalp acupuncture is a contemporary technique with only 45 years of clinical use in China and even less here in the West. It integrates traditional Chinese needling methods with Western medical knowledge of the cerebral cortex and has been proven to be the most effective technique for treating dysphagia,…

Twice in my career the power has gone out while treating patients. In both instances, we lit a number of candles and the entire thrust of Chinese medicine continued without interruption.

Revised pain management assessment and management standards1 by The Joint Commission require accredited hospitals to “provide nonpharmacologic pain treatment modalities” as a necessary performance element. The new standard, which takes effect Jan. 1, 2018, is a clear recognition not only of the dangers of opioids and other pain medications, but…

October 1, 2017 will mark a significant day in history for the acupuncture profession, as this will be the first day Ohio Medicaid recipients will have access to covered acupuncture benefits - the first state in the Midwest to do so. While only two conditions are currently included (back pain…

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There has been plenty of talk within the profession lately about education, employment rates and the burden of debt. Those discussions may be the impetus, at least in part, for the “Burden of Debt” survey being conducted by the American Association of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine (AAAOM).

In 2009 Acupuncturists Without Borders (AWB) traveled to Nepal for the first-ever “World Healing Exchange” trip. While they were there they visited rural villages, met with traditional healers of the region (particularly traditional Tibetan medicine healers), and got to know the acupuncture community. Since that time they have trained over…

Often the root of our problems come not from what we can identify and explain, but from a deeper, hidden place. This is true for both physical problems as well as mental-emotional issues.The Qi within our bodies that is conscious (Ying qi) and most easily accessible is that which flows…

New Guidelines The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) and Chinese Herbal Products Committee (CHPC) has taken the lead when it comes to defining “Good Herbal Compounding and Dispensing Practices.” May 15 of this year AHPA released a white paper outlining these methods for herbalists. According to Bill Egloff owner of…

Acupuncture and Oriental medicine schools educate their students to understand that a patient’s specific health concerns are important to understand, as well as the patient’s more general concerns about elevating personal stress levels in navigating the health care system. The U.S. is the most advanced country in medical technology and…

Eight out of 10 people will experience back pain at some point in their life.1 Lower back injuries are seen in patients who are sedentary or athletic or even those whose jobs require no sitting at all, including 37 percent of school-aged children. 1 It almost seems like whatever we…

It was a breezy spring evening in San Francisco when I stepped out of the car in front of Quince restaurant. As I walked toward the front entrance, I could not help but notice the well-groomed trees, and neatly swept sidewalk. When I reached the front door a very well…

One of the most common presentations in the clinical setting is digestive complaints. Almost daily I see patients presenting with a wide array of digestive issues ranging from simple issues such as gas or bloating to complex issues such as IBS or chronic food allergies. The other commonality that I…

Clinical and registry programs indicate that 25 percent of the 700,000 veterans of the first Gulf War (Operation Desert Shield/Storm, years 1990-1991), have been affected by clusters of symptoms, and co-morbid medical diagnoses. Symptoms include chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, arthralgia, digestive complaints, and mood-related psychiatric disorders, including…