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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…

There are many risks associated with obesity, some even severe enough to lead to death, such as a heart attack or stroke. As a practitioner with clinical expertise you may feel inclined to impart some wisdom, however, this can also be an uncomfortable subject to broach — Dr. Melnyk’s discussion…

A pair of papers published recently in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine challenge the United Kingdom’s NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) clinical practice guidelines for osteoarthritis of the knee, specifically the guideline’s recommendation against the use of acupuncture as a treatment option for knee OA.

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As Americans increasingly look to integrative medicine to serve their needs, multi-disciplinary medical centers in which a variety of health care options are offered are uniquely poised to shape the medical landscape of the future. These multi-disciplinary practices offer a setting in which the patient in search of more holistic…

The Society for Acupuncture Research 2017 conference (SAR 2017), co-sponsored by the Department of Anesthesia at Stanford University, titled “Advancing the Precision Medicine Initiative through Acupuncture Research” took place in San Francisco on April 27-29.