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In vertigo, the patient experiences spinning, loss of balance, and occasionally nausea. It can manifest in a sitting or sleeping posture, or only show once the patient stands up or walks around. The clinician should distinguish acute situations versus chronic. In acute situations, chiropractic adjustment is the first therapy to…

Many times when a patient presents for care, they have a specific problem they want to address. Most practitioners I know will often take a “whole-person” approach and also address other less symptomatic findings in other parts of the body, or treat distal points that do not seem relevant to…

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In past articles, I have discussed approaches to healing the gut and resolving long standing food sensitivity issues. Now I would like to discuss a basic foundational approach to addressing and clinically managing complex issues related to gastric challenges coupled with food sensitivities/allergies.

What’s the deal with salt? You know you need some of it, but everywhere you see advertising and headlines telling you to eat less of it. You might have salt cravings but you feel guilty indulging in them because you’ve heard from everyone, the government to personal trainers to your…

The qualities of a superior herbalist are well described in ancient texts that all of us involved in the Asian health arts love and respect. The Yellow Emperor’s Classic, especially Chapter 8 of the Lingshu portion, details the attributes and character of the “superior doctor.” I have based my personal…

From October 24-27, 2013, the Pacific Symposium will be celebrating 25 years of existence in the world of Oriental medicine. Pacific Symposium has been a treasured meeting of the minds and spirits of acupuncturists and other healthcare practitioners from around the world since 1989. This world-class conference brings acupuncturists, medical…

When patients present themselves in the clinic, are they not already thirsty? When they complain of hot flashes, night sweating and pain in the knees, is it not too late to just treat the root? Within the constraints of private practice, group or private room treatment alike, the approach in…

Many different diagnostic techniques involving body palpation and observation are recorded in the early acupuncture literature in China. Many of these techniques are not a part of the mainstream practice of Chinese medicine in either China or Western countries today.

The Trudy McAlister Foundation (TMF) received several excellent applications for the 2013 scholarship awards. TMF scholarship announcements are posted in publications and on our website.

The likes of anthropologists, medical practitioners and modern day philosophers are talking about community interdependence and so is the burgeoning global community of the Chinese Medical profession. As we’ve seen in the past five years or so, alternative medicine has shifted to the forefront of mainstream medicine, making it a…

One of the gifts of Classical Chinese Medicine is its multidimensional view of the human system: the body, the mind and so-called “spirit.” Some traditions refer to these aspects as “levels” of the body. Others, like the Western medical tradition still see them as largely separate from one another.

In Pennsylvania, where I live, Chinese medicine ranks second class or even third class to the traditional Western medical model. I take the long view of the class system, however. When you are in second class, you are at least on the train. By contrast, 30 years ago, when I…

Heather Lounsbury, LAc, knows a few things about getting her practice some publicity. For the past 15 years, her services have been featured in the official Oscars and Grammys gift bags. Her services have been directly offered to celebrities, many of whom remain her loyal clientele today such as the…

Compact. Interactive. Engaging, Instructive. Practical. Mystical and fun. These were the words the 60-plus attendees of AOBTA who gathered in mid May used to describe the annual gathering. The weekend conference featured a series of meetings and workshops. Dubbed as a retreat rather than a formal convention, the retreat was…

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