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Recently, the Air Force Surgeon General Web site and Acupuncture Today, among other newspapers and blogs, had articles about the Department of Defense decision to teach “battlefield acupuncture” to 44 active-duty physicians. The treatment involves minute, gold-alloy needles retained in the ear. These allow the soldier to wear a helmet…

In my last two articles, I briefly explored the ideas of the TCM pathology of blood stasis in light of modern research concerning chronic degenerative joint disease. In this final installment, I will focus on the contributing factor of phlegm in chronic degenerative joint disease, explore the important complication of…

The pursuit of alchemy is one of the more profound legacies of the ancient world, one that encompasses several philosophical traditions spanning some four millennia and three continents. One suggested etymology of the modern English word alchemy is from the Arabic word al-kimia, derived from al-Khem. Contact between China and…

I have written in previous articles about the power of treating holographic micro-systems, such as the ear, hand or facial regions. Each of these contains a map of the rest of the body. There is two-way communication between micro-system points and their corresponding body parts. Stress and dysfunction in the…

We have all the tools to bring health care to a higher level, while making it cost-effective and kinder. Lasers and other energy-based treatments promise to revolutionize the ways we care for one another across many specialties and disciplines, perhaps even taking our practice of acupuncture to new levels.

The energy of springtime and incipient growth were honored in Washington, D.C., in February when the Institute of Medicine (IOM) hosted a Summit on Integrative Medicine and the Health of the Public. Just as the liver provides direction and organization to the body, this international conference advanced leadership about the…

NCCAOM Welocomes Back Lapsed Diplomates, NYCC School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Gets New Name and OCOM Offers Summer Seminars at Portland Classical Chinese Garden.

Give me a nine-letter word that has vertical symmetry. Not sure what that means? It means that if you wrote the word down and held a mirror above it, you could still read the word upside down. Can you think of one?

I spent a beautiful fall day coaching a group of eight CEOs on how to lower stress and enhance longevity. The retreat was to conclude with acupuncture treatments. Although my plan to administer acupuncture was in the event marketing piece, I ran into some surprising resistance as the time grew…

As a business coach to many acupuncturists over the past few years, it has become apparent to me that there are essentially two kinds of practitioners. The first group accounts for roughly 5-10 percent of all the acupuncturists currently in practice. This group is thriving. They enjoy a high-volume, high-income…

I recently met Richard Martinez, MD, of the Program in Health Care Ethics, Humanities and Law at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. Rick is a compassionate man who has expertise in forensic psychiatry and ethics. He has written a paper that I believe can provide a good model…

Shi Quan Da Bu Tang (All-Inclusive Great Tonifying Decoction) is one of the most commonly used herbal formulas today. Historically, it was used to treat qi and blood accompanied by yang deficiency and cold manifestations. The original source is from the Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang(Imperial Grace…

It has been two years since the FDA’s Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) requirements became regulations. These are those guidelines that are going to update and change some of the methods practiced in the schools and offices of Oriental medicine practitioners. Yes, these are the ones in relation to herbs,…

In the United States, spinal cord injuries (SCIs) affect approximately 250,000 individuals, with an estimated 12,000 individuals sustaining these injuries a year. Decades of research has been dedicated to the development of medical treatments that enhance short- and long-term survival from these injuries, along with improved understanding and pathophysiology of…

Acute combat-induced posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder diagnosed in 24 percent of injured combat veterans serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Onset of PTSD directly relates to multiple and lengthy combat-related deployments and trauma. Approximately one in six soldiers shows signs of PTSD on leaving Iraq and Afghanistan.…

The idea to market and promote NCCAOM certification started several years ago when the staff designed a course to enable diplomates to utilize their certification to promote their practice. The course provided practitioners with tips and methods to bring more awareness to the medicine. Frustrated with the little amount of…