Emotions act as a warning sign to the practitioner, indicating what organs may be involved in a patient’s pattern of imbalance. One of my main treatment goals when working with these patients is to ...

Traumatic events that generate stressors in the autonomic nervous system (ANS) will eventually become internalized. In Chinese medicine, if the body is not able to come back to homeostasis after a ...

The ACAHM has proposed ending the doctoral completion track option. Entry-level doctoral degree completion tracks would no ...

In clinical trials, acupuncture has repeatedly been shown to be effective at treating conditions like low back pain, chronic pain, and migraine. Its herbal medicinals have been shown to have ...

Structured water (H3O2) can be considered a fourth state of water between liquid and solid. It has the hexagonal structure of ice; however, missing a critical bond, it behaves more like a gel than a ...

Setting goals and managing expectations is a critical first step in cosmetic acupuncture. By listening carefully to your ...

A meta-analysis of curcumin’s medicinal activities for type 2 diabetes found it can significantly reduce fasting blood glucose, glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), and body mass index; plus, improvements in ...

Du 12 or “Body Pillar” subdues internal wind, calms spasms, tonfies the lung qi, and strengthens the body. BL 13 is the back ...

In conventional medicine, Morton’s neuroma is typically treated with conservative methods before considering surgical ...

As with any emerging technology, there can be a sense of skepticism, and rightfully so. However, acupuncturists should not view AI as a replacement for their craft, but as a supplemental tool to ...

In the U.S., acupuncture continues to establish itself as an effective treatment option. Many citizens were born before acupuncture was first practiced here in 1971. It is safe to assume that you will ...