The most common obstacle to restoring natural balance with regard to the patient’s chief complaint is often the pace of their ...

The 2024 NCCAOM Job Analysis is a crucial initiative that will shape the future of the acupuncture and herbal medicine ...

The Liver, Gallbladder, Spleen, Stomach, and Kidney Meridians all influence the chest and breast area, and these organs can ...

Recently an acupuncturist asked me how many units of acupuncture may could be billed when inserting a set of five needles and those needles are retained for 30 minutes? This question is one that is ...

Dr. Joseph Audette is chief of pain management at Atrius Health in Boston and the current president of the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture (AAMA). He is a graduate of and assistant professor ...

Chronic GERD has now become the most common digestive complaint I see in my clinic. Chronic digestive issues such as GERD are always a nuanced mix of excess and deficiency, and such a nuanced ...

Medication remains a mainstay treatment option, making nondrug alternatives critical to safer practices. New research suggests auricular acupuncture may be one such alternative; specifically needling ...

One of the questions I always ask new patients is, “Have you ever had acupuncture before?“ On many occasions, the response can be smug: “Yeah, I tried acupuncture ... once. It didn’t work.” As ...

A patient may be allowed 24 visits per year, but that visits must be medically necessary and for a covered condition for which acupuncture has been approved. When a patient has a plan with acupuncture ...

As we move into the Year of the Snake, let’s embrace the snake’s deep-thinking nature and ask ourselves four important questions, all of which relate to a single journey: advocating for our medicine ...

Arthritis literally means “joint inflammation.” Any movable joint in the body can be affected. The common syndrome between them is blood stagnation – sharp pain in a fixed site. Heat excess ...

Laser therapeutic targeting can be traced back to ancient TCM practices, particularly via light, moxibustion, and acupuncture/acupressure. Low-level laser therapy can ...