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 ...

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 ...

When mitochondria become dysfunctional, either from environmental factors or lifestyle habits, the body’s energy levels and ability to fend off illness are compromised. Integrating practices such as ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

To paraphrase the Tao de Jing; a bowl is useful because of the empty space. Recent anatomical research uncovered evidence for previously undescribed large-scale pathways that span organs, blood ...

Dr. John Rybak is the medical director and acupuncturist at The WellBridge Clinic in Portland, Ore. (www.wellbridgeclinic.com). He spent seven years working on health care policy and advocating for ...

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 ...

Leo Saraceno is a certified massage therapist trained in tui-na, shiatsu, and visceral manipulation. He practices in Montpelier, Vt., and was taught by Scott Moylan, LAc, and the Barral Institute.