Recognizing acupuncturists in this manner is crucial in that even Medicare’s current coverage of acupuncture – for chronic ...

From the perspective of Chinese medicine, fascia could be viewed as the “highway” of qi movement throughout the body. Stuck ...

The most common obstacle to restoring natural balance with regard to the patient’s chief complaint is often the pace of their daily grind. Raising clear awareness around the normalization of busyness ...

Patent formulas are a great starting point for patients who have minimal or limited experience with herbs, but patent formulas have their limitations. This case explores customization of formulas in ...

I see fibrocystic breast changes frequently in clinical practice and treat with a high success rate with various strategies involving acupuncture, herbal medicine, qi gong, and dietary therapies.

"In Chinese medicine there are no incurable diseases; only incurable people.” This is a favorite quote from my one of my first teachers. I recall it from my early years as an acupuncturist. This has ...

Heart Rate: A normal heart rate is between 60-80 beats per minute (bpm). Heart rate is most significant when it’s above 110, ...

Richard C. Niemtzow, MD, PhD, MPH, a pioneering figure in medical acupuncture and a retired U.S. Air Force Colonel, passed ...

Acupuncture has been a remedy for insomnia and sleep irregularity in China and the Eastern world for centuries. Several ...

Continuing our discussion from the previous issue on the importance of treating the gut-lung axis for post-viral conditions, viral syndromes often can cause a disruption at the deepest level of ...

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 ...