Acupuncture can be highly effective for nasal congestion common in allergy presentations. In cases of seasonal allergies with highly predictable causes such as obvious elevations of environmental ...

For 2026, relative value units (RVUs) for acupuncture services have increased under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS). These changes result in higher reimbursement potential for acupuncture ...

Anxiety is a self-contained story with a pattern of somatic repercussions based on beliefs and coping strategies from life experiences that often start in childhood. Since anxiety presents with a ...

Help the 89% of people in your practice with cartilage degeneration. Join Tom Bayne, DC, to hear about an evidence-based joint support alternative to glucosamine. Glucosamine may be one of the ...

Dr. Dustin Dillberg, DACM, LAc., is a practitioner, writer, and educator specializing in sports medicine, posture, movement patterns, lymphatics, pain management, and functional medicine. He is a ...

Each year, ICD-10-CM is updated on Oct. 1. For 2026, there are 74,179 total codes, 487 additions, 28 deletions, and 38 revisions. Key rule: Code changes are based on date of service, not the claim ...

There is a payment protocol that may be referred to as a multi-therapy discount, but its official name is the multiple-procedure payment reduction (MPPR). This protocol means that if a health care ...

Among the more unconventional options for treating long COVID, nicotine – delivered via low-dose transdermal patches – has surfaced as a potential integrative tool. It appears that nicotine competes ...

Dementia is a worldwide health challenge. Psychotropic medications bring relief – but also dangers – to the dementia population. Thus, nonpharmacologic therapies to manage behavioral and psychological ...

Kavoussi, et al., 7 reviewed research demonstrating that the parasympathetic ability to decrease inflammation was through stimulation of the vagal nerves’ efferent fibers. This was confirmed through ...

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 ...

Hip pain due to osteoarthritis is a common condition related to "wear and tear" degeneration of the articular surface of the joint. I would like to discuss the diagnosis and assessment of pain due to ...