Dr. Li Yongming proposed a groundbreaking view that the theory of meridians arose from ancient anatomical observations and originally reflected the body’s vascular and nervous systems. This article ...

Khoe and then Amaro have postulated that stimulating horary points based on destination time zones during travel could help pre-synchronize organ systems to the destination time zone, targeting jet ...

As practitioners of Chinese medicine, we are actually bilingual clinicians. We have the unique ability to translate between traditional Chinese medicine and modern biomedical frameworks. When ...

Editor’s Note: Article authored by Thomas Kouo, DAOM, LAc, Dipl. OM, Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine (CCAHM) president; Benjamin W. Griffith II, DAc, LAc, Dipl. Ac., CCAHM vice ...

Editor’s Note: Article submitted by the Florida State Oriental Medicine Association. The Florida State Oriental Medical Association (FSOMA) is gearing up for its most impactful annual conference yet.

Chinese medicine is built on a foundation of observations of the natural world, and yet planetary astrology and movements are overlooked. Saturn and the water element in Chinese medical theory share ...

Chicago’s Angela Lorbeck, DACM, LAc, was one of many acupuncturists around the country horrified by a scene involving excessive needling during the March 18 th episode of the popular NBC show “Chicago ...

Constipation is a common occurrence during pregnancy. The American Pregnancy Association estimates half of all pregnant women experience constipation at some point. Constipation during pregnancy is ...

The field of acupuncture in the U.S. continues to grow in visibility, patient demand and clinical effectiveness. While the profession is rooted in centuries of healing tradition, modern economic ...

The term prescription smuggles in a pharmaceutical logic: find the right agent, deliver it and expect a result. Drug > Administration > Effect. When translated into needling, this becomes: Point > ...

Traditional Medicare statutorily only covers acupuncture for low back pain, performed by an MD, DO, NP, or PA, or auxiliary personnel working incident to the primary provider, and billed by the ...

Chinese medicine has unique perspectives on food therapy, which can help inspire patients to see the kitchen as a sacred space for cultivating health. Patients tend to focus on expensive supplements ...