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VOLUME 39, NUMBER 5
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The Benefits of Teaching Touch
This month the MTF took a look at a massage research review titled "The Effect of Massage Therapy on Children's Learning Process: A Review," written by Majid Emtiazy and Mahboobeh Abrishamkar. The article was published in the Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences.
Trust the Trends, Or Trust Your Instincts?
Being a massage therapist is all about balance. There's the balance between your customers' needs and wants, the balance between what's good for clients and what's good for business, and the balance between overseeing current business and forecasting for the future.
Global Reintegration: Our Opportunity
If not now, when? The need to bring traditional Chinese medicine into the lives of individuals globally has never been more crucial.
How the Human Body Responds to Stress
This new series of articles will suggest a different perspective for you to view clients presenting with stubbornly chronic somatic dysfunctions. It will also propose a novel answer to the question, "How does the human body respond to stress?"
A Postoperative Story: The Surgery Explained & Secrets to My Recovery
If working with a joint replacement patient, be sure you know the rehabilitation protocols of the particular appliance. If you don't, with permission, consult with the surgeon to learn them. Otherwise, stay away.
Is CBG the New CBD?
By now, most people are familiar with CBD (cannabidiol), and many acupuncturists and other health practitioners have incorporated CBD into their practices within the past few years.
New Digital Data Access Rule Takes Effect
The 21st Century Cures Act, which passed in 2016 but only recently underwent final regulatory rule-making, is different from HIPAA because it mandates not just patient data access – which in some cases could start and end with a copy of one's health records – but also clinical notes.
Do's & Don'ts of a Successful Practice Website
Thanks to a global pandemic, having a practice website is no longer just a suggestion. If you are not online, you are not being seen.
Meridians: Understanding the Science (Pt. 3)
There is one more issue associated with what the channels are that should be addressed: the existence of channels between the traditional channels found in TCM.
Acupuncture Legislation From Coast to Coast
Searching on the www.Congress.gov website for federal acupuncture-related bills can be both simple and complex.
CranioSacral Therapy & The Rare Case of Vertigo
I had heard of folks getting dizzy and nauseous when experiencing vertigo, but I had never heard of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) until my husband Joe was diagnosed with it.
What It's Like to Be a Hospital-Based Massage Therapist
It was the early 1990s the first time I ever saw a massage therapist in a health care setting in my home state of Minnesota. I was working at a nursing home at the time, and I learned of a resident who would receive weekly massages (which I thought was great).
Learn to Speak the Language of Personal Injury
For many providers, personal-injury cases and working within the med-legal arena can often be a confusing and frustrating endeavor. After all, for the majority, personal injury is a niche.
Calming the Mind: Three-Point Combinations for Anxiety and Insomnia
Anxiety and insomnia are extremely common patient presentations encountered in the clinic – undoubtedly even more so in today's challenging times.
Reduce Immune Overreaction to Allergens and Vaccines Using Chinese Herbs
Allergies are the sixth leading cause of chronic illness in the United States, affecting more than 50 million Americans.
Spirits of the Points: Gallbladder Official
The gallbladder, with its paired official, the liver, is the wood element within us.
Helping Your Clients Turn Back the Clock With Nutrition
The anti-aging market is booming because, well, who doesn't want to look young, healthy and vibrant for as long as possible? And while there are many anti-aging products and systems marketed to the public, few people realize the most effective way to slow down the visible passage of time is to give the body the nutrients it needs to be truly healthy.
A Structural Challenge: Successfully Treating a Morton's Neuroma
Runners, triathletes, dancers, hikers, cyclists, almost all athletes, and even couch potatoes have shown up in my office looking for alternatives to surgery for neuromas. A Morton's neuroma occurs when the tissue in the foot (next to a nerve that leads to a toe) thickens and becomes fibrous.
NCCAOM Recertification Made Simple
In our desire to continuously improve the NCCAOM recertification process, our staff has been working behind the scenes for the past two years on streamlining and automating this process to ensure a more efficient and satisfactory experience for all of our valued NCCAOM board-certified acupuncturists. Since 2018, the NCCAOM has been developing a new Online Management System for diplomates and PDA providers to improve the NCCAOM experience.
Alligator Skin (Part 2): A Second Look at Business Contracts
I joined as the only female partner in an integrated medicine practice, shared with three other disciplines. Having developed a few scales (the first stages of alligator skin) and some good business sense, I started out with a one-year contract.
California Exam Change in the Works
The California state legislature has introduced legislation that would amend the existing requirement that prospective acupuncturists pass "a written examination administered by the [California Acupuncture Board] that tests the applicant's ability, competency, and knowledge in the practice of an acupuncturist ... developed by the Office of Professional Examination Services of the Department of Consumer Affairs" by instead taking a national examination administered by the National Certification Commission on Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM).
Fear of Illness: A TCM Perspective
Fear is one of the most potent emotions. It can render powerful people powerless and sap them of their strength. Rational fear can save our lives; irrational fear can ruin it.
Multiarticulate Muscles & Injury: Understanding the Mechanical Load
Muscles have a primary role in creating and limiting movement in the body. They are also the major focus of our work in massage therapy, with many injuries caused by improper loads on the muscular system.
Treating Racism: A Systemic Disease
Racism is a disease. "From 1619 to 2020 racism continues to be a pervasive issue in this country and around the world." The disease of racism is systemic, and that reality stirs up difficult conversations and controversy for all people.
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