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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.
Protecting Wildlife: TCM Needs to Act
In recent decades, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practice has developed rapidly worldwide, and Chinese modalities such as acupuncture and medicinal usage are growing more popular among patients.
Two Conditions ... One Solution?
According to the Sleep Foundation, insomnia is the most common sleep issue in adult depressed patients, affecting an estimated 75 percent.
Cancer Pathogenesis and Treatment: An Integrative Chinese and Western Medicine Analysis & Approach
Cancer stem cells may enter a state of quiescence called the G0 phase in which they temporarily or reversibly stop differentiating.
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.
Get the Most Out of Your Industry Pitch
Have you been keeping up? In my June article, I dove into introductions (think a 30-second "elevator pitch") and then in August I expanded on that, knowing that you all would have compelling introductions which would get people to ask for more information.
The Elements of Emotion: Metal – Grief and Depression
If you've ever wondered why you cry when you get angry sometimes, or why and how we get depressed, the element cycles have the most elegant way of helping us understand.
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.
Case Report: Nonivasive Treatment of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
Bob is a 70-year-old man with a five-year history of impaired glucose tolerance and has been taking atorvastatin (Lipitor) for approximately three years to manage blood cholesterol levels.
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).
Acupuncture for Post-COVID Syndrome
Post-COVID syndrome, often referred to as "long COVID," encompasses a constellation of potential symptoms experienced by patients four weeks or longer following infection with SARS COV-2.
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.
Working With Grief (Pt. 3): Discovering Hidden Grief Through Body Awareness
In the first two parts of this series, I talked about how we can be mindful of the ebb and flow of the grieving process, and help our patients work through the pain of grief and absorb and anchor the love and tenderness that can follow in its wake.
Two Cases, Two Herbs
One of my favorite characteristics of both Chinese medicine and acupuncture is their ability to become catalysts for deep, transformational healing.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Here's How to Avoid the Three Most Common (and Expensive) HIPAA Failures
The most common and expensive HIPAA violations involve three critical areas: failure to perform a data security risk analysis; failure to sign a HIPAA-compliant business associate agreement (BAA); and improper disclosures of protected health information (PHI).
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.
What H.R. 4803 Means to Me: Our Professional Future
As an acupuncturist, a professor, and someone who has benefited from acupuncture and Chinese medicine personally, I am deeply motivated to advance the integration of acupuncture and Chinese medicine and allopathic medicine in the United States.
Spirits of the Points: The Stomach Official
Using points for their spiritual connotations is key to resolving illness at the mental or spirit levels. Each of the acupuncture points has a name, translated from the Chinese characters, which offers insight into the unique spiritual gifts the point offers.
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?"
Acupuncture for Prediabetes Control
"Should Acupuncture-Related Therapies Be Considered in Prediabetes Control?" That's the title of a new meta-analysis of 31 randomized, controlled trials involving 3,000-plus patients; results of the analysis, published in the July/August issue of Holistic Nursing Practice, offers evidence that acupuncturists can help mitigate the evolving epidemic of type 2 diabetes.
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