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Inside a DAOM Internship at a Level 1 Trauma Center
I recently had the pleasure of having a discussion with three individuals who practice acupuncture in a unique clinical and academic setting – providing acute care to hospital patients at Harborview Medical Center (HMC).
Are You Charging Too Little for an Appointment?
As the popularity of acupuncture increases across the U.S. more studies are sure to make their way onto the books; however, a newly released study's focus may surprise you.
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.
Longing for (and Finding) Community in the Acupuncture Profession
In October of 2018, a group of acupuncturists gathered in Calistoga, California, underneath a gigantic walnut tree and expressed intentions for a week of education, personal healing, and community connections with Acupuncturists Without Borders (AWB).
The AAAOM Meets With Physical Therapist Association
Dry needling is back on the radar for acupuncturists but this time there's a twist—the American Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (AAAOM) and the American Physical Therapist Association (APTA) came together for a meeting, prompted by Dr. Carlos Chapa, president of the AAAOM and Dr. Jan Dommerholt, a physical therapist.
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.
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?"
4 Observations for Increasing Chinese Medicine's Acceptance and for Growing Your Practice

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.
Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation for Overactive Bladder
Overactive bladder is a condition that affects adults and children worldwide and can be caused by numerous underlying factors or traumas like childbirth, prostate enlargement, poor pelvic floor muscle control, bladder prolapse and more.
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.
Myofascial Cupping—a New Spin on an Old Modality
I would like to think I am a pretty traditional, conservative practitioner, and I like to keep things simple. I have techniques I have used with great effect for years.
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.
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.
The Five-Element Model for 12 Meridians—the Imbalance in Balance
The Five-Element model is one of the core theories/concepts of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and acupuncture that describes how the Zang-Fu organs function and interact with each other; how disease happens and changes; and how the symptoms transmit among meridians.
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).
Know Your Clinical Flags: 5 Different Colors to Consider
In health care, the term red flag is used to describe signs and symptoms that can indicate the presence of serious health conditions.
Emotions, Stress, and Pain
In this article I strive to expose some of the emotional components of pain that may be affecting our patients, clinics, and/or ourselves.
Insomnia: Can It Be Cured?
Insomnia is defined as the inability to fall asleep or stay asleep, waking up early, or a disturbance in sleep quality that makes sleep seem inadequate or un-refreshing.
The Spirit of the Points: The Small Intestine (Part 2)
Each point on the meridian of the Separator of the Pure from the Impure will play a part in restoring the health of this Official so that it can do its vital work for the benefit of all, and each has a unique contribution to make.
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.
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.
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.
Temperatures Are on the Rise—Points for Clearing Heat
In my last column I discussed some important ideas for clinicians to consider when helping patients stay in dynamic balance in the Spring season.
Acupuncture & Magnetic Field Therapy
Magnets stimulate acupuncture points and meridians. Although this use isn't prominent in the West, it's utilized in China, Japan and Korea as an alternative to needles.
Practical Physical Examinations for Low Back Pain
Many patients seeking acupuncture have back pain related problems. A clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians include recommendations of acupuncture for acute, subacute and chronic low back pain.
Chinese Medicine & the Wellness Revolution
The American medical establishment is in crisis. A major sign is the dramatic medical doctor shortage today.
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