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 ...

As we move into the Year of the Snake, let’s embrace the snake’s deep-thinking nature and ask ourselves four important questions, all of which relate to a single journey: advocating for our medicine ...

Chronic GERD has now become the most common digestive complaint I see in my clinic. Chronic digestive issues such as GERD are always a nuanced mix of excess and deficiency, and such a nuanced ...

Arthritis literally means “joint inflammation.” Any movable joint in the body can be affected. The common syndrome between them is blood stagnation – sharp pain in a fixed site. Heat excess ...

A patient may be allowed 24 visits per year, but that visits must be medically necessary and for a covered condition for which acupuncture has been approved. When a patient has a plan with acupuncture ...

Laser therapeutic targeting can be traced back to ancient TCM practices, particularly via light, moxibustion, and acupuncture/acupressure. Low-level laser therapy can ...

When mitochondria become dysfunctional, either from environmental factors or lifestyle habits, the body’s energy levels and ability to fend off illness are compromised. Integrating practices such as ...

To paraphrase the Tao de Jing; a bowl is useful because of the empty space. Recent anatomical research uncovered evidence for previously undescribed large-scale pathways that span organs, blood ...

Could the yang ming circuit of the Chinese clock hold the keys to modern understanding of the importance of the gut-lung axis for post-viral conditions? Over the past several years, in the aftermath ...

Dr. John Rybak is the medical director and acupuncturist at The WellBridge Clinic in Portland, Ore. (www.wellbridgeclinic.com). He spent seven years working on health care policy and advocating for ...