Space exploration challenges nearly every system of the human body, making space medicine fundamental. While aerospace medicine has primarily addressed these concerns through engineering, exercise ...

Acupuncture is one modality within a much larger medical framework of TCM and related East Asian systems. In daily practice, the distinction matters. Patients meet “acupuncturists,” “TCM practitioners ...

Each year, ICD-10-CM is updated on Oct. 1. For 2026, there are 74,179 total codes, 487 additions, 28 deletions, and 38 revisions. Key rule: Code changes are based on date of service, not the claim ...

Master the Business of Acupuncture. You’ve learned how to be a great doctor - but what about how to run a great business? How to increase revenue, enhance practice operations, optimize billing / ...

This isn’t the first time acupuncture’s status as a covered service within Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid health care program, has been threatened; in fact, from 2009-2016 Medi-Cal recipients did not ...

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Traditional Chinese medicine has been used for centuries to support fertility by improving egg quality, balancing hormones and enhancing overall vitality. In TCM, fertility is closely tied to the body ...

Among the more unconventional options for treating long COVID, nicotine – delivered via low-dose transdermal patches – has surfaced as a potential integrative tool. It appears that nicotine competes ...

Kavoussi, et al., 7 reviewed research demonstrating that the parasympathetic ability to decrease inflammation was through stimulation of the vagal nerves’ efferent fibers. This was confirmed through ...

Because traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) views the human body as an interconnected network of energy (qi) and seeks to restore balance and harmony, ensuring the smooth flow of qi and blood is ...

Unfortunately, figuring out whether an acupuncturist is licensed is not as easy as it looks. Although the most common degree designation for an acupuncturist is LAc, some states use different titles ...

Emotions act as a warning sign to the practitioner, indicating what organs may be involved in a patient’s pattern of imbalance. One of my main treatment goals when working with these patients is to ...