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TRUTH: I am an acupuncturist and sometimes I use this protocol on myself. When I am feeling like I want to eat EVERYTHING in sight, I have to have a little talk with myself and say NOOOO!! One day it dawned on me that if I were my own patient, I... Read more
A patient came in with extreme jaw pain after a dental procedure—along with a history of extreme anxiety and chronic jaw clenching. What a horrible combination. This patient was nervous, yet hopeful that acupuncture would help. What I accomplished in the first visit: Built a relationship Graph Analysis Explained how... Read more
The Wall Street Journal recently posted an article about the links between pot smoking and schizophrenia. Most of us know many people who have used marijuana in high school or college without any known medical consequences. Medical research now shows a link between marijuana and the development of schizophrenia and... Read more
Recently, I relocated my practice so I could be a little closer to Miridia Technology. Walking across the parking lot to my clinic is WONDERFUL. Moving from one office to the next–not so fun! The good news is, I was able to redecorate my treatment rooms with some of our... Read more
So, I have this problem that’s been bothering me more and more lately. Every time I think about it, I’m reminded of my kids… As you may know, I have a lot of kids–9 of them in fact. It’s a fairly common occurrence for my kids to complain to me... Read more
A few weeks back, late on a Friday afternoon, I was getting ready to pack up and go home for the weekend. Almost everyone in the office was already gone. Oddly, I heard the bell ring as one of our blog followers walked in the front door. Imagine my surprise!... Read more
Do you remember your life before email, cell phones, and internet? Even though it’s fun to reminisce about the olden days, I can’t imagine trying to live my life NOW without them. I love the world of modern technology I enjoy now! It’s hard to believe Auriculo 3D has already... Read more
Wow, I’ve had a couple of really stressful days–leading to feelings of anger and frustration. This morning when I came into the office, I decided I needed some acupuncture. Dr. Larsen has been really busy and I hated to bother him–so I opted for a quick Auriculotherapy treatment. After he... Read more
A good tutor will give you an assignment with something to think about before your next tutoring session. I noticed that 5 of you posted your thoughts in comments on the blog. Perfect! So, how did the rest of you do? If you’ll recall…a couple of weeks ago I posted... Read more
Once you have used AcuGraph for a while, your graph analyzing skills become quite refined. Graphs begin to come alive and tell you a story of what is happening within your patient. Often, you begin to form a hypothesis before the patient even reveals their chief complaint. Who wants to... Read more
A few weeks ago, I was visiting my daughter in Washington, DC. One of our goals for the trip was to do a little shopping–specifically to find a new spring purse! Unless you are a woman, you just don’t know how many details you need to think about when trying... Read more
Are your ears burning? If not, then they SHOULD be! We were talking about you this morning in our Monday morning planning meeting. This morning’s topic of conversation focused a lot on auricular acupuncture. We are busily preparing for the long-waited re-release of the Stimplus Pro acupoint stimulator, which just... Read more
I recently received an email from a practitioner asking some really important questions about AcuGraph. I thought many of you would benefit from hearing the answer too–so I’ll address it in today’s blog. Hi Kimberly, I have been in deep thought the past couple of weeks on how to really... Read more
Hello Friends, I’ve got some exciting news to share! Most of you have been following the blogs of our Research Analyst and Resident Acupuncturist, Kimberly Thompson. Her light, conversational writing style is fun to read and always informative. Well guess what? It seems we’re not the only ones... Read more
This is the last part of the ‘chronic dehydration series’. Click the links below if you want to read the previous parts. New Year’s Resolutions…They can be Hard to Swallow! Part 1 Effects of Dehydration…Water and Health Part 2 It’s been seven weeks since I began researching and writing this... Read more