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Wow. Over the past weekend members of my staff and I had the amazing opportunity to travel to Rockville, Maryland to put on the first-ever Acupuncture Technology Symposium. We had a wonderful experience and a great time interacting with each other as colleagues and friends. I want to share some highlights with you from the weekend. This symposium has been in the works for months, and to see the weekend turn out so well fills... Read more
Hello Friends, I’m not sure how things are where you are, but here, things couldn’t be better! Sounds like I’m loving the nice spring weather, right? Well, yes, I am, but that’s actually NOT what I was referring to— No, actually, I’m just trying to spread some good news! See, the acupuncture profession has recently taken a PR beating. I’m sure you’ve seen the ugly headlines and stats: 70% of acupuncturists work part time 25%... Read more
As you know, we’ve been at this graphing stuff for a while now. So after 14 years and several thousand AcuGraph users, we’ve noticed a thing or two about what makes initial purchasers into successful users, and ultimately into prosperous practitioners. You need to know this too, so we took all the most common questions, usage patterns, and thought processes—and boiled them down into three essential keys to success that determine your return on your AcuGraph... Read more
The Economics of Acupuncture Failure You’re a good acupuncturist. Well-educated, dedicated and passionate to be sure, but are you successful? Now, I don’t mean success, as in serving humanity and helping people get better. That’s a given. No, I mean, are you making a living at it? Can you pay your student loans? Is money a major problem in your life? Of course, I realize there’s more to life than money. But I also know... Read more
Best results come when powerful treatments are delivered as simply as possible! In February 2017 Dr. Jake Fratkin taught a 2-day seminar about divergent channels and extraordinary treatment protocols. Kimberly Thompson L.Ac. was there feverishly taking notes, and taught a webinar based on her years of experience with AcuGraph and the additional insights she picked up from Dr. Fratkin’s live training specifically about the most robust treatment protocols in AcuGraph. Here’s what she covered in the... Read more
Did you know AcuGraph 5 has a built-in condition-specific acupuncture treatment protocols? Not sure it’s got exactly what you’re looking for? No problem…build your own! When you’re with the patient, grab a pre-built treatment protocol to instantly add another dimension to your treatment plan. Why should I use Treatment Protocols? If you’re not doing it yet, using Treatment Protocols is a good idea for 3 reasons: Improved Outcomes: In addition to your “root” graph balancing treatment, you can address... Read more
AcuGraph 5 now helps you build a more personal relationship with your patient. We have built in a fabulous feature which helps you capture and save patient pictures, so you can easily find your patients and remember faces with the names. This can make all the difference in the world when it comes to really connecting with your patient. Do you ever forget the name of your patient? Or better yet, you have the name,... Read more
How to present yourself, your practice, and your medicine for maximum impact and practice growth. What do you say when you are going to do an acupuncture presentation? Do you get stressed thinking about how to prepare and what to cover? This got “real” for Kimberly a couple of weeks ago when she was invited to give a presentation to her networking group. 30 women, 10 minutes, anything she wanted to say or do. So,... Read more
Dr. Adrian Larsen sat down with Kimberly Thompson L.Ac. for an auriculotherapy interview her about her experience with the technique. They cover everything from what she learned in acupuncture school, to how she used the technique in clinic, how she adapted her own clinic to use it with practically every patient, how she gets instant results, and why she uses this as her go-to marketing tool to lock-in new patients. No matter your experience or... Read more
I voted, did you? Did you get a sticker? Did you proudly post a selfie with your sticker on social media, telling the whole world that you did something you believed in? Most of you are plenty tired of hearing about the election but bear with me for a moment while I share something really COOL! The December 2016 issue of Acupuncture Today just hit the mailboxes. Have you seen it? I wrote an article about... Read more
Have you ever had someone ask you for acupuncture proof? Or have you ever been told that “it’s just placebo”? I have, and more regularly than I ever expected I would. Clearly, word gets around that it can’t be proven, or it doesn’t actually work. Acupuncture is widely maligned in “science” and the popular press as nothing more than an elaborate, theatrical placebo. Yet, important studies refute this notion and show there is more to acupuncture than... Read more
Post-apocalyptic Acupuncture Practice Opportunities Wow. Almost nobody saw it coming. We thought it was a sure thing; the outcome was a foregone conclusion. And yet, when it hit, it caught nearly everyone by surprise, resulting in shock, fear, uncertainty, even outrage. Who even suspected we’d end up here? No, I’m not talking about the election—yet. But I easily could be, couldn’t I? The scenario does have a certain familiar ring. Actually, I was talking about the Great... Read more
This year, just for a change, I attended the ACEP conference in Santa Clara, California. It was a great experience, but what was most surprising was what it taught me about AcuGraph and the “energy” it measures. You might be surprised at what I learned. I’ll cut to the chase and tell you up front, AcuGraph is measuring more than I thought it was. When people ask me what is being measured, I usually respond along the... Read more
I’m so excited about this announcement, I won’t even bother giving a flowery introduction. I’ll just get right to it: Dr. Jake Fratkin has finally agreed to spill the beans! There, I feel better. Now for some background: Renowned acupuncturist and author Jake Fratkin, OMD, L.Ac., has used AcuGraph on every one of his patients since 2012. During that time he’s developed certain special protocols that take AcuGraph insights to a whole new level, and get... Read more
The webinar this month is going to be a little different than the webinars we have done in the past because this is going to be an Auriculotherapy Webinar. A few days ago I was sitting in class learning from Dr. Nogier about the history and direct application of acupuncture and auriculotherapy. The seminar was absolutely remarkable! While Kimberly and I were sitting there learning all the wonderful things, it occurred to us that instead of the webinar we... Read more