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“People love [AcuGraph], it gets you patients, and potential clients love the charts and insights into their health. But…” I was cleaning my home office not long ago, and you’ll never guess what I found: A phone book. The Yellow Pages, in fact. Remember those? I frankly didn’t know I still had a phone book in the house, and was not at all surprised to find that this particular example was out of date–by a... Read more
Have you ever had trouble helping your patients understand Chinese Medicine? TCM terminology doesn’t make sense to patients who are programmed to think in terms of Western medicine. The ancient terms and concepts are important but often require an interpretation. That last thing you want to do is leave a patient confused. A confused patient doesn’t come back! What does Your Patient Need? They need to SEE it! Don’t explain it to them–SHOW them! The... Read more
I was a stubborn child. My mother said she hoped someday I’d learn what it was like to raise a child just like me… God has a sense of humor. We have been blessed with many stubborn children over the years. You’d think I’d learned my lesson about raising strong-willed children by now, right? Apparently not. He keeps blessing me with more and more opportunities to get it right and finally, with child #9, my mom’s... Read more
One of the fastest ways to get more patients quickly is through speaking. Standing in front of a group, you are able to inspire and educate people about Chinese medicine so they “get it.” It can also bring you more patients in 1 hour than from a month of networking….IF you know what you’re doing. Especially when you have AcuGraph, getting patients from your talks becomes even easier. Have you tried to do talks to... Read more
Editor’s Note: This post references AcuGraph 5, which has been succeeded by AcuGraph CS. The clinical concepts discussed remain applicable to current practice. Did you know that AcuGraph 5 lets you customize your graph results to match the way you treat? In a nutshell, you can change the channel! Great! So what does that mean? Funny you should ask, that’s what I thought when Kimberly first brought up this idea! Here’s the quick summary: Suppose in your... Read more
Stomach 36 is a really GREAT point everyone should know about. It is one of the most widely used acupuncture points on the body because it is so powerful. Here’s a little legend about this point, based on the English name translation: Leg Three Mile. Chinese warriors wore leather sashes with stones hanging from either side of their waists while they hiked across the vast countryside to protect their nation. When the warriors became too exhausted... Read more
If I had to give Liver 3 a nickname it would be the “Cranky, Irritability, Anger Relieving Point!” This point is by far the best point for calming emotions related to anger and irritability. In Chinese Medicine the Liver channel is responsible for moving energy all directions. When energy gets “stuck” in the Liver channel it then EXPLODES and leads to symptoms such as anger, irritability, PMS, IBS, twitching eyes, and a throbbing headache. I like... Read more
Anytime you have a tendon or ligament problem, ANYWHERE in your body, you need to think of Gallbladder 34. Got ankle pain? Add Gallbladder 34. Got shoulder pain? Add Gallbladder 34. Got hip problems? Add Gallbladder 34. You get the point.... GB 34 is good for ANY problems related to tendons and ligaments. Read more
Kidney 6 (KI 6) is one of the acupuncture points that helps open the Conception Vessel (aka the Ren). The conception vessel helps to circulate energy through the middle section of the body, and especially to the reproductive organs. Read more
Who would have thought treating an acupuncture point on the back of the knee could help with so many conditions? Bladder 40 (BL 40) can obviously treat knee pain, simply based on it's location, but it does a whole lot more than that! Read more
Conception Vessel 22 (CV 22) is a great point for everything related to the throat. If you have a sore throat, problems with your voice, or trouble swallowing then this is a good point for treatment. CV 22 is also great for goiter related symptoms. Read more
One little point, so many amazing reasons to use it. Governor Vessel 20 (also known as Du 20), is found at the top of the head, inline with the tips of the ears. Among other things, you can use this point for a headache, to clear your mind because of overthinking, to increase memory, to resolve hemorrhoids, AND counteract depression. Read more
Gallbladder 30 is found deep under the gluteus maximus, medius and minimus… It is by far the best point out there for the treatment of sciatic pain and piriformis syndrome. Down below the glute muscles there is a little short fat muscle called the piriformis. The piriformis attaches from the sacrum to the hip. The sciatic nerve is under the piriformis muscle. When you treat Gallbladder 30, you actually get the piriformis muscle to relax... Read more
Triple Energizer 5 is responsible for moving energy between the upper body and the lower body. When energy is stuck in the middle then you have problems with shoulder pain, digestion, lower back pain, hip pain, circulation, etc. Learn more about this useful acupuncture point! Read more
Lung 7 is a very powerful point. As the Luo point of the Lung channel, this point is used to treat anything related to the lungs—asthma, wheezing, bronchitis, cough, congestion, etc. But that's not all it's good for! Read more