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Why the Heck is my Back Weak?

Editor’s Note: This post references AcuGraph 5, which has been succeeded by AcuGraph CS. The clinical concepts discussed remain applicable to current practice. Recently, I had a regular wellness patient ask me this question: “Why the heck is my back weak?” That is a really good question–but not such an easy answer if you are thinking in terms of TCM theory. According to TCM there are multiple reasons including Kidney Qi Deficiency, Kidney Yang Deficiency, Blood... Read more

Shoulder Pain
Posted on AcuGraph Auriculo Auriculo 360 Case Studies Kimberly Thompson L.Ac. Pointoselect Digital Products Treatment Programs

How Awesome are YOU at treating Shoulder Pain?

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in 2015. The Stimplus Pro referenced here has been succeeded by the Pointoselect Digital, and Auriculo 3D is now Auriculo 360. The clinical techniques described remain fully applicable. Is it bragging if you tell the world you are REALLY good at something? What if you broadcast it on your website or post about it on your Facebook page? What if you tell everyone you know that you have... Read more

Graphing Game 2
Posted on AcuGraph Case Studies Kimberly Thompson L.Ac. Pointoselect Digital Products Tips/Techniques Training

The Graphing Game—Part 2

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in 2015. The Stimplus Pro referenced here has been succeeded by the Pointoselect Digital. The clinical techniques described remain fully applicable. First I want to say GOOD JOB! We had a huge response to my last blog: The Graphing Game. I loved reading your individualized perspectives on this patient’s graph. So many of your responses were right on. Isn’t it awesome how experienced AcuGraph users  can look at... Read more

Acupuncture Hot Topoic
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The Graphing Game

Editor’s Note: The graph screenshots in this post are from a previous version of AcuGraph. The graph analysis concepts and techniques discussed remain fully applicable. Visit acugraph.com to learn about the current version, AcuGraph CS. Remember when you were in school and you had that really cool teacher who played games with you and you actually learned something? I’m going to be that really cool teacher today. We’re going to play a game. “The Graphing... Read more

Low Qi therapy
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The Low, Low Graph

Have you encountered a graph that looks like this? Those are some low readings! Perhaps you’ve had a patient or two that read very low. Perhaps you could barely get any readings at all. I’ve encountered a few of those myself. What causes low readings? And what can I do about it? Here are some tips to keep in mind: Remember, you are measuring electrical skin conductance. This means you are evaluating how well the patient’s... Read more

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What’s Up with those High Readings?

Every now and then, I run across a graph that looks something like this: Everything is high—in fact, so high that there are no findings at all. When everything is this elevated and this close together, it’s impossible to determine excess, deficiency, or splits. So what does it mean? 1. The coolest and most surprising cause of very high readings also happens to be the first one I discovered. Here’s that first high graph: What... Read more

Posted on AcuGraph Kimberly Thompson L.Ac. Products Tips/Techniques User Community User Reviews

Damn… I Didn’t Need an Education?

How would you respond to this statement I recently received from an acupuncturist on Facebook in response to a blog post I wrote about AcuGraph? *Make sure you read the statement with sarcasm in your voice… “Wait a minute. …. I wasted thousands of dollars and years of my life to study TCM. I could have just paid a couple of thousand dollars on AcuGraph and had the same results instantly! Damn!” Can you relate to... Read more

Posted on AcuGraph Alan Gifford MS Marketing Practice Management Products

Skipping This Could Ruin Your Marketing!

In my last article, I discussed the definition of marketing. Here’s a quick review of that information: Marketing is NOT advertising. Advertising is what you do when you have finished the marketing process. It is the HOW of the equation. How do you spread your message? Advertising! Marketing is the WHAT, WHO and WHY of the equation. It is the process of refining your message to be highly targeted, valuable and important to your target... Read more

Meridian Energy instability
Posted on AcuGraph Kimberly Thompson L.Ac. Products

My Patient’s Energy is Choppy?

Editor’s Note: This post was written for a previous version of AcuGraph. The current version is AcuGraph CS. The clinical concepts discussed remain applicable. We have a policy at our office. If you have a question about something, it’s likely someone else probably does too. During our weekly meetings we share our question and the answer we received with everyone else—so the entire group can benefit. Recently, I received an email from an AcuGraph user who... Read more

Canadian Acupuncturists
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How to Create a Steady Stream of Profitable Wellness Patients

Have you been following us on Facebook? If so, you know I’ve been pretty busy lately, traveling to acupuncture shows and conventions!  (If not, what are you waiting for? Click here and LIKE our page!) Lately…. Who am I kidding? My schedule is actually packed all the way to the end of the year and beyond—especially when you add the demands of my FAMILY into the mix: 9 kids, 15 grand-babies, an anniversary get-away, and a... Read more

Practice Marketing Solutions
Posted on AcuGraph AcuGrowth Coaching Alan Gifford MS Marketing Practice Management Products

What is the Value of YOUR Solution?

The Value of the Solution This is part 3 of my 6 part series. If you missed part One or Two...just click and catch up! Okay…let’s continue: If customers in ANY business ONLY pay for solutions to problems that matter to them, it’s time to ask yourself what problems you solve. Do you: Get people out of pain? Help couples conceive a child when they are having trouble doing so? Eliminate the misery of allergies? Help... Read more

Ear acupuncture
Posted on Auriculo Dr. Adrian Larsen Products Stimplus Pro Tips/Techniques

3 Ways to Prepare the Patient for Auriculotherapy

Editor’s Note: This post references the Stimplus Pro, now replaced by the Pointoselect Digital. The clinical concepts discussed remain applicable to current practice. Hello Friends, I had a customer email me and tell me that he had a couple of patients who would not provide any reading on the ear at all. Even when using Auriculo 360 and the Stimplus Pro to locate the Master Points, there was simply no response. I found this a... Read more

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TSA stands by officers after pat-down of elderly woman in Florida

We have a responsibility to care for our elderly with compassion and dignity. This is unbelievable!!!  I love elderly patients. Would you be furious if this happened to one your patients or family members? Are you treating elderly in your clinic? I hope so. I work with elderly all the time! And I wrote an article about it on our blog. ~Kimberly Blog:  http://bit.ly/HN-DignifiedTreatment The link to the story: http://bit.ly/HotNewsTSA-Florida Read more

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Jennifer Aniston…stars in a new film about the daily agony of living with Chronic Pain.

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in 2015. The Auriculo 3D software referenced here is now Auriculo 360. The clinical techniques described remain fully applicable. Another Example of the Failure of Western Medicine to deal with Chronic Pain. The movie presents the heartbreaking story of how chronic pain, loneliness and despair drove this 38 year old woman to suicide. It’s shocking to hear she had 72 appointments with a collection of doctors, physiotherapists and pain clinics…and... Read more

Posted on Auriculo Auriculo 360 Case Studies Kimberly Thompson L.Ac. Pointoselect Digital Products Stimplus Pro

Death… It’s Not Always Peaceful: Part 2

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in 2015. The Stimplus Pro referenced here has been succeeded by the Pointoselect Digital, and Auriculo 3D is now Auriculo 360. The clinical techniques described remain fully applicable. Regardless of who we are, where we live, and what our life experiences may be—there are two things everyone of us are guaranteed to experience: birth and death. Acupuncture helps with both. If you didn’t read my previous blog, Death…... Read more