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Kimberly came to work ANGRY!

Editor’s Note: This post references the Stimplus Pro, now replaced by the Pointoselect Digital. The clinical concepts discussed remain applicable to current practice. 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 teased me... Read more

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This Injury Healed Fast!

Editor’s Note: This post references the Stimplus Pro, now replaced by the Pointoselect Digital. The clinical concepts discussed remain applicable to current practice. This Shoulder Injury Healed Fast…. This Summer I’m going to be more careful. No shoulder injuries for me, I’ve learned my lesson!   You see, last Summer my stepson was preparing to try out for football and he wanted to be a receiver. Receivers need to be good at catching the ball,... Read more

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Case study: Breast Cancer before and After Graphs

Hello Friends, Dr. Chris Teo has contributed another cancer case study. This one deals with before and after graphs in a breast cancer patient. We receive reports from many practitioners that use the AcuGraph to create a baseline score from which to measure improvement. Nutritionists, Naturopathic Doctors, Herbalists, Kinesiologists, Reiki, Bio-Feedback and Massage practitioners. Knowing your starting point and measuring improvement is valuable to both the practitioner and the patient! We appreciate Dr. Teo’s research.... Read more

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Graph Analysis Tutoring Session

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in 2013. The graphs shown are from an earlier version of AcuGraph; the current version is AcuGraph CS. The graph analysis techniques and clinical reasoning demonstrated here remain fully applicable. 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... Read more

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Another Cancer Case Study from Dr. Teo

Hello Friends, If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you’ve no doubt seen some of the excellent case studies submitted by Dr. Chris Teo. He runs a cancer care clinic in Malaysia that specializes in treating cancer with herbs and energy medicine. AcuGraph is an important tool Dr. Teo uses to monitor patient progress and adjust treatment. Today’s case is a very rare cancer called Pseudomyxoma Peritonei. This cancer spreads to the body cavity... Read more

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Do you Have a Permit to Carry That?

Editor’s Note: This post references the Stimplus Pro, now replaced by the Pointoselect Digital. The clinical concepts discussed remain applicable to current practice. 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 to find... Read more

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Are your EARS burning?

Editor’s Note: This post references the Stimplus Pro, now replaced by the Pointoselect Digital and Auriculo 3D, now replaced by Auriculo 360. The clinical concepts discussed remain applicable to current practice. 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... Read more

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Treatment Plans –You’ve Gotta Have One…or Two!

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 know how many treatments each patient needs.  I have been starting patients out with 1 course of care (12 visits) and then doing a progress... Read more

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Would you buy an airplane you can’t fly?

I don’t own an airplane. Investing in an airplane only makes sense if you use it to do what it’s designed to do–fly! Otherwise, it’s just an expensive toy that sits in the hangar, gathering dust. I don’t know how to fly an airplane, and I don’t own one. Would you buy an airplane if you didn’t know how to fly it? I once saw a video of a guy who did this with a... Read more

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Kimberly Reaches a Nationwide Audience!

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 who think so!   Acupuncture Today – the Magazine invited Kimberly to be a regular columnist! Kimberly’s first Miridia Acupuncture Technology blog article was published in... Read more

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Did You Know? Advanced Statistical Analysis in AcuGraph with Intelligraph

Editor’s Note: This post references AcuGraph 4, which has been succeeded by AcuGraph CS. The clinical concepts discussed remain applicable to current practice. Advanced Statistical Analysis in AcuGraph with Intelligraph Intelligraph is the next generation of advanced Digital Meridian Analysis, and it provides the most accurate graph assessments EVER available by ANY method.   This unique feature uses the statistical norms established from over 100,000 individual graphs to dynamically correct each meridian reading for patient age, gender, meridian, side, and... Read more

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Water and Health: Beating Dehydration

Do you have patients who suffer from these symptoms? If so, then keep reading… Each of the above symptoms can be linked to ONE common health problem–possibly the BIGGEST problem in the world!  ********* Happy New Year everyone!  Are you holding strong with your New Year’s resolutions? I set some goals, which have inspired me to do a little research. Like the majority of the population, “losing a little weight” was at the top of... Read more

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Don’t forget to finish your CEU’s!

Don’t be SO busy that you forget to complete your CEU credits!    As an Exercise Physiologist I have to renew mine every 2 years…not long ago I forgot about the CEU requirements! What did I do? Yep, you guessed it, I pleaded, threatened, begged and stomped around like a 5 year old! Did it work? NO…I had to retake the exam! It would have been MUCH easier to just complete the available online CEU’s!... Read more

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I’m making my list–and checking it twice!

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in 2012. References to AcuGraph 5 reflect the software version available at the time; the current version is AcuGraph CS. The clinical techniques described remain fully applicable. Are you a planner/organizer? I’ve learned how to be “that girl” over the years out of pure necessity. Having 9 kids FORCED me to learn organization skills. Consequently, I am a list maker. I’ve even been known to file my holiday... Read more