Join the Discussion!

Hello Everyone, Just a quick note to let you know we’ve started a LinkedIn discussion group. It’s called “Acupuncture Technology” and there’s already some great discussion going on over there. Why don’t you go check it out and join? Here’s the link: Linkedin – Group – Acupuncture-Technology See you there! Related Reading AcuGraph Software Update 5.3.0.7 with 5 Powerful New Features FREE CEU COURSE: Diagnosing and Treating Cycle-Related Emotional (Shen) Disturbances You’ve gotta meet Ralph... Read more

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Beating Dehydration – Water and Health: Part 3

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 series about Chronic Dehydration. Drinking 3 liters of water has been life-changing on so many levels. If you haven’t read the previous blogs for some... Read more

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

Effects of Dehydration…Water and Health Part 2

This is the second part of the ‘chronic dehydration series’. Click the links below if you want to skip to the next part or read the previous. New Year’s Resolutions…They can be Hard to Swallow! Part 1 Beating Dehydration – Water and Health: Part 3 The “Chronic Dehydration” blog was quite popular. Your feedback has been amazing. I love that so many of you wanted to share this article with your patients! Together we can... Read more