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I have come to the realization that almost everyone who comes in for treatment has some sort of neck and/or shoulder tension–whether they are complaining of pain or not. Also, patients who have a lot of stress and anxiety (and of course the neck and shoulder tension that goes with it) also have a lot of splits in their graph. I think all patients benefit from a little attention to the neck and shoulders now... Read more
I have had the AcuGraph for almost 4 weeks now, and am totally blown away! I got the system two days before a big health fair. The system was super simple to set up. I was able to get it working in minutes. I have a busy practice and only had about three hours to practice taking graphs. I set up at the show with just my laptop, the AcuGraph, and a printer. I graphed... Read more
Hello Friends, The title of today’s post reflects one of the questions I get asked very frequently: “How do I know if I’m using AcuGraph properly?” More specifically, I often get asked by new users how they can tell if their technique, point location, and equipment operation are all correct to produce accurate graph results. Of course, many factors contribute to the overall accuracy of the results, and without personally observing a user during the... Read more
How do you feel on Monday morning after eating TOO MUCH FOOD? You know that feeling you get after consuming an abundance of rich, greasy foods over the weekend? Loss of appetite, bloating, foul stool and gas, indigestion, diarrhea and/or constipation are all symptoms of what is termed “Food Stagnation” in TCM. According to Nigel Wiseman, in A Practical Dictionary of Chinese Medicine, FOOD STAGNATION is any pattern of damage to the Stomach and... Read more
AcuGraph is filled with some really great little jewels that make my job easier as an acupuncturist. I thought that today I would share a few of my favorites. #1: Click the split. Did you realize that if you click on a channel in the graph, a picture comes up showing the distribution of the channel? I love this, and so do my patients. Whenever I see multiple splits with excess on one particular side... Read more
Hello Friends, In case you didn’t know, we were in China for 8 days in the beginning of May. Three of us traveled together: my wife, Tausha; my brother, Cameron (he’s also the general manager of Miridia) and me. It was the first time there for each of us and we had an incredible trip. We didn’t do much in the way of tourism, as we were there for business. But we did manage to... Read more
Talk about an AMAZING herbal formula that treats a large realm of symptoms. Can you find any “one” prescription in Western medicine that can treat both DEPRESSION and/or HEMORRHOIDS? How is this possible? In Chinese medicine we do not treat the symptom—but instead, we treat the imbalance causing the symptom to occur. The pattern responsible for both hemorrhoids and depression in TCM is Spleen Qi Sinking. The spleen channel energy has many functions. Transforms food... Read more
Alternative medicine is a big buzz word that I hear often in the medical community, meaning “any type of healing” that does not fall into the same realm as “conventional medicine,” and is used instead of standard medical care. Complementary medicine, on the other hand, means that you are using standard conventional medicine, hand in hand, with nonstandard treatments. It is important to respectfully work together with capable western medical professionals to provide the best... Read more
You may be wondering—are there really hidden features of AcuGraph? Well, today I’d like to discuss a few awesome features that are not really hidden, but it seems are not used as often as they could be. We frequently hear from AcuGraph customers with questions about how to do certain things with the software. Some of the most frequent questions we hear are questions such as these: In addition to the exam findings, how can... Read more
Insomnia is a common problem that can affect the quality of life on many levels. Here is an interesting fact: Studies have shown that chronic pain is linked to poor sleep habits. As acupuncturists, we treat a lot of chronic pain, so it is no surprise that we also have a lot of patients who complain of INSOMNIA. It is interesting to read the western approach to treating insomnia. First try to modify your lifestyle…... Read more
If you think your acupuncture practice is in bad shape, you’re in for a real shocker when you see what happened to this practice! If you’ve been watching the news much at all over the past week, you were sure to hear about the tornado that hit Saint Louis last Friday. While it’s miraculous that no one was killed in the tornado that practically destroyed one of the busiest airports in the USA, the storm... Read more
I have three herbal formulas from the AcuHerb family that I prescribe almost daily in my private practice for patients that are beginning their journey into, what some call, the “Golden Years.” This can be a tough transition for many individuals, and I have found this age group to be extremely open to seeing an acupuncturist. These three formulas can be called “sisters” because they are all from the same family of herbs. You know... Read more
Every now and then, somebody comes along who truly surprises you. Dr. Chirs Teo is such a person. A PhD and former botany professor, Dr. Teo runs CA Care, an herbal cancer clinic in Penang, Malaysia, where he treats terminal patients with all types of cancer. From breast to bowel, prostate, brain, bile duct skin, or dozens of other types, he’s seen and treated it all, often with astonishing results. But that’s not what surprised... Read more
One of the best parts of my job is hearing from happy customers. From time to time, I get a message that just makes me grin for the rest of the day. A short time ago, I received one of those messages: In the last 3-4 months, I have done some hundred + AcuGraphs of new patients. People are coming in with everything from depression and anxieties, to menstrual irregularities, to foot pain, to allergies,... Read more
On March 12-13, we held our first live training in a language other than English. Because we have done live seminars in the past, we know putting on any live event is a lot of work, but doing it in a foreign language was a greater accomplishment indeed! Interestingly, I got my hands on a letter from an attendee. When I asked Dr. Larsen to include this in his report for the seminar, he politely... Read more