Acupuncture Schools | Acupunture Today
Working with chronically ill patients entails acknowledging the reality that not all patients will survive their diagnosis. Chinese medicine and acupuncture play a crucial role in palliative and end-of-life care, addressing medication and disease side effects, alleviating pain associated with death, reducing anxiety and stress, and helping patients find peace during the dying process.
New CPT Codes for Acupuncture Are Here!
The new codes are: 97810: Acupuncture, one or more needles, without electrical stimulation, initial 15 minutes of personal one-on-one contact with the patient. 97811: Each additional 15 minutes of personal one-on-one contact with the patient, with re-insertion of needles. 97813: Acupuncture, one or more needles, with electrical stimulation ...
What are the Meridians? - Acupuncture Today
1: the meridians are the passageways through which the energy that enables metabolic processes within the body to occur is delivered. "Reduce the excess, tonify the deficient, allowing the yin and yang to be restored." 2: The meridians are …
Herbal Monograph for Xiao Chai Hu Tang | Acupuncture Today
Xiao chai hu tang (Minor Bupleurum Decoction) is one of the most commonly used herbal formulas today. Historically, it was used to treat shaoyang syndrome. Today, it is used to successfully treat many disorders including hepatitis, liver fibrosis, liver cancer, jaundice, cholecystitis, cholelithiasis, pancreatitis, nephritis, acute tonsillitis ...
Chinese Herbal Medicine for ED - Acupuncture Today
Cnidium fruit is a pro-erectile herb and appears to have mechanisms similar to Viagra in penile tissue and the hippocampus. It has been used orally for increasing sexual performance and libido, and improving erectile dysfunction and infertility. 4. If the cause of ED is vascular, such as atherosclerosis, then removing blood stasis and nurturing ...
RainStar University - Acupuncture Today
RainStar University offers a Master of Science in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine degree. The purpose of the program is to train and graduate successful independent practitioners of Oriental medicine, based on the concepts of traditional Chinese medicine, with a strong foundation in biomedical sciences and research.
Spirits of the Points: The Kidney Meridian | Acupuncture Today
As the water point of the meridian, it can be used as a horary point between the hours of 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. We use horary points to clear away accumulated debris and obstructions, allowing us to see the true state of an official’s energy. Like a pond covered over with scum and dead leaves, we need to see the state of the water underneath.
Billing for Cupping and Moxibustion | Acupuncture Today
Moxibustion is a therapy that utilizes heat of burning moxa, directly or indirectly, to heat/stimulate acupuncture points. Moxa is a mugwort herb that is burned, with the general purpose of stimulating and strengthening the blood and the life energy, or qi, of the body. An interesting study published by the Journal of the American Medical ...
Five Element Theory - Acupuncture Today
Five Element theory is one of the major systems of thought within traditional Chinese medicine. Also referred to as the “five phase” theory by some practitioners, Five Element theory has been used for more than 2,000 years as a method of diagnosis and treatment. While it is an important component of traditional Chinese medicine, today Five ...
Clearing Up Confusion Over Code Use | Acupuncture Today
97811. Without electrical stimulation, each additional 15 minutes of personal one-on-one contact with the patient with re-insertion of needle (s). (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure.) 97813. Acupuncture, one or more needles, with electrical stimulation; initial 15 minutes of personal one-on-one contact with patient. 97814.