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Acupuncturetoday.com Breaks the Three Million Hit Mark

Acupuncture Today Staff

In March 2003, acupuncturetoday.com set a record with 3,093,942 hits, the result of 82,378 unique visits and 229,214 impressions. This is the first time acupuncturetoday.com has broken the three million hit mark, and represents the growing number of consumers joining licensed acupuncturists and doctors of Oriental medicine in seeking information on acupuncturetoday.com.

In related news, two new categories ("Acupuncture Organizations" and "Qigong") have been added to "The ABCs of TCM and Acupuncture" section and descriptions of several herbs have been added to "Herb Central." Be sure to visit these and other areas of acupuncturetoday.com to keep up-to-date on the latest acupuncture news and information.

June 2003
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Acupuncture & Acupressure
It’s Time to Stop Prescribing Points
It's Time to Stop Prescribing Points

A student stands over a patient, needle poised. They have a “perfect” prescription: a textbook combination of points harvested from a lecture slide on chronic lower back pain. But as the needle meets the skin, the student hesitates - the symptom of a quiet habit that has taken hold of our profession. We routinely say we “prescribe” points. It sounds efficient. It echoes the authority of biomedical culture and fits neatly into the insurance field. But vocabulary is never neutral; repeated long enough, it dictates behavior.

Bruce W. Park, DACM
Acupuncture & Acupressure
Open the Orifices: Point Combinations for Allergy Presentations
Open the Orifices: Point Combinations for Allergy Presentations

Acupuncture can be highly effective in cases of nasal congestion so common in allergy presentations; so much so that I often treat such issues using acupuncture protocols alone. In cases of seasonal allergies with highly predictable causes such as obvious elevations of environmental allergens, I use a skeleton acupuncture prescription that can easily be fleshed out to target potential underlying patterns and effectively customized to the patient.

Craig Williams, LAc, AHG
News / Profession
Profession at a Crossroads: What Must Change
Profession at a Crossroads: What Must Change

The field of acupuncture in the U.S. continues to grow in visibility, patient demand and clinical effectiveness. Yet behind the curtain, many acupuncturists are quietly struggling to keep their doors open. While the profession is rooted in centuries of healing tradition, modern economic pressures – particularly those driven by insurance limitations, low reimbursement rates and job-market saturation – are making it increasingly difficult for licensed acupuncturists to thrive.

Shabnam Pourhassani, LAc, QME, DACM