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Do You Think Teaching Medical Students About AOM Is Useful for the Profession?
The most recent issue of ‘Acupuncture Today’ had a poll entitled: Do you think teaching medical students about AOM is useful for the profession? A huge 79% said yes while just 14% said no....
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Medical Acupuncture Training Is Equivilent To A Self-Educated Acupuncturist
Self-Educated Russian acupuncturist kills patient with needle therapy! A Russian woman died of pain-induced shock after a self-educated acupuncturist stuck a needle in the wrong spot on her back. The...
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Who Are Qualified Acupuncturists?
There was an article written in Acupuncture Today called “Who Are Qualified Acupuncturists?” by Ronda Wimmer. She made some really great points! Here are some of them: “Medical acupuncturists are...
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Practice Medical Acupuncture In 4 Days
This is the headline I recently came across. Practice Medical Acupuncture In 4 Days. Would you go to an acupuncturist who has 4 days of training? Neither would I! When seeking out an acupuncturist,...
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Medical Acupuncture & Pneumothorax
Stay away from undertrained medical acupuncturists if you don’t want your lungs punctured. Acupuncture is one of the most popular complementary therapies in the world and it’s crucial to go to a...
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Medical Acupuncture Is Not Effective
A recent article in the Associated Press claimed that acupuncture is not effective. They say acupuncture can not help patients with high blood pressure and insomnia. That’s partially true! When...
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How Well Do You Know Your Acupuncturist?
How well do you know your acupuncturist? Do you know if they are fully trained in acupuncture or if they are minimally trained under the guise of medical acupuncture? There is a major difference! The...
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Abbreviated Courses In Acupuncture For Physicians Pose A Serious Problem
Sometimes, understanding one’s background can clarify their particular point of view. So in the spirit of “full disclosure” I would like to tell you a little about mine. I began my medical career in...
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Acupuncture is Quite Safe When Performed by Licensed Acupuncturists
When Westerners first saw Chinese physicians sticking needles into their meek-faced patients, they thought that a form of Eastern witchcraft was being performed. They were not aware of the fact...
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Medical Acupuncture Training
It is very interesting to read any article about the curricula used in Medical School for training specialists in the ancient Oriental practice of acupuncture. One of the journals that explicitly deal...
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