Acupuncture is for everyone. Even tigers. Pedang, a 14-year-old Sumatran tiger from an Israeli zoo, is plagued by chronic ear infections. After other treatments failed, Pedang has switched to acupuncture. The tiger’s acupuncturist is hoping the holistic treatment will enhance his immune system and aid in the absorption of antibiotics. While this is the first […]
It’s mind boggling that in 2013 consumers are still being kept in the dark. While a licensed acupuncturist is often identified by the L.Ac. abbreviation that follows their name, the general public doesn’t always know what the designation means. A physician or chiropractor offering acupuncture has no obligation to inform a patient of the drastic […]
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Acupuncturists may call our life force energy Qi, while yoga practitioners refer to it as prana. Though different disciplines, the two have striking similarities and are an excellent complement to one another. Based on Eastern philosophies, yoga and acupuncture are used to create a free flow of energy. In yoga, and the related field of […]
![fotolia_45578276_xs-300x201[1]](https://tryacupuncture.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/fotolia_45578276_xs-300x2011-100x100.jpg "Devastating Injury Caused by Under-Trained Acupuncture Provider")
My heart goes out to Canadian Olympian Kim Ribble-Orr who recently suffered a collapsed lung and a subsequent crippling infection after undergoing acupuncture at the hands of an undertrained massage therapist. The National Post published an article chronicling the Judo competitor’s devastating experience, which illustrates the importance of visiting a licensed acupuncturist. After a 2006 car […]
The New England School of Acupuncture recently received a $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to conduct a clinical trial studying the efficacy of acupuncture in the treatment of Gulf War Illness (GWI). It is the first trial of its kind. New England School of Acupuncture researchers will study how acupuncture affects […]
![019-nixon2[1]](https://tryacupuncture.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/019-nixon21-100x100.jpg "Nixon’s Personal Physician Said Leave Acupuncture to the Professionals")
This warning was given more than 40 years ago by Dr. W. Kenneth Riland, the personal physician to President Nixon. Yet, his words ring just as true today. Acupuncture fell into relative obscurity in the West until 1971, when a New York Times reporter fell ill with appendicitis while covering President Nixon’s trip to China. […]
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Actress Gwyneth Paltrow is another celebrity advocate of traditional Chinese medicine. Paltrow has received acupuncture treatments, cupping, herbal remedies, and even follows certain Chinese medicine dietary guidelines and principles. In fact, in an interview she credited acupuncture with allowing her to reach a “new level” in her life. She later wrote, “those little needles […]