The Medicine Was Never Just the Needles
After more than two decades in clinical practice, retired practitioner Robert Asbridge reflects on the deepest, most transformative dimension of healing: the medicine of undivided attention. Looking b...
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Two Patients – One Formula? Not So Fast
When patients search for herbal patent medicines online, they frequently discover that commercial remedies sharing the exact same title can possess dramatically different botanical formulations. While...
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Improving Practice Compliance in Fertility Care
Fertility treatment, particularly assisted reproductive technology like in vitro fertilization (IVF), places immense physical, metabolic, and psychological strain on patients. While acupuncturists rou...
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Looking Beyond the Numbers: Clinical Clues in Patients With Hypertension
In cardiovascular care, it is remarkably common for patients to attribute every physical discomfort—from minor headaches to mild fatigue—entirely to elevated blood pressure readings. Yet as acupunctur...
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Blood Zeta Potential, Nutrition and Photobiomodulation
Microvascular physiology and healthy circulation are essential pillars of tissue healing, pain reduction, and cellular longevity. In this fascinating episode, Dr. Phil Harrington and Dr. Ana Paula Tan...
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The Pelvic Floor Is in Our Scope (Pt. 2)
Pelvic floor disorders—ranging from overactive bladder and stress urinary incontinence to chronic pelvic pain, endometriosis, and dyspareunia—afflict millions of men and women, yet patients frequently...
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Acupuncture for Acute Musculoskeletal Pain in the Emergency Department
Acute musculoskeletal pain in the neck, back, and extremities accounts for a substantial percentage of emergency department visits, yet conventional treatment regimens heavily rely on NSAIDs and opioi...
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Mechanism-Based Herbal Approaches to POTS (Pt. 1)
Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, or POTS, has surged into mainstream clinical awareness, especially following the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and post-viral complications. Characterized as a subtype...
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