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 ...
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Acupuncture Today interviewed Beverley de Valois, PhD, LAc, lead author of the recently published recommendations for the safe practice of acupuncture in cancer care, "the first international, multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed recommendations for the safe practice of acupuncture in integrative oncology. They are the result of a two-year collaboration of 15 international experts in integrative ...
Laser Acupuncture in Your Practice: What you Need to Know
These studies show that laser acupuncture has physiological effects, not only locally, but also in the brain, similar to needle acupuncture. Laser on Urinary Bladder 67, for example, shows measurable effects in the brain. The effects were only detected when the laser was turned on. When the laser was turned off, no effects were detected.
How to Pass the NCCAOM Exam the First Time - Acupuncture Today
Make sure you have the necessary time in your life to complete the recommended preparation. Some people do not work at all or work part-time while they are studying, depending on how much of the basic information they already know. Pass the four modules after 16-20 months' total study time; 4-5 months per module.
Acupuncture Schools | Acupunture Today
Southwest Acupuncture College (Boulder - branch campuse) Florida. Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine (Ft. Lauderdale) Dragon Rises College of Oriental Medicine (Gainesville) Academy for Five-Element Acupuncture (Gainesville) Acupuncture & Massage College (Miami) Florida College of Integrative Medicine (Orlando)
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.
The Eight Extraordinary Confluent Points | Acupuncture Today
David Twicken, DOM, LAc. The eight extraordinary confluent points are a very popular set of acupuncture points in the modern practice of acupuncture. They are also called the intersection, meeting, command, opening, master, and the flowing and pooling points of the eight extraordinary vessels. Prior to the Jin (1115-1234 AD) and Yuan Dynasties ...
TCM Dampness and Food Therapy | Acupuncture Today
Dampness can be thought of as the condition of "high humidity" inside the body. Symptoms can include a feeling of heaviness, swelling or water retention, distended abdomen, phlegm discharge, nodular masses, loose bowels and turbidity of fluids. Individuals with a dampness condition often have sluggish energy and easily gain weight.
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 …
The Anatomy of Acupuncture Meridians
In contrast, the meridians restored by Ma contain the skin, muscles, tendons, and veins, including three-dimensional channels with layers and depths. This echoes the anatomical morphological basis for meridians observed by Maurer. 4. Dr. Helene Langevin found that “needle grasp” caused by connective tissue / fascia winding around the needle ...