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First Professional Doctorate: Revolution or Schism?
As a senior acupuncturist, I often ask the question, "What is the benefit of the first professional doctorate (FPD) and, in truth, who will benefit from this degree?" Or for that matter who needs it? I know that I don't need it; I need insurance companies to handle my charges more than I need a FPD.
News in Brief
NYCC Faculty, Jean-Nicolas Poirier, DC, DACBR, CCPS, Named to VA Teaching Positions. Five doctors of chiropractic received the Chiropractor of the Year Award during the recent Parker Seminar in Las Vegas. Appreciating the Beauty of Chiropractic Diversity.
News in Brief
News In Brief: SCU Launches Smoking-Cessation Program Using Acupuncture. Well-Known Integrative Medicine Doctor Was "Unconventional". OCOM Accepting Trustees Scholarship Applications.
Fighting to Debunk the Chiropractic Stroke Myth
Connecticut has been at the center of the stroke controversy storm for the past five years. It began in spring 2005 when a billboard warning "Chiropractic Adjustments Can Kill or Permanently Disable You" appeared in the parking lot in New Haven.
Shoulder Pain: The Supraspinatous Muscle
As a practitioner of acupuncture for more than 25 years, there is no single injury I find more rewarding to treat than shoulder pain due to supraspinatous tendonitis. I was fortunate enough to have studied trigger points with Dr. Janet Travell early in my career.
Vendors Continue Financial Support of the Foundation
Four chiropractic vendors - Erchonia Medical, ScripHessco, Chiro One Wellness Centers, and Tempur-Pedic International - have pledged financial support to the FCP, continuing the corporate support enjoyed by the FCP as it increases awareness of chiropractic and its health benefits.
Billing for Cupping and Moxibustion
Cupping and moxibustion are common services provided by acupuncture professionals to aid in the treatment of disease and promote healing. Cupping therapy commonly utilizes glass or plastic cups to create localized vacuum pressure.
Research Abstracts From the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Research Abstracts From the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics. January Abstracts Volume 33, Issue 1.
A Warning That Bears Repeating
In talking with doctors and some new vendors, I've discovered that a disturbing trend appears to be re-emerging. While you probably already know about this, it is worth repeating, even if it only serves as a reminder.
Patient Noncompliance
Sometimes patients don't listen to or comply with a single thing the acupuncturist says. I expect my acupuncturist to improve my health despite my noncompliance; I believe most patients do.
Subluxation Reviewed, Revisited, Revitalized
Our understanding of the biomechanics and neurology of the subluxation continues to evolve as more research is published which helps explain the nature of this lesion. Historically, the subluxation has been at the heart of the identity and purpose of the chiropractic profession.
The Million-Dollar Matrix: Save a Million Dollars by the Time You Retire
I ran some numbers recently to see what it would take to accumulate a million dollars. I call this the Million-Dollar Matrix. If you are age 35 and could earn 8 percent per year, you could build a fund of $1 million by age 65, if you deposited $667 per month.
Lumbosacral Strain/Sprain and Orthotic Support
The lumbosacral region includes the pelvis and the lower spine, as well as the many stabilizing connective tissues and muscles. The joints involved are the lower lumbar intervertebral motion segments (L4/L5 and L5/S1) and the two sacroiliac joints.
In Remembrance: Drs. Maylon Drake, Gordon Holman
Dr. Maylon Drake, former president of Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, passed away on Monday, Jan. 18, 2010, at the age of 89. Also on Jan. 18, the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners announced the October 2009 passing of Dr. Gordon Holman, the board's first executive director.
Take a Nap
What do Winston Churchill, Napoleon Bonaparte, Albert Einstein, Leonardo Da Vinci and John F. Kennedy all have in common, other than that they are all men? They all took regular afternoon naps. Our culture has a problem with sleep in general and napping specifically.
Biomechanics: The Swiss Army Knife of Forensic Evaluation
One of the most frustrating aspects of patient care is watching your patient's legal claim go down in flames. Often they become saddled with your medical bill and others they expected the responsible insurer would pay.
Order in the Court
I have spent a considerable amount of time in courtrooms lately at trials of chiropractors accused of negligence.
Accelerated Bone Maturation in Children
It is well-known that metabolic changes in children, including insulin resistance, may be responsible for accelerated biological maturation, manifested as accelerated bone age. This may lead to hypertension and cardiovascular disease in the future. A recent study reports that advanced skeletal maturation should be considered an independent marker for the development of primary hypertension (PH) in children.
Chiropractors and Public Health: Measuring Success One Patient at a Time
What if people really knew the truth about the potential impact spinal adjustments have on neurological function and how chiropractic care can help so many people with so many different health concerns?
Stop Eczema Itch With Acupuncture
An estimated 15 million people in the United States suffer from eczema, which usually looks like dry, scaly red skin patches accompanied by intense itching. Standard treatment to reduce inflammation and itchiness can include corticosteroids, which have some serious side effects, including cataracts, glaucoma, gastrointestinal effects, hypertension, osteoporosis and weight gain.
A Billion Dollar Opportunity for Chiropractors
Truck driver exams, Department of Transportation (DOT) and non-DOT alcohol and drug testing are the vehicle for all chiropractic physicians to significantly increase their income and fill open appointments. The chiropractic profession has a significant competitive edge over all other providers.
SIOM Approved for Public Health Degree
The Seattle Institute of Oriental Medicine (SIOM) recently received approval from the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM) and the state of Washington to offer a master of acupuncture degree (MAOM) with an emphasis in public health.
Posture Evaluations, Part 1
When performing a posture assessment, be as accurate as you can and keep chart notes to make your posture evaluation a reproducible measurement. Posture evaluations become an objective measurement that can drive treatment decisions.
We Get Letters & E-Mail
Chiro-Spam: Reflecting Poorly on Our Profession. We are certain that everyone in the chiropractic profession is barraged by spam - useless and intrusive e-mail. Everyone with an e-mail address likely receives offers for cheap drugs, get-rich-quick schemes, sex-oriented advertisements, and other garbage.
Professional Organization Membership and You
I was recently named chair of the American Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (AAAOM) Membership Committee. I know why I joined the AAAOM and my state association, but I want to know why you have or have not joined yours. If you are not a member, what can we do to show that membership and participation in your national professional organization is a value and a benefit to you? Please go to www.aaaomonline.org/2010membershipsurvey to complete a short survey form.
Creating a Marketing Blueprint for Your Acupuncture Practice
What I see happen to far too many acupuncturists is that they lack an organized, methodical and systematic approach to building their practice. If you want to recession-proof your practice and create long-term stability, what I am about to share with you should prove to be very helpful.
Treatment Planning: Good Clinical and Public Health Practice
Working with new and returning patients not only provides us with the opportunity to use training and diagnostic expertise, but also offers "teachable moments," during which we can be involved with health and wellness promotion and education.
Treating Complex Multilayered Cases, Part 2
In the October 2009 issue of Acupuncture Today, I wrote on how to use pulse diagnosis to distinguish patterns as excess, deficiency or complex excess with deficiency. I ended that article by saying that most complex layered cases that enter the clinic will show excess/deficiency patterns affecting the liver, stomach and spleen. Our job, as herbalists, is to evaluate the various stagnation and deficiency patterns and to apply the appropriate herbal formula.
Moxibustion and Indoor Air Quality
In April 2009, the Tri-State College of Acupuncture (TSCA), hired a private contractor who specializes in environmental air-quality testing, to perform an assessment in the TSCA clinic training room to determine the environmental effects of burning moxa.
Violence and Stereotypes
It had been a long time and was always unnerving. Two counselors and I had our lives threatened. Actually, the person we were dealing with threatened to "take out" anyone who got in his way, staff or client. As he put it, "We all gonna be on the news."
Planting Our Feet
I have just returned from a visit to Taiwan and the interior of mainland China. There was a saying that I discovered in the SuHo Paper Museum in Taipei, Taiwan. It reads: "We understand we have to plant our feet on solid ground to practice our dreams, little by little, to make them last for good." Of course, this made me think about acupuncture and Oriental medicine, both through it's connection to the past and where it is going in the future.
Double-Helix Water For Migraine, Diabetes and Brain Tumor
What do a 25-year-old male with migraines, an 80-year-old lady with diabetes and a doctor with a brain tumor have in common? To answer this question, let's look at a little experiment that was done recently. We asked each of these three subjects to drink our medical water, which we now called double-helix water because it had stable water clusters shaped like a double helix (see last article for more details).
Latest Canadian Stroke Lawsuit Dismissed
Justice R. Paul Belzil of the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench has denied certification of a $529 million class-action suit filed in 2008 against Alberta chiropractor Dr. Gregory Stiles and the Alberta College and Association of Chiropractors (ACAC).
Ultimate Low Back Pain Acupuncture Formula
Low back (lumbar) pain has been reported to be one of the most common conditions for which millions of sufferers worldwide seek medical attention. It has numerous causes and can never be lumped into one specific category. The same is true for treatment.
AOM Turns Night Into Day in Tibet
As a follow up to Qi and Light in Burma, we embarked on a similar project in Raktrul, Eastern Tibet. The medical/solar team accomplished a great deal in a short amount of time.
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A Best Holistic College
1106 2nd Street, #630
Encinitas, CA 92024
760-635-1085
www.naturalsuccess.com

Academy of Professional Careers
6160 Mission Gorge Rd., Suite 300
San Diego, CA 92120
619-283-4000
www.academyofhealthcareers.com

Acupressure Institute
1533 Shattuck Ave
Berkeley, CA 94907

Advanced Myofascial Healing Arts Academy
613 W. Olive Ave.
Porterville, CA 93257
559-789-9314
559-783-8260
e-mail: rebeccaandjeff@earthlink.net

Alhambra Medical University
School of Massage
55 S. Raymond Avenue Suite 105
Alhambra, CA 91801
626-289-7719 (tel)
626-289-8641 (fax)
admission@alhambramedu.com
www.alhambramedicaluniversity.com

American Institute of Massage Therapy Inc.
1570 Brookhollow Dr. Unit 200
Santa Ana, CA 92705
714-432-7879
www.aimtinc.com

Arcata School of Massage
P.O. Box 280
Arcata, CA 95518
707-677-3526
www.arcatamassage.com

Body Therapy Center
368 California Ave.
Palo Alto, CA 94306
650-328-9400
650-328-9478 fax
www.bodymindspirit.net

Breema Center
6076 Claremont Ave
Oakland, CA 94618
510-428-0937
510-428-9235 fax
www.breema.com

Bryman College
18040 Sherman Way
Reseda, CA 91335
800-561-2765
818-774-0550
818-774-1577 fax
www.bryman-college.com

Bryman College
1231 Cabrillo, Ste 201
Torrance, CA 90501
800-561-2765
310-320-3200
310-320-7030 fax
www.bryman-college.com

Bryman College
511 N. Brookhurst St, Ste 300
Anaheim, CA 92801
800-561-2765
714-953-6500
714-953-4163 fax
www.bryman-college.com

Bryman College
22336 Main St. 1st Fl
Hayward, CA 94541
800-561-2765
510-582-9500
www.bryman-college.com

Bryman College
814 Mission St, Ste 500
San Francisco, CA 94103
800-561-2765
415-777-2500
415-495-3457 fax
www.bryman-college.com

Bryman College
1245 S. Winchester, 102
San Jose, CA 95128
800-561-2765
408-246-4171
408-557-9855 fax
www.bryman-college.com

Bryman College
12449 Putnam
Whittier, CA 90602
800-561-2765
562-945-9191
562-945-0012 fax
www.bryman-college.com

California Academy for the Healing Arts
2488 Newport Blvd. Suite D
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
949-574-9480
949-574-9090 fax
www.cahaschool.com
cahaschool@sbcglobal.net

California College of Physical Arts
18582 Beach Blvd
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
800-884-7744
www.calcopa.com

California Healing Arts College
12217 Santa Monica Blvd. Suite 206
West Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310) 826-7622 phone
(310) 826-4913 fax
www.chac.edu

Career Networks Institute
Professional Massage Therapy School
986 Town and Country Rd.
Orange, CA 92868
800-455-4700
714-568-1566
714-568-1011 fax
www.californiamassagetherapy.com

Concorde Career Institute
201 E. Airport Dr.
San Bernandino, CA 92408
909-884-8891
909-384-1768 fax
www.concordecareercolleges.com

Concorde Career Institute
123 Camino De La Reina
San Diego, CA 92108
619-688-0800
619-220-4177 fax
www.concordecareercolleges.com

Desert Resorts School of Somatherapy
2100 N. Palm Canyon, Bldg C
Palm Springs, CA 92262
800-270-1175
www.somatherapy.com

Diamond Light School of Massage and Healing Arts
PO Box 5443
Mill Valley , CA 94942
415-454-6651
www.diamondlight.net

Five Branches Institute - Santa Cruz
200 7th Ave.
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
www.fivebranches.edu
e-mail: tcm@fivebranches.edu

Five Branches Institute - San Jose
3031 Tisch Way
Santa Jose, CA 95128
www.fivebranches.edu
e-mail: tcm@fivebranches.edu

Golden State Business College
3356 S. Fairway
Visalia, CA 93277
559-733-4040
www.goldenstatecollege.com

Hands on Healing Institute
6708 Foothill Blvd., Tower 2
Tujunga, CA 91042
818-951-5811
www.gotohhi.org
mtherapy@gotohhi.org

Healing Arts Institute
7525 Auburn Blvd., Suite 9
Citrus Heights, CA 95610
(916) 725-3999
(800) 718-6824
www.abundanthealth.com

Heartwood Institute
220-MB Harmony Lane
Garberville, CA 95542
877-936-9663
www.heartwoodinstitute.com

Institute of Conscious Bodywork
100 Shaw Drive
San Anselmo, CA 94960
888-259-5961
415-258-0402
415-258-0635 fax
www.alivewell.com
info@alivewell.com

International Professional School of Bodywork
1360 Garnet Ave
San Diego, CA 92109
800-748-6497
858-272-4142
858-272-4772 fax
www.ipsb.edu

Lake Tahoe Massage School
1113 Emerald Bay Rd.
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96158
530-544-1227
www.laketahoemassageschool.com

Lincoln Institute of Body Therapy
202 W. Lincoln Ave, Ste G
Orange, CA 92865
866-998-4943
714-998-4943
714-998-2596 fax
www.lincolnmassage.com

Los Angeles Vocational Institute
3540 Wilshire Blvd. Ste 410
Los Angeles, CA 90010
213-480-4882
e-mail lavocational@lavocational.com
www.lavocational.com

Massage Therapy Institute
PO Box 518
Davis, CA 95617
530-753-4428
530-753-4734 fax
www.massagetherapyinstitute.net

McKinnon School of Massage
2940 Webster St
Oakland, CA 94609
510-465-3488
www.mckinnonmassage.com

Mesa Academy of Massage
721 W. Kimberly Ave.
Placentia, CA 92870
714-579-3330
714-579-3303 fax

Monterey Peninsula College Massage Therapy Program
980 Fremont St
Monterey, CA 93940
831-646-4231
www.mpc.edu/academics/ physicaleducation/MassageTherapy Program/Pages/default.aspx

Mueller College of Holistic Studies
Jeff Welsh, Ph.D., M.A., HHP - President/CEO
4607 Park Boulevard
San Diego, CA 92116
800-245-1976 or 619-291-9811
F 619-543-1113
email info@mueller.edu
www.mueller.edu

National Holistic Institute
5900 Hollis St, Ste Q
Emeryville, CA 94608
800-315-3552
510-547-6442
510-547-1813 fax
www.nhimassage.com

Natural Healing Institute
1470 Encinitas Blvd.
Encinitas, CA 92024-2930
760-943-8485
760-943-9477 fax
www.naturalhealinginst.com

Northwestern College
2317 Gold Meadow Way
Gold River, CA 95670
877-769-4121
916-641-8649 fax
www.ntcollege.com
studentinfo@ntcollege.com

Novato Institute for Somatic Research and Training
1516 Grant Ave, #212
Novato, CA 94945
415-892-0617
415-892-4388 fax
www.somaticsed.com

Pacific College of Oriental Medicine
San Diego Campus
7445 Mission Valley Rd., Ste 105
San Diego, CA 92108
800-729-0941
619-574-6909
619-574-6641 fax
www.pacificcollege.edu

Pacific School of Massage
44800 Fish Rock Rd
Gualala, CA 95445
707-884-3138
707-884-4106 fax
www.bodyworkmassage.com

Phillips School of Massage
101 Broad St., Ste B
Box 1999
Nevada City, CA 95959
530-265-4645
530-265-9485 fax
www.handsinharmony.com

School of Healing Touch
2881 Castro Valley Blvd, Ste 1
Castro Valley, CA 94546
510-886-0893
510-886-0922 fax
www.schoolofhealingtouch.com

School of Shiatsu and Massage
at the Watsu Center
PO Box 889
Middleton, CA 95461
707-987-3801
707-987-9638 fax
info@waba.edu
www.learnwatsu.com

Sky Hill Institute
127 4th Street,
Petaluma, CA 94952
707-778-9445
707-778-9440 fax
www.skyhillinstitute.org

Sonoma College
1304 South Point Blvd. Suite 208
Petaluma CA 94954
707-283-0800

Sonoma College
301 Howard Street Suite 510
San Francisco CA 94105
415-543-1833

Spirit Winds School of Thai Massage
PO Box 2326
Nevada City, CA 95959
530-265-4678
www.spiritwinds.net

Therapeutic Learning Center
3636 N. First Street, Suite 154
Fresno, CA 93726
559-225-7772
www.therapeuticlearningcenter.net

Trinity College
804 Texas St
Fairfield, CA 94533
www.trinitycollege.com

Quality College
4747 N. First St., Suite 177
Fresno, CA 93726
www.qualityschool.com

United Education Institute
Attn: Timothy P. Zembek, NCTMB
6055 N. Pacific Blvd
Huntington Park, CA 90255
323-277-8000 x325
www.uei-edu.com

Wellness Holistic School of Massage
345 S. East
Santa Rosa, CA 95404

Western Institute of Neuromuscular Therapy
22981 Mill Creek Dr, Ste A
Laguna Hills, CA 92653
949-830-6151
www.wintherapy.com

 

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