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 acupuncture is performed by a medical doctor or chiropractor who is NOT licensed in acupuncture, you wont see the kind of results that you would get by going to a licensed acupuncturist (L.Ac.). The ...

Many states allow physicians, chiropractors, physician’s assistants, physical therapists and dentists to practice acupuncture with only 300 hours of training. This is a relic of 1974, when little was known about acupuncture practice and education. The 300-hour course for MD’s was designed to give medical researchers the appropriate background necessary to develop and interpret studies on a...

It’s unconstitutional to pay the hobbyist MD’s and not licensed acupuncturists! In NY, the state prescribes training and licenses acupuncturists; both real acupuncturists (L. Ac.) and hobbyist acupuncturists (Cert. Ac, means medical doctors). There is an equal protection issue under federal law. The state may not lawfully pay allopathic doctors (MD’s) for acupuncture with ANY type of...

And what’s the difference between Medical Acupuncture and Traditional or Chinese Acupuncture? As more and more people are looking into receiving acupuncture for their health complaints, it has become that much more important to know what type of acupuncturists are in practice and what type of qualifications they have. Acupuncture is a component of a complete medical system called Traditiona...