Acupuncture News

Acupuncture CAE changes by the Texas State Board of Acupuncture Examiners are now in effect. The new renewal requirements for licensed acupuncturists involve changes in the timing of acupuncture license renewals and the amount of hours required in specific acupuncture CAE/CEU categories. There are also some minor changes in NCCAOM PDA/CEU requirements. We will take a look at those as well. HealthCMi provides acupuncture

Chinese herbal medicine reduces COVID-19 mortality rates, finds a retrospective study conducted at Wuhan No. 1 Hospital. The hospital is one of the largest centers specifically designated to treat patients with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) using integrated traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and biomedicine.

HealthCMi announces new acupuncture CEU courses for acupuncture continuing education credit online. This includes live webinars and courses fulfilling specialty distance learning subcategory requirements in states such as Texas, Florida, California, and more. The online courses are international and also provide CEU credits for acupuncturists in New Zealand, Australia, Canada, all acupuncturists in the USA, and much more. HealthCMi provides both anytime distance learning

Acupuncture and herbs are effective for the treatment of chronic epididymitis, a condition characterized by testicular tube inflammation. Symptoms include local pain and swelling. Researchers conclude that a combination of acupuncture and Tian Tai Wu Yao San Chinese medicine herbal formula provides relief from chronic epididymitis and is superior to conventional antibiotic treatment. The findings were confirmed by Xi’an Medical School Affiliated Baoji Hospital

Acupuncture and herbal medicine are effective for the treatment of hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol and triglycerides). Wuji Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Hebei) researchers determined that coronary heart disease patients get significant improvements in blood lipid profiles when acupuncture and herbal medicine are added to standard care. [i] The results indicate that an integrative treatment protocol using Chinese medicine plus usual care produces superior patient

Acupuncture improves IVF (in vitro fertilization) outcomes. Warm needle acupuncture reduces ECF (endometrial cavity fluid) accumulation and improves clinical pregnancy rates following IVF. These are the findings of a study conducted at Foshan Women and Children’s Hospital (Guangdong, China). [i]