Clinical Acupuncture, Made Clear
Practical articles on acupuncture points, point selection and TCM, from 25+ years in clinical practice and 18 years of teaching.
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Auricular Acupuncture Points: Complete Guide & Chart
The ear points I use most, how to find them, and the protocols that work in clinic.
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Location, functions and clinical uses of one of the most versatile points in acupuncture.
Read article →LI4 (Hegu): Location, Functions & Uses
Why this famous point does so much more than treat headaches, and how to locate it accurately.
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Every point article, organized by channel.
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ST36 (Zu San Li): The Point That Cures Everything?
If there's one acupuncture point that every practitioner — from their very first clinical shift to their thousandth...
Auricular Acupuncture Points: Complete Guide & Charts
Auricular Acupuncture — the practice of stimulating specific points on the ear to affect the rest of the body — has...
Don’t Make These Location Mistakes!
Are You Making These 5 Dangerous Mistakes with Acupuncture Point Location? Let’s be real: learning acupuncture point...
Four Gates Acupuncture: What It Treats & When to Use It
If you’ve been around an acupuncture classroom for more than five minutes, you’ve probably heard someone...
Free Template Download
Download the template to practice your cun measurements on the lower abdomen! The goal is to get very efficient at...
What Does a “Balanced” Acupuncture Treatment Look Like?
Now I’m not talking about doing Acupuncture while the patient balances on one foot. I’m referring to the often...
GB21 Acupuncture Point (Jianjing): Location & Clinical Uses
If there's one point that makes students nervous and clinicians quietly confident, it's GB21. It sits right there on...
All About Acupuncture Point L.I.-11
Clear Heat from Everywhere! A very popular point, LI11 should be easily remembered as a point that universally clears...
The Top 5 Mistakes Acupuncture Students Make
5 Acupuncture Mistakes to Avoid Every Acupuncture & Naturopathic Student Needs to Know I’ve been...
5 Acupuncture Point Groupings That Make Point Selection Easier
There are hundreds of acupuncture points, and memorizing every point's actions one by one is slow, frustrating and...