The NCCAOM Board of Commissioners is a diverse body of volunteers committed to the advancement of our profession and public ...

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One of the key benefits of acupuncture for any athlete, high-impact especially, is its ability to enhance performance.

Hip pain due to osteoarthritis is an extremely common condition for an acupuncturist to encounter in a clinical setting. Most ...

The American Society of Acupuncturists (ASA) is proud to share the results from our 2025 Acupuncture for our Public Servants ...

The skull palpation method of examining the occipital area of the head has become a highly efficient technique to diagnose ...

The National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) is in the process of updating its name ...

Non-needle therapies can enhance the effectiveness of acupuncture treatments, address specific symptoms and promote overall ...

New research has just been published showing acupuncture can be of significant help in alleviating PTSD / trauma. Acupuncture may act similarly to psychedelics on a particular quality of our brains to ...

Kavoussi, et al., 7 reviewed research demonstrating that the parasympathetic ability to decrease inflammation was through stimulation of the vagal nerves’ efferent fibers. This was confirmed through ...

The most common symptom of an overactive bladder is a sudden, uncontrolled need or urge to urinate; followed by the need to urinate excessively throughout the day and night, independent of fluid ...

Hip pain due to osteoarthritis is a common condition related to "wear and tear" degeneration of the articular surface of the joint. I would like to discuss the diagnosis and assessment of pain due to ...