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Finalized CMS Rule Provides Medicare Coverage for Acupuncture Back Pain Treatment

Posted by on Mar 18, 2020 in Blog, Media Bar | 0 comments

Finalized CMS Rule Provides Medicare Coverage for Acupuncture Back Pain Treatment

CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) has finalized a proposed rule to provide Medicare coverage to chronic lower back pain patients who access acupuncture. This is partly due to an effort to reduce the dependency on opioids in treating contract pain. Medicare will now cover up to 12 acupuncture sessions in 90 days with an additional eight sessions for patients with chronic lower back pain that show improvement. In announcing their decision, CMS highlighted a study that showed patients 65 years or older who received acupuncture treatments gained improvement in both function and...

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Migraines and Acupuncture

Posted by on Feb 2, 2017 in Blog, Media Bar | 0 comments

Migraines and Acupuncture

Do you suffer from migraines? If so you’re not alone. Migraine sufferers number more than 38 million people in the US alone. Most people plagued by migraines experience one or two attacks per month and according to the Migraine Research Foundation, there are more than 4 million people that have at least 15 days of migraine-suffering each month. This makes migraines extremely debilitating and intrusive — hampering a person’s ability to function normally at work, school and in other areas of life — and it’s also why migraines are considered the sixth most disabling illness in the...

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Natural Medicine

Posted by on May 20, 2012 in Media Bar | 0 comments

Natural Medicine

Medicinal herbs are actually the oldest form of traditional Chinese Medicine. They can be combined with acupuncture to have a power synergistic effect.

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The Hands That Heal

Posted by on May 20, 2012 in Media Bar | 0 comments

The Hands That Heal

For more than 3.000 years, the Chinese have understood healing power of touch. Along with strengthening the body structure and relaxing soft tissue, like acupuncture, massage can help with the body’s energy flow.  

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What can acupuncture treat?

Posted by on May 20, 2012 in Media Bar | 0 comments

What can acupuncture treat?

Acupuncture can treat a wide range of conditions, including back pain, digestive problems, cardiovascular problems, allergies, infertility — even toothaches and acne.

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What is acupuncture?

Posted by on May 20, 2012 in Media Bar | 0 comments

What is acupuncture?

Acupuncture is a method of encouraging the body to promote natural healing and to improve functioning. This is done by inserting needles and applying heat or electrical stimulation at very precise acupuncture points.

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