Acupuncture is one modality within a much larger medical framework of TCM and related East Asian systems. In daily practice, the distinction matters. Patients meet “acupuncturists,” “TCM practitioners ...

Bringing together traditional Chinese medicine and contemporary medicine could improve outcomes for patients with chronic disease. In this Q&A, Lidian Chen, professor and chief physician at Fujian ...

Acupuncture is among the most common therapies in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). The healing practice, which involves the insertion of thin needles into the skin, is primarily used to relieve ...

Volunteering to have a licensed practitioner stick needles in you for healing may sound out there, but acupuncture, a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practice of penetrating the skin with tiny, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Margaux Lushing is an LA-based reporter covering wellness. Many of us don’t see our Western doctors until issues like digestive ...

Debbie Kung, a healer and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioner in the United States, sometimes gives her American patients advice that surprises them. She doesn’t always advocate doing more ...

NANNING -- Poonyaphat Siriteerathitikul carefully inserts hair-thin needles into her patient's back, while explaining that this treatment will alleviate pain and maintain balance in the body. "When I ...