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FeaturedIs Acupuncture Pseudoscience? What the Evidence Actually Says
Critics call acupuncture pseudoscience and quackery. This article takes that critique seriously and answers it with the strongest available evidence: a 17,922-patient meta-analysis, placebo-controlled trials, laboratory mechanism research, and studies in animals that can't experience placebo.
SubscribersWhy Practitioners Need Liability and Indemnity Insurance
Insurance is not just a registration box to tick. Public liability and professional indemnity cover protect both the practitioner and the patient when something goes wrong in or around the clinic.
An Outside Look at Medi-Chi: How the App Actually Gets Used in a Working Clinic
An independent walkthrough of Medi-Chi written from the outside in — following an illustrative clinic day from first booking to final handout, and covering the reference tools, documentation features and library that come with an account.
Six-Division Thinking in an Integrative Clinic
The six divisions of the Shāng Hán Lùn are a staging system, not a diagnosis list. Here is how that framework works next to a modern medical history, and where it genuinely changes what you do in the treatment room.
SubscribersDigestive Complaints: Where TCM Dietetics and Modern Nutrition Actually Meet
Modern nutrition counts what is in the food. TCM dietetics asks what the food does to the person eating it. In digestive care the two are more compatible than they look — if you keep the advice concrete.
SubscribersTalking With Patients About Dying: A Practitioner's Starting Point
Sooner or later a patient raises dying — theirs, or someone they love. Most of us were never taught what to do with that. Here is a workable starting point that stays inside scope.
The Complete Medi-Chi Library: Every Book You Get Free with an Annual Subscription
An annual Medi-Chi subscription unlocks the full clinical library — the Modern Nèi Jīng, the complete Modern Shāng Hán Lùn, The Modern Bardo, and both TCM cookbooks. Here is what each volume covers and where to start reading.
SubscribersPediatric Acupuncture: Shōnishin and Gentle Techniques
Explore the gentle world of pediatric acupuncture, focusing on the Japanese art of Shōnishin and non-invasive techniques. Learn how to adapt TCM patterns for the 'Pure Yang' nature of children and build a family-friendly practice.
How to Write a Publishable Acupuncture Case Report Using Medi-Chi
Most acupuncture case reports never get published for boring reasons: a missing timeline, no validated outcome measure, needling detail that cannot be replicated. Medi-Chi's case report builder has the reporting guidelines wired into the form itself, so the structure is handled while you write the clinical story.
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