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The use of dry cupping in musculoskeletal medicine

Summary

Cupping is an ancient technique used in treating pain and various disorders. Different techniques have been developed over time, however, applying a cup to create suc- tion over a painful area, is common to all. Dry or fire cupping, used on the intact skin, leaves bluish circular hematomas. Recently, interest in cupping has re-emerged and subsequently, several studies have begun to investigate the mechanisms of cupping therapy.

Mechanically, cupping increases blood circulation, whereas physiologically it activates the immune system and stimulates the mechanosensitive fibers, thus leading to a reduction in pain. There is initial scientific evidence that dry cupping is able to reduce musculoskeletal pain. Since cupping is an inexpensive, noninvasive and low-risk (if performed by a trained pra- ctitioner) therapeutic modality, we believe that it should be included in the arsenal of muscu- loskeletal medicine. It is essential to perform additional studies clarifying the biological mechanism and clinical effects of cupping.

 

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Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies

Evgeni Rozenfeld, BPT a,b,

Leonid Kalichman, PT, PhD a,

* a *Department of Physical Therapy, Recanati School for Community Health Professions, Faculty of Health Sciences at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel

* b *Department of Physical Therapy, Medical Corps, IDF, Beer-Sheva, Israel

Received 30 August 2015

Rio 2016 Olympic Superstars Use Acupuncture

If 19-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps does it for his health, then it’s gotta be good, right? 

That’s what many are wondering after spotting cupping marks — those purplish circles — on the swimmer’s upper body poolside at the 2016 Olympics in Rio this week. Phelps also posted a shot of himself on Instagram being cupped last year

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Phelps isn’t the only Olympic athlete sporting the circular purple markings. U.S. men’s gymnast Alex Naddour posted a recent selfie on Instagram showing a hint of cupping bruising. And some of his teammates have tried it, too.

Dr. Adam Perlman (executive director for Duke Integrative Medicine) said he first spotted an Olympic athlete with telltale cupping marks while watching the women’s gymnastic competition this past weekend with friends.

“I was pleasantly surprised to see cupping marks. It really speaks to this level of integration we’re seeing with many things that are considered complementary medicine,” said Perlman, who has tried cupping for back pain and said it gave him relief.

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CBS NEWS
Aug 9, 2016

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CMAAC Out & About

What has your CMAAC Association been up to so far this summer?

CMAAC學會今年夏天迄今爲止的工作導向

  • College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner and Acupuncturists of Ontario
    Council Meeting
    July 11, 2016
  • TCM Policy & Communications Committee Agendas
  • Special Chinese Community Celebrations ~ 華人社區慶祝特別活動

Read the full enews HERE

Happy Canada Day

Wishing you a very Happy Canada Day! 加拿大149周年國慶快樂

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From CMAAC Board of Directors, Committee Members and Staff

CMAAC理事會理事，委員會委員以及所有工作人員 敬上

 

What’s new at our CMAAC website:

CMAAC网站更新内容：

  • 2015-2016 CMAAC Board of Directors: Who We Are

2015-2016 CMAAC董事会：我们是谁

互动讨论论坛和常见问题解答（HCAI，TELUS健康与PLAR  让我们知道你在想什么！

  • don’t forget to keep checking our website for employment opportunities and upcoming events!

不要忘記隨時留意我們的網站關於工作機會以及近期活動的信息

 

With eight Chapters across Canada, the CMAAC is proud to have regional representatives and represent practitioners across the country. We are all TCM practitioners – all of us are clinicians with some of us as TCM educators and even owners of TCM schools.
CMAAC 目前在加拿大已有8個分會，我們對於各自区域可以擁有各自的代表感到非常自豪。我们都是中医藥從業人員 – 其中一部分作为傳統醫藥教育工作者甚至擁有自己的中醫學校。

董事会

Please see below for our spotlight of the Board of Directors and Committee members that are here to serve you across Canada!
请参阅下面我们的董事及委員提供服务的焦点:

Check out our new FORUM area here:
在這裏查看我们的最新论坛：
forums

论坛

TELUS Health & Insurance Companies Meeting June 14/2016

TELUS Health & Insurance Companies Meeting June 14/2016

TELUS Health eClaims had a face-to-face meeting on June 14th with the insurance companies who participate in their eClaims solution.
As Chair of the TCM Policy Development & Communications Committee, Jane Cheung spoke to their user group on behalf of CMAAC and TCM/A practitioners.

eClaims allows practitioners to bill insurance companies directly for their patients who have extended health care coverage for acupuncture treatments. There are currently 10 major insurance companies participating, including Sun Life, Great West Life & Manulife.  As healthcare providers, we can submit a claim directly to the insurance company using this website.  Payments can be directed to the patient (if they’ve already paid at your clinic) or to us, the service provider.
For many patients, our ability to direct bill their insurance company (just like a dentist) removes the financial barrier of having to pay for treatments up front, then wait around for reimbursement.

As a group, TCM/A practitioners are one of the slowest groups to start using this online billing service and we wanted to know why?

See below for the responses and feedback to the survey:

Did you know?

TELUS Health eClaims is open to all CMAAC members…..regardless of which province you are in (regulated or not). Eligibility is subject to approval (and based on having the minimum # of 1900 training hours)

Below are some useful tips and links to get you started. But, first, you must register online! Click HERE to get started.
Want to see how eClaims works? Watch this short video.
Click to Training Video (12 minutes)

TO START: Enter your contact information

STEP 1: Enter your practice information

STEP 2: Enter your practitioner information
(this is where you enter your CMAAC registration number)

STEP 3: Enter authorized users

You can add your Admin as a separate user or just have them login in using your ID.  Either way is fine.
THAT’S IT!!

Need help registering?
Lastly, there is a short form user-guide available, that also includes the payment schedule for each insurance company
You can access the guide HERE

WFAS TOKYO/TSUKUBA 2016 Nov 5-6

WFAS TOKYO/TSUKUBA 2016

International Conference of World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies Tokyo/Tsukuba 2016

The Art of Acupuncture and Moxibustion:
For Sustainable health care and health promotion

November 5-6, 2016 Tsukuba International Congress Centre, Japan

Abstract submission deadline is July 7, 2016.

To submit an abstract, please follow the instructions listed on the WFAS website:
wfasjapan2016.org/abstracts.html
LINK TO WEBSITE

Access to discounted cell phone plans through TELUS Mobility

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What’s New?

Getting connected and staying connected anytime, anywhere helps you be as efficient as possible in your practice.

TELUS Health offers CMAAC members:

  • Preferred member pricing for the latest mobility devices running on Canada’s largest 4G LTE network.  Plans include:
    • TELUS Smartphone plan with 500 minutes and 1GB data for $50/month
    • TELUS Premium Smartphone plan with unlimited nationwide calling and 3GB shareable data for $70/month

Special limited time offer of $300 off* any smartphone when you subscribe to the TELUS Premium Smartphone plan or $400 off* when you register for eClaims and subscribe to TELUS Premium Smartphone Plan.

How do I sign up my mobility smartphone with rate plan?

STEP 1: Register for eClaims to receive $400 off your mobile device

Register for eClaims now and receive $400 off any device when you subscribe to the Premium Smartphone Plan.   TELUS Health eClaims allows CMAAC members to remit claims electronically on behalf of your patients. It is free to register & free to use. Claims can be remitted with payment to you the provider, or to the patient.     A 4 digit reference number will be provided to you upon completion of your online registration. Enter that reference number on the mobile device order form. For existing eClaims users, please enter your eClaims portal user name.

STEP 2: Choose your mobile device

Select your mobile phone from our selection of smartphones.  

STEP 3:  Choose your plan

TELUS is pleased to offer CMAAC members the following rate plans:

Smartphone Plan Premium Smartphone plan
Term 24 months 24 months
Price $50 / month2,6 $70 / month2,6
Air Time 500 local minutes4 Unlimited Nationwide4
Data 1 GB3, 4 3 GB3, 4,5 (data can shared with a tablet or other device)
Features Unlimited Domestic SMS/MMS4, Call waiting, Voice Mail 25, Call Display, Conference Calling, Unlimited Evenings  & Weekends beginning at 6pm, TELUS to TELUS Calling Unlimited Domestic SMS/MMS4, Call waiting, Voice Mail 25, Call Display, Conference Calling, Unlimited Evenings  & Weekends beginning at 6pm, TELUS to TELUS Calling
Long Distance Nationwide  daytime calling: $0.08/minute Canada to US Calling:  15¢/min Canada to US Calling:  15¢/min
Bonus Hardware Credit N/A $100 device subsidy when you register for TELUS Health eClaims

Sign up now for the CMAAC preferred TELUS Mobility rates.  Enter the password cmaac2015 (case sensitive).

*Offer valid until November 25, 2015 and subject to change without notice.1 Must be in good standing with CMAAC to register. 2 Smartphone hardware is not included in the monthly price and is charged separately. Taxes, additional airtime, long distance. roaming and pay-per-use charges are extra. 3 Additional data rate: $5/MB. Additional per minute rate: 10¢.   4 Data, voice and text messaging used while roaming in the US are charged at the following rates: 75¢/minute, $5/MB, and 60¢/SMS. These charges apply to any usage in excess of what is included in your plan. Data, voice and text messaging used while roaming outside of Canada and the US may vary by zone. US roaming is also rounded to the closest KB when billed. 5 Data can be shared across smartphones, tablets, mobile Internet devices (not including Smart Hubs) on SharePlus Plans. Minutes on unlimited voice plans are not shareable. Additional data is charged by MB or GB and is rounded to the closest KB (1 GB = 1,024 MB, 1 MB = 1,024 KB).  SharePlus tablet and mobile Internet plans are access-only plans which use available data on SharePlus voice and data plans.  6 Rates and offers are subject to change without notice. Available for Business (BusinessRegular and Business Personal) only. Not available for Consumer accounts.