Exciting news from Revenue Canada! 

The Revenue Canada Excise Tax Act (the Act) provides a GST/HST exemption for a supply of acupuncture services made after February 11, 2014, if the acupuncture service is rendered to an individual by a practitioner of acupuncture.

• A “practitioner” of acupuncture is defined in Part II of Schedule V to the Act to mean a person who practises the profession of acupuncture and is either:
  • licensed or certified to practise the profession of acupuncture by a provincially established regulatory body if the acupuncture service is supplied in a province that regulates the profession of acupuncture; or
  • has the qualifications equivalent to those necessary to be licensed or certified in another province if the acupuncture service is supplied in a province that does not regulate the profession of acupuncture.

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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

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

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

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

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ANF and CMAAC Sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)    ~ ANF 和CMAAC簽署了合作諒解協議