Dysautonomia · October 18, 2026
Dysautonomia & TCM Patterns: Understanding Autonomic Reflexes
Why understanding autonomic reflexes can change the way we approach acupuncture, dysautonomia, and concussion rehabilitation.
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Books · October 12, 2026
Introducing The Art of Concussion Recovery
Discover The Art of Concussion Recovery: Following the Thread, and listen to or read the first chapter, “Lost in the Maze.”
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Concussion & TBI · October 10, 2026
Concussions and Neck Injuries – Intertwined Injuries and Overlapping Symptoms
Concussion and traumatic neck injury share symptoms. Learn how cervical proprioception can affect headache, dizziness, vision, and balance.
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Neuroscience Research · September 30, 2026
COVID & Latent Heat: When Old Infections Wake Up
A 2026 Nature study of viral reactivation during COVID-19 offers a perspective on infection, immune regulation, and the Traditional East Asian Medicine concept of latent heat.
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Migraine · September 10, 2026
When Treatment Becomes Part of the Problem
Medication-overuse headache can develop when acute-treatment frequency rises. This article explains what to ask and why days of use matter.
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Migraine · September 2, 2026
Light Sensitivity – A Brain (Not Eye) Problem
Migraine light sensitivity is not simply an eye problem. It reflects altered sensory processing within a sensitized nervous system.
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Concussion & TBI · Neuroscience Research · August 29, 2026
The Woodpecker’s Tongue and the Quest for Concussion Prevention
How an intriguing biological hypothesis became a cultural truth—and what the woodpecker story teaches us about translating science into clinical education.
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Migraine · August 27, 2026
CGRP—The Neuropeptide that Revolutionized Migraine Treatment
CGRP-targeting therapies changed migraine prevention and revealed how sensory nerves, neuropeptides, and central networks participate in migraine.
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Migraine · August 20, 2026
Where Does Migraine Pain Begin?
Migraine pain begins with changing nervous-system thresholds, nociception, and a trigeminovascular network that becomes easier to activate.
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Migraine · August 20, 2026
The Electrical Storm Behind Migraine Aura
Cortical spreading depression offers a window into how migraine aura evolves and how changing brain activity may initiate a broader migraine cascade.
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Migraine · August 18, 2026
Migraine Aura—More Than Just Visual Disturbances
Migraine aura can involve sensory, language, balance, and cognitive symptoms—not only visual changes. Learn what makes aura a temporary neurologic event.
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Concussion & TBI · Neuroscience Research · August 15, 2026
Can Acupuncture Help Chronic Post-Traumatic Headache?
A pilot study of acupuncture for chronic post-traumatic headache after mild traumatic brain injury and where the research goes next.
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Migraine · August 12, 2026
Why Migraine Is More than Just a Vascular Disorder
Migraine cannot be explained by blood-vessel changes alone. This article examines the neural networks and signaling mechanisms behind migraine pain.
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Migraine · August 12, 2026
The Four Phases of Migraine—Why the Headache Is Only One Part of the Story
Migraine unfolds across four neurologic phases—premonitory, aura, headache, and postdrome—making the headache only one part of the process.
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Migraine · August 8, 2026
Rethinking Migraine: Migraine Is a Brain State, Not Just a Headache
Part 1 of a series for acupuncturists on migraine neuroscience, sensory processing, central sensitization, and individualized clinical assessment.
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Dysautonomia · July 27, 2026
Attachment Theory May Be the Missing Piece in Understanding Dysautonomia
How attachment patterns, early-life stress, and social connection may influence autonomic regulation and recovery from dysautonomia.
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Concussion & TBI · July 26, 2026
A Conversation with Jack Fonderwhite on Concussions and Clinical Tools
A conversation with Hawaiʻi acupuncturist Jack Fonderwhite about concussion recovery, objective testing, and combining Chinese medicine with clinical neuroscience.
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Books · Concussion & TBI · July 2, 2025
Working With Concussion Patients: A Three-Step Roadmap to More Individualized Care
A three-step roadmap for acupuncturists: organize symptoms, understand relevant testing, and place treatment options in context.
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Concussion & TBI · July 1, 2025
Five Ways Acupuncture Can Support Concussion Recovery: A Neuroscience Perspective
Five neuroscience-informed ways acupuncture may support cerebral blood flow, pain modulation, autonomic regulation, cervical function, and neuroimmune signaling after concussion.
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Concussion & TBI · January 4, 2025
Big Changes in 2025!
An update on course access, the move to Net of Knowledge, the Life After Impact podcast, and new concussion education resources.
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