Jessica Feltz Wolfson's blog

Have you ever struggled to explain what it is that we CAN’ers do?

“You do what? What do you mean, “sliding scale”?? Why the group setting? Is this even legitimate???”

Published as a feature story in today's Frederick News Post:

Jessica Feltz-Wolfson has built her Frederick acupuncture practice on one principle: make acupuncture available and affordable for all.

Thank you to Nora, who pointed-out that this letter would make a wonderful blog. And thank you to Alexa, for permitting us to repost it here:

December 2009

Dear Community Acupuncture Comrades,

Not to be outdone by our fun-loving, cyber-savvy, network of nicknamed punks, the Supporters of a First Professional Doctorate in Acupuncture have created their very own Facebook page.  In only five short sentences, the group quickly begins disseminating misinformation:

(AOMNCC's membership is currently around 1200, most of whom are licensed acupuncturists, with some educators and patients also.)

I have been involved with acupuncture for 14 years now. I am convinced that acupuncture is a noble healing profession. There are over 20,000 in the United States today and many of them were struggling financially before the troubled economy we have now. Why is this so? Is it because

Thank you to Todd Shulfer from Wisconsin who wrote and submitted this tome to the state-wide acupuncturists' online forum.  Special thanks for allowing me to re-post it here.

The following is copied (with permission) from Bob Flaws' blog at Blue Poppy Press: Several days ago I posted a blog supporting SIOM's proposal for an acupuncture only entry-level degree program.

“Three years seems to be a big turning point in people’s understand of how CA ‘works’. Can you explain this a little more, or maybe others with some years under their belt can chime in? What changes in those three years?”  For me: everything.

I drove 1,773 miles in June to attend a Dr. Tan Conference. I stopped at Starbucks no less than 15 times on the 30-hour drive. I could have stopped for more. Had I wanted to, I could have grabbed a java every 15-30 minutes--from Maryland to Chicago--because there were that many cafes. In some cities, Starbucks had even planted itself right across the street from…itself.

I had plans for a creative spin on the Charlie Brown character for this blog, but it's going to be short'n sweet.  I haven't time for much else right now. I axed my massage table last month. 

“The fool performs a sacred role in the community…a teller of truth standing naked in the marketplace… confronting the powerful with playful disorder.” --Ken Feit

Dear Dr. William Dunbar, D.N., M.B., Ph.D., L.N.C., President of MCOM:

I would like to thank Acupuncture Today for their front page story, “Acupuncture May Soothe Aching Heads.” I never learned anything suggesting this in my MSOM program (which is why we now need a first professional doctorate, FPD). This article will transform my practice.