Physical Therapist bill AB 2497 needs action TODAY through TUESDAY: Please see the latest here on how you can make a vital impact.
Dear CSOMA Community,
Please see an important update on 2 things you can do to STOP AB 2497. CSOMA along with our partner organizations have been working tirelessly to stop this bill and we need your help.
We are asking you to call and show up to express our collective opposition:
"I strongly oppose AB2497 because 'Dry Needling' is Acupuncture and should be regulated as such under existing CA laws to ensure public safety."
Webinar recording of “Reverse-Engineering Digestive & Metabolic Disorders” is now available on our YouTube channel.
In our Community Bulletin this week, CSOMA Bronze Partner, Blue Poppy is running a special this month, and Esoteric Acupuncture Early Bird ends TODAY!
Free Registration to Students
Now offering FREE registration to students at our upcoming conference in LA!
CSOMA Spring Conference Los Angeles, May 1-2
Conference Spotlight: CSOMA Town Hall: Our Profession, Our Future: The 2026 Legislative Deep Dive
In the halls of Sacramento, the rules of our practice are being rewritten. From the fight for Medi-Cal flexibility to ensuring acupuncture licensure remains the gold standard against the rise of unregulated dry needling, 2026 is a year of high stakes.
Join CSOMA Executive Director, Dr. Ra Adcock, and CSOMA President, Dr. Julie Tran, for an unfiltered look at our legislative wins and the battles still ahead. Your voice is the medicine our advocacy needs. Are you in?
Webinar: In the Footsteps of Hua Tuo: Segmental Acupuncture and You
When: Tuesday, Mat 12 | 7-9PM PST
Where: Online --> Register here
CEUs: 2 CAB(Category 1)
Registration: $32 for CSOMA Members, $80 for non-members, $0/FREE! No-credit option
Meet the speaker: Joshua Margolis, LAc, DAc, DOMTP is a seasoned acupuncturist and instructor with over 20 years of full-time clinical experience. His practice in Santa Rosa integrates medical acupuncture, dry needling, and advanced manual therapies. He specializes in treating musculoskeletal conditions and chronic pain with a highly precise, hands-on, clinically grounded approach.
About the class: You may not use the term “segmental acupuncture,” but you’re already applying its principles—whether needling Back Shu points, Hua Tuo Jia Ji, or distal points that influence pain and internal disorders. Points like SP6 or KD3 are effective for fertility and low back pain because they share spinal segmental innervation with the uterus and sacroiliac region. Understanding how acupuncture points map onto segmental anatomy can refine your assessments and improve outcomes—especially with challenging cases involving referred pain, visceral symptoms, or autonomic imbalance.
CSOMA 2026 Events
Community Bulletin
CSOMA Bronze Partner, Blue Poppy is running a special this month:
Taught by Frank Turano-Cutler, L.Ac.
👉 Early Bird pricing ENDS TODAY 4/17/26 – Sign up here!
During this three day seminar, participants will learn techniques to balance the Heart and Kidney Harmony, stabilize the Shen which will give one access to their Higher Inner Spiritual Heart, and the ability to advance their consciousness. They will leave the seminar with a diagnostic and implementation framework to immediately apply Esoteric Acupuncture to their practice. The Advanced course builds upon the Foundations course, but the Foundations course is NOT a prerequisite to attend the Advanced seminar.
Frank Turano-Cutler with Mikio Sankey
May 1-3, 2026
24 NCCAOM PDA points and 24 CA CE Credits
Early Bird $600 EXTENDED to April 17, 2026, $700 regular, $500 3rd Year Acupuncture Students
Contact Frank Turano-Cutler, L.Ac. at [email protected] or 970-819-0615 with any questions.
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