Global Communication(21)Examination of Treatment Methods Used by Acupuncturists in America / 全日本鍼灸学会雑誌

ABSTRACT

A recent survey of licensed acupuncturists in the United States conducted by the National Certification Commission of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) revealed the breadth and variety of methods used by acupuncturists in their clinical practice. Many of these are techniques that are not taught in schools of Oriental Medicine and do not originate in east Asia, but are considered by the practitioners to be significant to their practice of oriental medicine. The survey affords an opportunity to observe how the nature of oriental medicine is changing and evolving as it is assimilated into a new cultural environment.