Development of Application of Acupuncture and Moxibustion in the Sultanate of Oman / 中国中医药信息杂志

ABSTRACT

Acupuncture and moxibustion is classified as category of alternative medicine and has been incorporated into the public medical institution in Oman. There are two public hospitals which have set up acupuncture and moxibustion service at present, but only in outpatient department regions. Private clinics of traditional Chinese medicine are not uncommon, and the local government is constantly improving the management policy on it now. The musculoskeletal system diseases are predominant diseases treated by acupuncture and moxibustion, and obesity female is mostly common. Compared with other Arabian countries, Oman is more inclusive to foreign culture and the local government attaches great importance to acupuncture and moxibustion, so there is much better development space for acupuncture and moxibustion in Oman.