Inside Chinese Medicine, Acupuncture the first, herbal medicine the second, moxibustion and acupressure are four major branches of treatment modality. Most of the time, their treatment is based on the meridian, eight principals, and other theories. Other time, like acupuncture, moxibustion, and acupressure, they are based on trigger point/response point plus the previous theories. Therefore […]
Read More—The American Alliance for Professional Acupuncture In the United States and other Western countries, dry needling (DN) has been a disputed topic in academic and legal fields. This White Paper is to provide the authoritative information that DN is acupuncture to academic scholars, healthcare professionals, administrators, policymakers, and the general public by demonstrating the authoritative […]
Read MoreChinese Medicine can be traced back thousands years ago. In the old time, the term “Zhen” is not quite like the current acupuncture needle. They are more types and can be used in more complicated medical applications even in the area of miniature surgery. Current acupuncturists normally do not practice the instruments “Nine needles” documented […]
Read MoreAcupuncturist has been using trigger points since 2000 years ago. And there are research done 50 years ago in regarding to the dry needling in China. So the new inclusion of dry needling into DC PT practice is totally market driven as acupuncture has been proven effective treating pain in the past 20 years in […]
Read MoreYes, dry needling is acupuncture and shall be categorized as part of acupuncture. I heard Physical Therapy saying about “dry needling”: “The approach is based on Western anatomical and neurophysiological principles. It should not to be confused with the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) technique of acupuncture. ” First of all, let us talk about what […]
Read Morehttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_lf7I_o8574&feature=youtu.be&from=groupmessage&isappinstalled=0 Attachments area Preview YouTube video Who is Qualified to do Dry Needling? Who is Qualified to do Dry Needling?
Read MoreThe American Medical Association (AMA) has made statement on regulating Dry Needling The AMA adopted a policy that said physical therapists and other non-physicians practicing dry needling should – at a minimum – have standards that are similar to the ones for training, certification and continuing education that exist for acupuncture. “Lax regulation and nonexistent […]
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