...It certainly is acupuncture...known as ashi-acupuncture

(to name but one)

 

There is a group of people, backed by professional associations, who are attempting to coordinate a better/safer industry for acupuncture. The graph shows the average hours required to gain accreditation and public liability insurance, to be allowed to start practising acupuncture on the general public. ​

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Generally speaking, dry needling/ashi acupuncture is covered in the first few weeks of the Health Science Degree that a Chinese medical Practitioner/Licensed Acupuncturist will complete. 

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Sounds suss? We are talking about starting the acupuncture journey. Once a physical therapist has their qualification, this enables them to further seek continuous professional development (CPD) for advancing their skills; and some do. Maybe this is where a new governing body may impact the CPD courses a physical therapist needs to complete in order to maintain their accreditation and advance their understandings/abilities to coincide with the professional standards the Doctors of Chinese medicine & Licensed Acupuncturists maintain!?

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That's just a thought? What do you think? What would you consider safe...when you take into account the graph that is presented. Who would you prefer to see for medically-related acupuncture? 

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It's hard to justify Licensed Acupuncturists as a legitimate stream of study for new university students when, with relatively minimal effort, someone can be taught theoryless physical techniques that undermine a complete medical system. Should the acupuncture stream of healthcare be governed by Acupuncturists? I would hope so! At the very least, an Acupuncturist (Chinese medical Practitioner) should be responsible for furthering the 'minimal standards' for medically-related acupuncture, a best-professional-practice!?

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