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acupuncturist

A practitioner of acupuncture; a formally designated acupuncturist is certified by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM).
There are currently approximately 5,000 acupuncture practitioners in the US, and 30 schools that offer training in acupuncture; the curriculum consists of 2,400 hours of instruction taken over 3–4 years; some acupuncturists are MDs; many belong to the Am Academy of Medical Acupuncture.
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Before coming to North America in 1971, she had received numerous honors for her achievements, especially as an acupuncturist. She served as director of general affairs of the Chinese Acupuncture College of Hong Kong ([phrase omitted]) from November 1967 to March 1971.
People who wish to try acupuncture should certainly seek out only an experienced acupuncturist. Licensing requirements vary from state to state.
In fact, Johnson feels that becoming a practitioner of dry needling has helped her develop a greater appreciation for when acupuncture is a better treatment, and regularly refers dancers to acupuncturists.
Mahoney maintains a standing weekly appointment with his acupuncturist, and reports continued positive results.
Domingo: Being both a specialist in physical and rehabilitation medicine and a certified medical acupuncturist has helped me assess my patients not only from a western physician's point of view but also from an eastern medicine practitioner's point of view.
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I thought: 'Why not give it a try?'" Dal started a 12-week course with acupuncturist Sim Sandu, of the Birmingham Holistic Centre in Kings Norton, in September 2011.
To work as an acupuncturist you need to take an in-depth training course which generally takes around three years full-time or the part-time equivalent.
"Each month, renowned UK acupuncturist Robert Ogilvie will come down especially to attend to a growing number of wellness conscious guests and normally the length of his visits are extended each time he comes due to the demand for appointments.
Both traditional and fake acupuncture may ease knee arthritis pain, but your level of satisfaction from the treatment may depend partly on your acupuncturist's communication style, suggests a study in the September issue of Arthritis Care & Research.
The buyer, a Traditional Oriental Medicine practitioner, Acupuncturist and Medical Massage Therapist who will transform the space halo an Asian-inspired treatment facility, was represented by Tristan Harper at Prudential Douglas Elliman.
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