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eCAM 2007 4(1):3-6; doi:10.1093/ecam/nel061
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© 2006 The Author(s).
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/uk/) which permits unrestricted non-commerical use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Role of Acupuncturists in Acupuncture Treatment

Tao Liu

Traditional Chinese Medicine Department, The 2nd Teaching Hospital, Jilin University 218 Ziqiang Street, Changchun 130041, Jilin Province, P. R. China

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is based on a paradigm of the body different to that of modern biomedicine. Inherent characteristics of TCM necessitate an active and central role of acupuncturists in acupuncture treatment. The author looks at acupuncture in the practical context and analyzes the role of acupuncturists in diagnostic process and treatment delivery. Acupuncture as a complex non-pharmacological therapy depends solely on the acupuncturists' skills, competence and understanding of TCM theory to work. More attention should be given to this important role of acupuncturists in either clinical practice or research on acupuncture.

Keywords: acupuncture – acupuncturist – traditional Chinese medicine

For reprints and all correspondence: Tao Liu, Traditional Chinese Medicine Department, The 2nd Teaching Hospital, Jilin University, 218 Ziqiang Street, Jilin Province, Changchun 130041, P. R. China. E-mail: cctaoliu{at}hotmail.com

Received October 25, 2005; accepted August 13, 2006


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