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Journal of Dialectics of Nature. 2019, (06) Core

Reflections on Dry Needling’s Invasion as well as Independence of Chinese AcupunctureChinese Full Text

ZHANG Shujian;Chinese Medicine Literature and Culture Institute, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine;

Abstract: Acupuncturists and physical therapists have been involved in an ongoing debate, especially in the USA, after physical therapists have created a "new" clinical term "dry needing", which they claim is independent of acupuncture. They tried to employ this technique in clinic, thereby passing over the legal ban on the use of acupuncture by physical therapists in the USA. This paper has traced the theoretical development of "dry needling" and discussed its relationship with acupuncture. It concludes ... More
Keywords：

"Dry Needling"; Acupuncture; Academic territory; Occupational interests; Theoretical innovation;

  • DOI：

    10.15994/j.1000-0763.2019.06.011

  • Series：

    (A) Mathematics/ Physics/ Mechanics/ Astronomy; (E) Medicine ＆ Public Health

  • Subject：

    Traditional Chinese Medicine

  • Classification Code：

    R245

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