Acupuncture and Physiotherapists - A Personal View
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Acupuncture and Physiotherapists - A Personal View
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EJOM (2009), Hopwood, Val.
Abstract
This article, written by a well-known physiotherapist and acupuncturist, traces the growing adoption of acupuncture by physiotherapists in the UK, dating back to 1982 when it was approved by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists as an adjunctive skill for pain relief. She outlines the development of the educational frameworks which have enabled this process to the point where there are now nearly 6,000 UK physios who use some form of acupuncture. The tensions between physios and professional acupuncturists which arose during this process are mentioned. She argues, however, that it has been good not just for patients and for the physios themselves, but also, somewhat more controversially, for professional acupuncturists as well, because it has increased the respectability of the therapy and facilitated its inclusion in National Health Service provision.
Alternative Title
EJOM
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Date
Date Created
2/28/2015
Language
English
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Type
Journal Article
issn
1351-6647
issue
2
volume
6