HOME | BACK
ACUPUNCTURE OR DRY NEEDLING?
A note on terminology
Acupuncture is defined as the insertion of solid needles into the body
for therapeutic purposes. Modern or non-traditional acupuncture ignores
or radically reinterprets the traditional apparatus of "meridians" and
"points" and is based on the modern understanding of anatomy,
physiology, and pathology. This form of acupuncture has also been called
"dry needling". Dry needling and modern acupuncture are therfore
different names for the same thing. The form of acupuncture I advocate
and teach to health professionals is modern acupuncture, a.k.a dry
needling.
HOME | BACK
|