LMTs and PTs using acupuncture

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Sunny

 

Simple......someone needs to complaints in order for anything to be done.

 

Contact me off group.

 

Richard

 

Richard A. Freiberg, OMP, LAc

Oriental Medicine Practitioner

Florida Licensed Acupuncturist

 

In a message dated 04/21/07 9:49:49 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

sunny writes:

 

 

 

 

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(Chinese Medicine ) , acudoc11 wrote:

 

> In Florida the LAW reads.....

> 2006 - Chapter 457.116, Florida Statutes.... Prohibited acts;

penalty.--

>

> (1) A person may not:

> (a) Practice acupuncture unless the person is licensed under ss.

_457.101_

>

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> (b) Use, in connection with his or her name or place of business,

any title

> or description of services which incorporates the words " acupuncture, or

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valid

> license issued pursuant to ss. _457.101_

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-457.118;

 

I don't know about your area but in Central Fl MANY massage therapists

are using pointers and electro stim without needles and calling it

acupuncture. I have patients coming in saying they don't desire

acupuncture as it doesn't work. I find out they had the pointer or

even magnets.

Should we make a stink about this like they are making a stink about

Reiki?

 

The massage therapists are united and spouting that they are the only

ones allowed to do Reiki in our state if the body is touched. We have

it in our practice act as well. There was a newspaper article a couple

of months ago in the Orlando Sentinel that said only massage

therapists could teach Reiki. Anyone know more about this? I

personally could not find the article.

 

Can anyone direct me to how much training a physical therapist needs

to do acupuncture as there are several in town doing acupuncture as well.

 

Thanks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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