Digital Meridian Imaging Machine vs Mai Jing RE: Alon

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Alon,

 

I agree. The first thing we have to do is be able to explain how

acupuncture works.

If we can't do that well, then how can we expect more?

So, going back to that.... we need better clinical studies done by research

acupuncturists,

money for them, and the education to be able to talk to other medical

professionals.

If not, then we don't have a leg to stand on, as you said.

 

Some will say, it just works. That may be good enough.

But, then how can we tell MDs and DCs that they shouldn't be practicing

acupuncture,

unless they go to 3-4 years of TCM school and pass the NCCA/ CA licensing

exams

if it just works ?

 

We need to show how differential diagnosis/ meridian palpation diagnosis is

more effective

than just putting in needles based on biomedical disorder acu-recipes.

They will only believe us if we show how our diagnosis and theoretical

understanding is essential for an effective treatment.

 

and then there is the case of the digital meridian imaging machinery which

is popular in Chiro-acupuncture.

How can we debunk that? Seems as though you don't have to read the Nei

jing after all.

Most people think that looking at the tongue after someone ate lunch

and taking someone's pulse after they ran to your office is crazy.

Can we say that we're the only ones who can do diagnosis, because we read

the Mai jing ?

http://www.chiropracticacupuncture.com/

K.

 

 

 

On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 3:35 PM, Alon Marcus <alonmarcus wrote:

 

> John

> Each profession has its own boards, so MDs and DCs may set there own

> standards of what " acupuncture " practice is. Its understandable that we as a

> profession are protective and defensive. But until we can show that one we

> get better results and two we are safer (and i am not talking about the kind

> anecdotal opinions we hear on lists such as this) we really do not have

> anything to stand on. It all comes back to the same issues.

> Alon

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