Medical acupuncture is the term used to describe acupuncture performed by a doctor trained and licensed in Western medicine that has also had through training in acupuncture as a specialty practice.

Medical acupuncture is a contemporary form of acupuncture that was developed by Medical Doctors in the western world. It is understood to work via the western biomedical understanding. You can browse http://www.spinewise.ca/acupuncture/ to get more info on medical acupuncture.

Conditions Often Treated with Medical Acupuncture

1. Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat Disorders
2. Circulatory Disorders
3. Gastrointestinal Disorders
4. Immune Disorders
5. Gynecological / Genitourinary Disorders
6. Emotional and Psychological Disorders
7. Respiratory Disorders
8. Musculoskeletal and Neurological Disorders

How Medical acupuncture Evolved?

Medical acupuncture was created for medical doctors, physiotherapists, chiropractors and osteopaths. The person when learn about acupuncture is known as acupuncturists. Acupuncture is considered to be one of such alternative medical technique.

Medical acupuncture is an attempt by evidence-based medicine to understand the effects of acupuncture from a western, scientific perspective rather than within the paradigm of Chinese traditional medicine.