Some acupuncture and Oriental medicine modalities have been adopted by various health care professions, but the experts remain those with more broad and in-depth training.

Who Practices Oriental Medicine?

Oriental Medicine is practiced primarily by qualified and trained Licensed Acupuncturists, Doctors of Oriental Medicine, and Acupuncture Physicians. Sometimes, acupuncture is practiced by physicians and chiropractors who may not have any standardized training.

Depending upon which state they are licensed in, the scope of practice may be slightly different, usually including acupuncture. Chinese herbal medicine, exercise, and oriental physiotherapy. Oriental manual therapy, or "Oriental Bodywork Therapy" is often practiced by licensed massage therapists, who assess and treat based upon a prior diagnosis from a qualified health care practitioner.