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How To Choose a Acupuncture Practitioner
There are
an estimated 13,000 licensed and certified acupuncturists in the
U.S. Most states allow physicians to perform this procedure, even
with only limited training of 100 to 200 hours.
While 35 states
and the District of Columbia require non-physician acupuncturists
to be licensed, standards vary widely and in some states even
people without much training can bill themselves as acupuncturists.
It is therefore important to get a referral from your doctor or
from a reputable acupuncture organization, such as The National
Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
(NCCAOM) in Alexandria, Virginia, or the American Academy of Medical
Acupuncture in Los Angeles, California.
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