Evaluating the international standards gap for the use of acupuncture needles by physiotherapists and chiropractors: A policy analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acupuncture needles have become an increasingly-popular treatment tool used by multiple health professions. However, the World Health Organization (WHO)'s 1999 training guidelines for acupuncture address only medical doctors and licensed acupuncturists, leaving a gap as to appropriate training standards for other professions.

Aims and methods

With reference to an extensive document analysis, and interviews with seventeen acupuncture educators from across several professions in Ontario, Canada, this work uses a critical qualitative policy analytic approach to: a) present a comprehensive account of statutory training requirements for acupuncture-needling physiotherapists and chiropractors in the United States, Canada, and Australia; and b) evaluate competing stakeho

SUBMITTER: Ijaz N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6917269 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature