Patient-Centered Acupuncture and Moxibustion
10.3777/jjsam.63.90
- VernacularTitle:患者のための鍼灸学
- Author:
Harumi YOSHIMURA
;
Daiki TAKAHASHI
;
Kazunori ITOH
;
Kazumichi OKUDA
;
Masaki TSUDA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
acupuncture and moxibustion;
patients;
Japanese Acupuncture
- From:Journal of the Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2013;63(2):90-99
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
In recent years, due to the rapid changing social structure, thedemands for medical services are also changing. There is a need to explore the future direction of acupuncture and moxibustion. Therefore, using the keyword "patient"as the focus of medicalservices, we discussed the question, "What is meant by 'patient-centered'Acupuncture and Moxibustion?"
Our results indicate that the numerous clinical treatments, education, and research that occurred throughout the long history of acupuncture and moxibustion in Japan were in fact all done "for the patient."However, we note that there is still room for improvement in verification method and cooperation between each field, and we confirmed that there is a need to build Acupuncture and Moxibustion methods that truly represent "patient-centered medicine."
