How do they match: Acupuncturists

  • Acupressure Therapist
  • Auricular Therapist

  • Diagnose, treat, and prevent disorders by stimulating specific acupuncture points within the body using acupuncture needles. May also use cups, nutritional supplements, therapeutic massage, acupressure, and other alternative health therapies.

  • Adhere to local, state, and federal laws, regulations, and statutes.
  • Apply heat or cold therapy to patients using materials, such as heat pads, hydrocollator packs, warm compresses, cold compresses, heat lamps, or vapor coolants.
  • Apply moxibustion directly or indirectly to patients using Chinese, non-scarring, stick, or pole moxa.
  • Collect medical histories and general health and lifestyle information from patients.
  • Dispense herbal formulas and inform patients of dosages and frequencies, treatment duration, possible side effects, and drug interactions.
  • Treat medical conditions, using techniques such as acupressure, shiatsu, or tuina.
  • Treat patients using tools, such as needles, cups, ear balls, seeds, pellets, or nutritional supplements.

  • Analyze test data or images to inform diagnosis or treatment.
  • Collect medical information from patients, family members, or other medical professionals.
  • Develop treatment plans that use non-medical therapies.
  • Prescribe treatments or therapies.
  • Treat patients using alternative medical procedures.
  • Treat patients using physical therapy techniques.