The Acceptance of Acupuncture in American Patients.

Abstract

Although interest and concern of Oriental medicine such as acupuncture and Chinese herbs in the USA or the other western country in past decades has been increasing1-8), the age, the chief complaint of patients, or the number and period of treatment in acupuncture clinic are not satisfactorily investigated. This kind of information shall be important for the oriental medical practitioners, acupuncturists, educators and students to know the actual circumstances of Oriental medicine in the USA. This study described the analysis of patients who visited acupuncture clinic of Meiji College of Oriental Medicine (MCOM) which was used to be located Berkeley, California.