Chinese
(Oriental) Medicine
Duties and Responsibilities: Oriental
medicine treats a variety of ailments including headaches, back pain,
arthritis, or other illnesses by identifying patterns of imbalance within a
body’s energy levels and working to readjust fluids or tissues in order to keep
the body in balance and relieve pain. Include techniques like: acupuncture,
cupping, acupressure, and herbal supplements that are applied to specific body
parts or tissues. Practitioners must be able to evaluate a patient’s symptoms
and identify what organs or tissues are causing the ailment, and come up with a
customized plan that incorporates oriental herbs and practices into a
treatment.
Salary: $61,000
Education: Practitioners are licensed to be a
physician’s assistant and then take classes to become certified in oriental
medicine. Most practitioners earn a Bachelor’s degree in biology or another
medical related field, then go on to fill state requirements for practicing
oriental medicine. Most states require students to work as an intern or
apprentice for a specific number of hours in order to qualify for
certification, and then have them take an examination to become certified
through the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental
Medicine.
REFLECTION: I would like practice that because, if you think when you don't have medicine made by scientists how you can solve your problems of health and is when you need use this type of medicine while, is natural and practice for more of 2,000 years by the ancestors.
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