How do I go about finding a reputable acupuncturist in my area?
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Here are some pointers from the National Center for Complementatry and Alternative Medcine:\n\n"How do I find a licensed acupuncture practitioner?\nHealth care practitioners can be a resource for referral to acupuncturists. More medical doctors, including neurologists, anesthesiologists, and specialists in physical medicine, are becoming trained in acupuncture, TCM, and other CAM therapies. In addition, national acupuncture organizations (which can be found through libraries or Web search engines) may provide referrals to acupuncturists.\n\nCheck a practitioner's credentials.\nAn acupuncture practitioner who is licensed and credentialed may provide better care than one who is not. About 40 states have established training standards for acupuncture certification, but states have varied requirements for obtaining a license to practice acupuncture.17 Although proper credentials do not ensure competency, they do indicate that the practitioner has met certain standards to treat patients through the use of acupuncture. \n\nDo not rely on a diagnosis of disease by an acupuncture practitioner who does not have substantial conventional medical training. \nIf you have received a diagnosis from a doctor, you may wish to ask your doctor whether acupuncture might help."\n\nFind out more info at these sites:
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I would say to try something like adult friend finer and see if you can come in contact with anyone in your area and maybe they can refer you to one.
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Try the phone book. Look under "doctors".
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I think that maybe you're looking for a "root doctor" - as they're called in the South - but finding one that isn't modern may be difficult.  \nI think the best place to begin your quest would be the costal areas of South Carolina and Georgia - especially Savannah.  The stretch of gulf coast from Mobile, AL to New Orleans would also be good, but the hurricane has dislocated so many people that Savannah would be a better choice.\nI suguest that you find a shop that sells 'voodoo' or 'hoodoo' supplies, and ask the shop owner AND some of the people that shop there. - Good luck
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need to check with a doctor or a tattoo location for recommendations.
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Word of mouth is the best way to find a doc. Ask friends and family if they have heard of any good surgeons there.
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There are tons of acupuncture therapists in India. There's a handful of different acupuncture techniques used and different clinics utilize different styles.\n\nSo, who is *the* therapist? Whoever fixes you up right, I suppose.
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there are pain management clinics and doctors who specialize in pain management\ncheck your phone directory for the ones in your area
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Check the following might help. Go tohttp://www.americanacupuncture.com/ear_ac.htm#ac_images\n\n HAND ACUPUNCTURE\n\nThis started in Korea where it was noted that you would find a tender spot on the hand and as you touched it various joint and back pains were relieve for 6 hours and longer. This led to the development of hand acupuncture to aid in the treatment of many illnesses. There are also acupuncture points that stimulate and sedate various meridians. In the hand diagrams, we have limited ourselves to various joint and back pains. To simplify things, think of the fingers as a horse. The middle finger is the head and neck and spine. The second and fourth fingers are the upper extremities, wrist, elbow, and shoulder. The thumb and little finger are the lower extremities, ankle, knee and hip.\n\nThe spine and back are on the back of the hand and run along the middle finger. For acupressure purposes we ask you to limit yourself to the third, fourth, and fifth fingers. As in our diagrams, if you have a particular joint problem, take a heavy-duty paper clip or ball point pen and press on the appropriate spot for three minutes to relieve the pain. Again it last about 6 hours, but you can do it again.\n\n\nHAND ACUPUNCTURE \nHAND PALM  HAND DORSUM  TOP OF HAND \nHAND PALM 2
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Clarity MediSpa\n144 E. Chartley Drive\nReisterstown, MD 21136\n410.517.1488\nTherapist is Berute Castro. She is certified by IACT.\nIRinaRN@hotmail.com\n\nor\n\n http://www.therapistlocatorservice.com/cgi-bin/locata/search.usaz.cgi
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look in the telephone directory's yellow pages for a competent massage therapist. get one who gives deep tissue work & has been in business for at least 4 yrs.  that way they've got their style down.\nuse a professional. no matter what anyone says, no amateur can compete with someone who has at least 600 hours of training, no matter how smooth they think they are.\nbefore training, i thought i was good. now, i'm light years better.
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Try contacting the Fybromyalgia Network \n800-853-2929 Of what I understand they have a state by state listing.
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You want an Endocrinologist - try looking in the phone book for your area.
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I received accupuncture from a qualified Traditional Chinese Medince doctor with very good results.  TCM is very effective and helps seek the reasons behind your insomnia.
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You really don't need to find a practitioner in Minneapolis.  TP is total BS/bunk.  The only supporting evidence for it is anecdotal evidence.  You get similar results with sham treatments (placebo).\n\nA few years ago, a fifth grader did a study for her science fair that examined some of TPs claims.  She concretely showed that some of TPs claims are blatantly false.  She demonstrated that TP practitioners were totally unable to detect energy fields.\n\nBefore you go and find a Healing Touch Practitioner and try to learn about this unscientific, bogus concept.  Please read up on what research has found about it.  I've included some link below that present a better view of "reality".
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Try the New Mexico Massage Therapy Board, 505-476-4870. I live in New Mexico. Hope this helps.\n\nGee, do I get best answer???
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Acupuncture works wonders!  I was really sceptical a few years ago until I saw what it did for my sisters Eczema. (skin condition).  She had tried EVERYTHING and nothing worked, until she had acupuncture.  The stuff literally disappeared.  I was so amazed!  Then I went in for stress and swear by it!  There is definately something to be said for it.  I think you can go in for everything, depends on what you have.