The system of postgraduate training of doctors in acupuncture in Russia
AUTHORS : Kachan A.T.
RELEVANT UNIVERSITIES : St. Petersburg Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education
YEAR : 2007
In order to avoid terminological ambiguity and, accordingly, confusion, it should be noted: chen-chiu therapy, acupuncture, acupuncture, reflexology are almost synonymous. In our country, reflexology is a part of the big concept of “reflexology” (Yavorsky, 1912), which is based on the action of various physical and chemical factors (needles, pressure, massage, heat, cold, electric current, ultrasound, ultraviolet rays, laser beam, drug administration, etc., etc.). In other words, acupuncture points (xue) are the site of application of irritation by various physicochemical factors that cause a response from the body, that is, a reflex.
