Gong Changzhen
American TCM Association, Roseville, MN, USA.
Med Acupunct. 2022 Apr 1;34(2):83-87. doi: 10.1089/acu.2021.0049. Epub 2022 Apr 19.
This article describes several key events concerning the introduction of acupuncture to the United States, considers the mainstream acceptance of acupuncture and the development of the acupuncture "infrastructure" for the past 50 years, and speculates on acupuncture's future trajectory. In the author's opinion, "the two factors which will contribute the most to the continuing development of acupuncture are acupuncture consumers and scientific research."
本文描述了与针灸传入美国相关的几个关键事件,探讨了过去50年针灸被主流接受的情况以及针灸“基础设施”的发展,并对针灸未来的发展轨迹进行了推测。在作者看来,“对针灸持续发展贡献最大的两个因素是针灸消费者和科学研究。”