Questions & Answers
What is unique about Kiiko Style acupuncture?
1)Kiiko Style acupuncture utilizes a systematic,
easy to learn, palpatory method which is designed to provide instant feedback.
When using this system, a Kiiko Style practitioner follows a palpation
sequence which, both establishes a diagnosis and suggests several treatment
options which might be effective for treating a particular patient.
2) Kiiko Style acupuncture is largely defined by its
use of a highly systematized method of palpation. Palpation is the ability
to gain information through touch. This method evolved to an extraordinary
level of sophistication in Japanese acupuncture for a very unusual reason.
Since as early as the Edo Period (1602-1868) Japanese acupuncture was
a profession practiced largely by the blind. This fact carries through
to the present day in that one of the primary influences in the development
of Kiiko Style acupuncture comes from Master Nagano who is a blind acupuncturist.
Once learned, palpation becomes an easy to use method for obtaining instant
feedback as to the patient’s condition of health. The diagnosis and treatment
strategies follow one another in one circular motion. Specific active
reflexes suggest the diagnosis and the treatment efficacy be established
by changes in the same reflexes.
3) Kiiko Style addresses the patient’s health issues
from several levels. By looking more deeply into the structural and or
constitutional imbalances, which often underlie a patient’s symptomatic
complaints, the practitioner is able to assist in a more complete and
lasting healing. It is precisely this holistic approach which gives a
Kiiko Style acupuncturist the ability to help patients with the most complex
issues. Often by seeing the patient’s problem from this broader perspective,
the practitioner can solve difficult cases.
4) The practitioner using Kiiko Style acupuncture
is part of a living tradition. The teachings of this system come directly
from first-hand experience gained from some of Japan’s greatest acupuncturists.
Kiiko Matsumoto and David Euler whose combined clinical experience spans
more than thirty-five years still continue their education by traveling
at least twice a year to Japan to study with their masters. Because of
this continual exposure to innovative treatment techniques and new clinical
insights, Kiiko Style acupuncture continuously develops methods designed
to achieve the maximum results when treating a patient. A living system
of acupuncture must by definition reflect the changing needs of the time
in which it is practiced and incorporate the technological improvements
at it’s disposal. A living system is also continuously learning and deepening
its understanding to provide a more complete treatment strategy and clinical
results. The diagnostic and treatment methods being taught in this system
accurately represent the clinical experience of some of Japan’s most respected
master acupuncturists.
5) The eclectic nature of Kiiko Style of acupuncture
give the practitioner a wide number of viable options from which to choose
to create an effective treatment plan which addresses the individual needs
of each patient. This style of acupuncture is imminently suited to the
diverse needs of our patient population.
What are some of the benefits of learning Kiiko Style acupuncture?
1) The palpatory diagnostic methods in this style
of acupuncture offer the practitioner an instant measure as to the effectiveness
of their treatment. Both the acupuncturist and the patient will have instant
feedback as to how well the treatment is working because the same reflexes
which are used to determine the best treatment for a patient are also
the gauge by which the treatment can be assessed.
2) Kiiko Style acupuncture offers a totally new way
to look at patients. It combines classical Chinese medical principles
with modern pathophysiology in a way that facilitates the understanding
and brings out the best in both.
3) Within the treatment methods used in Kiiko Style
acupuncture, there is a technique suitable for any patient. As a rule
the needling methods are shallow and virtually painless, using the smallest
gauge needles. However, for the patient who needling is contraindicated,
there are numerous non-invasive techniques that are highly effective.
The use of diodes, magnets, and other techniques give the practitioner
many options with which to treat the most difficult patient.
4) In many ways, Kiiko Style acupuncture takes the
practice of acupuncture from the ambiguous realm of theory into the direct
experience of reality. There is no more wondering week after week if the
points you are using for their supposed actions and effects will work
for the diagnosis which seemed so plausible on paper. In this system "you
treat what you feel". If the reflex is not present, or if specific treatment
points do not significantly change the reflex quality, then some other
more viable treatment option must be found. Both the practitioner and
the patient always have some immediate indication as to the effectiveness
of the treatment.
For more information you can
Email us or call:
Kiiko Matsumoto International (508)733-3222
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