Is acupuncture and massage a doctor or a technician?

Acupuncture and massage are both doctors and technicians.

Acupuncture and massage majors can take the qualification certificate of practicing doctor and technician certificate. The acupuncturist who has the right to prescribe takes acupuncture as his main job, and can also prescribe drugs to treat patients; Without an acupuncturist's certificate, you can't open your own clinic and write your own prescriptions. You can only work in the health care department and do it under the condition that the medical unit also needs the guidance of a doctor.

Acupuncture and massage can dredge meridians, promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, promote qi and blood circulation, reconcile yin and yang, and eliminate diseases. Acupuncture can stimulate corresponding acupoints, dredge meridians, regulate qi and blood, promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, adjust the tension of neuromuscular tissues, relieve the tension of ligaments, improve the elasticity of blood vessels, promote blood circulation throughout the body, make the body excited or adjust the state of balance inhibition, and achieve the functions of relieving pain and spasm, diminishing inflammation and swelling, and promoting the regeneration of various muscles and joint tissues. Massage belongs to manual therapy. Proper manipulation can play a role in regulating yin and yang, and can also regulate viscera. In massage, it mainly acts on the specific position of the human body surface through manipulation, which can help to eliminate physical fatigue and improve local muscle soreness and other symptoms.