title: [Transition of the blind acupuncture and massage industry and its impacts in Japan].
abstract: After being introduced to Japan, the Chinese acupuncture and massage therapy has changed a lot, in which the influence aroused by the blind practitioners cannot be ignored. Through analyzing the development and the transition of the blind acupuncture and massage industry in Japan, it is found that the tube needle technique, changeable acupoints concept, technical deviation and the importance on acupoints rather than meridians are still existed commonly today, which are introduced by the blind acupuncture and massage practitioners, the special group in Japan. In the process of development, the interaction with the governmental strategy has played the essential role in the consolidation of the above features.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D026881:Acupuncture / Q000193:education / Q000266:history; D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000266:history; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008405:Massage / Q000266:history; D019987:Persons with Visual Disabilities; D000078329:Workforce