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Kiiko Matsumoto Style Japanese Acupuncture

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’s 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, whose clinical experience spans more than thirty-five years, still continues her 
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
.
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