Why Community Acupuncture?
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, acupuncture is often delivered in community or group settings, especially in hospitals and clinics across China. These models allow for frequent, accessible treatment — sometimes multiple times per week — which is ideal for both acute care and ongoing wellness support.
Community acupuncture reflects this spirit by offering affordable, inclusive care while still maintaining clinical integrity. For many practitioners, this model balances the desire to provide accessible healthcare with the realities of sustaining a practice in the modern world.
If you're a practitioner interested in the ethics of accessibility and affordability in private practice, I highly recommend:
"Acupuncture is Like Noodles: The Little Red Cookbook of Working Class Acupuncture" by Lisa Rohleder et al.