# Traditional Chinese Medicine Therapist

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##### About this job

Traditional Chinese medicine therapists use alternative medicine approaches to cure illnesses in all its forms. They also use various therapies such as the use of herbal medicines, acupuncture, massages and dietary therapies, to increase the general health of the patient and to prevent a disease from occurring.

Scope note: Includes doctors of medicine or other healthcare professionals (e.g. <a resource="http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/95cda6a9-a70a-4a93-9442-11d573cb4a02"" typeOf=""http://data.europa.eu/esco/model#Occupation"" href=""http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/95cda6a9-a70a-4a93-9442-11d573cb4a02""><span property=""http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label"" xml:lang=""en"">midwife</span></a>)."

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