New Ideas in Narrative Practice for Mind and Body Healing

To enrich the specific methods of narrative clinical practice in Chinese medicine and stimulate the innovation of narrative medicine practice in China, we advise that medical professionals should integrate theories and treatments related to acupuncture, massage and positive psychology into their narrative medicine practice, taking into account the current state of clinical practice of acupuncturists and the importance of positive emotions in the field of psychology. This paper elucidates the value of combining acupuncture, massage, and positive psychology from the perspectives of mechanisms and clinical correlations, highlighting their impacts on patients’ physical and mental health. To promote the integration of positive psychology with acupuncture and massage, it is proposed to refine the understanding of the efficacy of acupuncture points and develop theories on stimulating positive psychology in acupuncture and massage further more.