Ling Ling-kwang, one of Taiwan's foremost female acupuncturists, believes that to practice the technique, one must not only be well versed in meridians, points of insertion, and handling needles, but also understand Chinese medicine's theories of etiology, recognition of symptoms, diagnosis and therapeutic methods.
作為一個稱職的針灸醫師並不是件容易的事，國內的一位女針灸醫師凌嶺先認為，作為一位針灸醫師，除了必須精通經絡、穴道和針灸手法以外，還必須要瞭解中國醫學中的病因、癥候分類、診斷和治療法則等學說，只有在完全瞭解這一切以後，才能正確決定何時用針？