2026January 26,

"Future Prediction of Acupuncturists" ~Medical Collaboration and Technology in Contact with AI~

1On the 25th of the month, I participated in the 83rd academic seminar sponsored by the Aichi Acupuncturists Association.
The lecturer is Dr. Kazuma Ito
Title: "Future Prediction of Acupuncturists" ~Medical Collaboration and Technology in Contact with AI~

The content is
The story began in the 1980s with a large mobile phone that you could wear over your shoulder.
Eventually, the computer entered the house,
Smartphones have squeezed the world into pockets,
And now, AI has quietly sat by our thoughts.
The evolution of technology has gradually changed our lives and become a convenient society, just like a long journey, and has become an indispensable part of our lives.
However, there are some things that even the latest and best AI cannot match.
It is to touch the heart, touch the skin, and in my field of work, touch the acupuncture.

? Touching the heart

There are moments when someone's words suddenly reach the back of my heart.
It's not an exaggerated encouragement or a flashy drama,
It's just like a quiet gaze that says, "I'm looking at you."
Touching the heart means
It's not about taking away the other person's pain and hesitation,
I think it's like sitting gently next to it.
The warmer the fingertips you touch, the more slowly your heart unwinds.

? Touching the skin

The skin is like a "window to the heart" on the outermost part of the body.
When a gentle hand touches,
Its temperature passes through the skin,
It spreads inward like ripples.
By being touched,
It creates a sense of security as if you are being told that you will be fine.
The skin is faster than words,
A place to receive and return the person's condition.

? Touching acupuncture

The moment the acupuncture needle touches the skin,
Very quiet,
It's like a drop gently placed between breaths.
Not to inflict pain,
Touch to remind the body of a forgotten rhythm.
Acupuncture listens to the voice sleeping deep in the body,
Gently reach out only where necessary.
The act of touching the acupuncture needle is
The thin membrane between the body and the mind,
It's like gently shaking and adjusting.
Technology alone cannot reach there,
It feels like a "prayer" of the practitioner.

? The whole act of touching is to connect.

Touch the heart, touch the skin, touch the acupuncture needles.
They all seem to be different,
In fact, it's all a way to "connect with that person".
The act of touching is
Not to change the other person,
It is to gently remind you of the power in the other person.
At that moment
People will no longer be alone.
And both body and mind,
Slowly return to your place.