AKIHIKO KATANO

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Akihiko Katano is licensed Acupuncture, Moxibustion therapist in Japan.He is also licensed in massage therapy and has completed certification to perform Facial Acupuncture protocols of the cosmetic technique for facial rejuvenation.

 

He comes from a long tradition of practitioners. His aunt practiced for fourty years and worked a General Hospital in Japan for the past thirty years.

Having been around Japanese traditional medicine since he was born, gives him a unique perspective from which to translate alternative approaches to health and well-being to the layperson. Akihiko is honored to continue his family's tradition of healing. He feels that the addition of Western diagnosis and modalities further enhances and expands the options for treatment strategies, all the meanwhile honoring the traditional concepts. This synergetic approach ensures that he will be able to carry on the tradition into the 21st. century.

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Professional Experience  

Worked as a practitioner in acupuncture and moxibustion

June 2008 – March 2011    Kanesaki Clinic   

April 2011 – May 2014    Asahiro Clinic

June 2014 – January 2014    Morikawa Clinic

February 2014 – April 2015    Ito Clinic

 

Worked as an athletic trainer

2011 – February 2015     Football Club in Tokyo

Worked as an athletic trainer for high school and college students at gymnastic events