ACUPRESSURE TAPING

Hans-Ulrich Hecker, M.D., is an internationally known expert in acupuncture and Chinese medicine. In his numerous publications (translated into many languages), Dr. Hecker helped make traditional Chinese medicine popular and helped to establish the acceptance of its methods for use alongside conventional medical practice in the doctor’s office. Since 1990, he has been a medical specialist in general practice, homeopathy, naturopathic treatment, acupuncture, and medical quality management, and he shares his knowledge with interested colleagues. This “master of the delicate pinpricks” is the head of advanced training for acupuncture and naturopathic treatment of the Medical Association of Schleswig-Holstein. Since 1993, he has held a position as a lecturer for acupuncture and naturopathic treatment at the University Clinic, Schleswig-Holstein Campus in Kiel, Germany. Together with Dr. Kay Liebchen, he developed acutaping. Kay Liebchen, M.D., is a registered orthopedist in Schleswig, Germany, with an emphasis on rheumatology, special pain therapy, acupuncture, osteopathy, and acutaping. From 1997 to 2004, he was head of the department in the pain clinic at Damp, Germany, and helped with its setup. He has been teaching chiropractic techniques since 1995 at the Dr. Karl Sell Medical Seminar, which is held at the training facility in Damp. As a lecturer on acupuncture at the training academy of the Medical Association of Schleswig-Holstein, his emphasis lies in the combination of acupuncture with manual therapy and osteopathy, trigger point therapy, and acutaping. Dr. Liebchen is also co-author of a number of books.