The Ministry of Health and Welfare Confirms Listing 'Emotional Freedom Technique using Acupuncture Points Tapping' as New Medical Technology

‘Emotional Freedom Technique using Acupuncture Points Tapping’, based on the Korean medicine meridian system theory, has been listed on new medical technologies for the first time among traditional Korean medical technologies.

The Ministry of Health and Welfare ordered a partial revision of 'Notification on Safety 

and Efficacy Evaluation Results of New Medical technology', which included 4 new medical technologies that had been evaluated to be safe and effective including 'Emotional Freedom Technique using Acupuncture Points Tapping' at New Health Technology Assessment Committee on October 24.(Notice No. 2019-232 by the Ministry of Health and Welfare) 

‘Emotional Freedom Technique using Acupuncture Points Tapping,’ is a treatment that functions under the premise that all negative emotions are formed due to malfunctioning of the Meridian System. Accordingly, these malfunctions must be treated by tapping on and stimulating the beginning and the end of the acupuncture points so as to make the Meridian functions recover, settling to a relaxed state. This therapy is composed of three steps; the Preparation Stage, the Acupuncture Points Stimulation Stage, and the Brain Tuning Stage. 

Through its notification, The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced that the results of the safety and efficacy evaluation of this practice has proven that 'Emotional Freedom Technique using Acupuncture Points Tapping' is qualified to be listed as a new medical technology for the following reasons. : - Ensures safety since it applies methods that does not penetrate directly into the body of the patient, but rather uses the fingers to tap on the acupuncture points. -Proved to have efficacy since symptoms have alleviated to a quite noticeably scale compared to 

temporizing treatments. -Proved to be safe and having efficacy in decreasing and alleviating negative emotions and symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder patients. 

The official English name of this new method is 'Emotional Freedom Technique using Acupuncture Points Tapping', and it is used mainly for alleviating symptoms of negative emotions, etc.