Unfortunately, multiple barriers hinder the OST field from building a quality, stable pipeline of youth practitioners including high turnover rates, poor compensation and benefits, limited opportunities for upward mobility, and unstable funding.
The remaining 233 (9.7%) visits were conducted by other practitioners including general practitioners and substance misuse specialists.
There were 5416 practitioners (including assistant practitioners) in community health institutions in Heilongjiang Province.
Significant increases were seen in use of body work practitioners (including Reiki practitioners, massage therapists, therapeutic touch practitioners and shiatsu practitioners), acupuncturists/traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioners, homeopathic practitioners and a general "other" category in 2005 compared to 1998.
Its practitioners included Kenneth Cole, Levi Strauss, McDonald's and Timberland.
Early American grind practitioners included Terrorizer and Assück.
* Conventional medicine practitioners includes obstetricians, midwives and general practitioners.
CAM practitioners included Osteopaths, Chiropractors, Alexander technique practitioners, Acupuncturists, Herbalists, Feng Chui practitioners, Homoeopaths, Hypnotherapists, Shiatsu practitioners, and Reflexologists.
Traditional medicine practitioners include herbalists and faith healers.
Specialties for nurse practitioners included family practice and pediatrics.
