Oren Ziv — Profissional de acupuntura especializado em terapia laser e medicina auricular
My name is Oren Ziv. I have been practising Chinese medicine for 27 years — across healthcare institutions, private clinics, and teaching environments in Israel and Portugal.
Trabalho na interseção entre a acupuntura tradicional e a terapia laser moderna. A minha abordagem integra acupuntura japonesa, pontos de Master Tung, medicina auricular alemã e fotobiomodulação — sempre orientada pelo Sinal Autonómico Vascular (SAV), um método de diagnóstico preciso em tempo real que reflete a resposta do sistema nervoso autónomo ao tratamento.
A minha clínica situa-se em Mafra, Portugal. Atendo pacientes de Ericeira, Cascais, Sintra e de toda a zona da costa de Lisboa. As consultas estão disponíveis em inglês e português.
Formação Clínica
I completed my formal training at the Israeli College of Complementary Medicine, earning a four-year diploma in Chinese medicine in 1998. The programme covered TCM theory, acupuncture, western medicine, anatomy, physiology, and clinical practice — including foundational modules in Master Tung’s acupuncture, Dr Tan’s method, and auricular acupuncture.
Alongside this, I completed a specialisation in Japanese acupuncture at KMI (1997–1998), developing the refined palpation and needling technique that remains central to my clinical work today.
From 2000 to 2010 I worked as a TCM practitioner within Maccabi — one of Israel’s largest health funds — treating a wide range of complex chronic and acute conditions in an institutional setting.
This experience shaped how I approach diagnosis: rigorously, without assumptions, and always from the patient’s actual presentation rather than from a protocol.
From 2010 to 2022 I ran a private clinic in Israel, continuing to develop my practice while teaching therapists in acupuncture, laser therapy, and auricular medicine from 2009 onwards.
Especialização em Terapia Laser e Medicina Auricular
Between 2019 and 2021 I completed a specialisation in laser acupuncture and auricular medicine at the European Academy of Laser Acupuncture — one of the leading institutions in Europe for advanced laser therapy training.
This deepened my work with the Nogier and Bahr frequency systems, the VAS diagnostic method, and the clinical integration of photobiomodulation with traditional acupuncture.
Laser therapy transformed how I work clinically. It gave me a diagnostic tool — the VAS — that reveals what the nervous system is actually responding to, not only what the patient reports as their main complaint. And it gave me a treatment modality that can reach tissue and nerve pathways needles alone cannot address with the same precision.
Atualmente utilizo o sistema RJ-Laser — dispositivos de fabrico alemão que integram frequências programáveis de Nogier, Bahr e Reininger — tanto para diagnóstico como para tratamento em todas as sessões.
Formação Contínua em Portugal
Since establishing my practice in Portugal, I have continued formal certification within the Portuguese system. In 2025 I completed two professional certification programmes at EPAP in Lisbon — together totalling 2,330 hours, both with a final grade of 18 out of 20 — formally recognising competencies developed over decades of clinical practice.
This reflects my commitment to maintaining the highest clinical standards within the Portuguese regulatory environment and to developing my practice as medicine evolves.
Filiações Profissionais
Diplomate in Acupuncture — Israeli Association of Chinese Medicine (I.A.C.M.)
Membro — Associação Europeia de Medicina Tradicional Chinesa (ETCMA)
Qualificações em Destaque
1994–1998 — Diploma in Chinese Medicine, Israeli College of Complementary Medicine (four-year programme)
1997–1998 — Specialisation in Japanese Acupuncture, KMI, Israel
2000–2010 — TCM Practitioner, Maccabi (health fund), Israel
2009–present — Teaching and training therapists in TCM, laser therapy, and auricular medicine
2010–2022 — Private Clinic, Israel
2016–2017 — Advanced Training in Master Tung’s Acupuncture Points
2019–2021 — Specialisation in Laser Acupuncture and Auricular Medicine, European Academy of Laser Acupuncture
2023–present — Private Clinic, Mafra, Portugal
2025 — Professional Certificates in TCM, EPAP Lisbon (2,330 hours total, grade 18/20)
Como Trabalho
Every patient I see presents differently — even when the diagnosis on paper is the same. Two patients with chronic back pain may have completely different root causes, different physical and emotional histories, and different responses to treatment.
My work begins with understanding that difference. Using the VAS, I can identify whether a condition is physical, emotional, or both — and locate the affected area with a precision that standard examination cannot achieve.
Treatment is then built around that specific finding, not around a generic protocol for the presenting complaint.
I offer treatments both with and without needles.
For patients who prefer a completely non-invasive approach, laser acupuncture provides an effective and painless alternative.
For patients open to needles, I use Japanese acupuncture and Master Tung’s points — among the most clinically precise acupuncture systems available.
In follow-up sessions I also integrate food-sensitivity testing using the VAS and, where appropriate, Bach flower remedies, Australian Bush Flower essences, and Californian essences — addressing the emotional and energetic dimensions of health that conventional medicine often overlooks.
I work in English and Portuguese. My clinic is in Mafra, ten minutes from Ericeira and easily accessible from Cascais, Sintra, and the Lisbon area.
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