9. The practice by an acupuncturist of his profession includes(1) performing, according to the traditional oriental method, the clinical assessment of the energetic state of a person;
(2) determining, on the basis of the clinical assessment, the appropriate energetic treatment for a person;
(3) performing any act of stimulation of specific sites on the skin, mucous membranes or subcutaneous tissues of the human body, by any means other than needles, particularly by the use of heat, pressure, electric current or rays of light, to improve health or relieve pain.