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MY BOOK ON ACUPUNCTURE

This book is now available from Butterworth-Heinemann or Amazon.
  • Demystifies the needling process

  • Demonstrates quick and effective treatment

  • Builds on existing clinical knowledge

  • Based on modern acupuncture
A practical manual describing the principles and practice of modern medical acupuncture. This book frees the practitioner from dependence on rule of thumb and builds on existing clinical knowledge. Demystifying the process, Acupuncture in Practice demonstrates quick but effective treatment of those disorders for which acupuncture is suitable.

The main question facing the newcomer to acupuncture is often said to be deciding where to place the needles. The practitioner is faced with a bewildering range of possibilities, including traditional acupuncture, the use of trigger points, and the segmental approach. This book aims to simplify the choice by offering a rational procedure, based on modern anatomy, physiology, and pathology, that provides a different way of applying existing clinical knowledge.

The book is in four parts:

  • Part 1 looks at traditional acupuncture in relation to the modern version and describes how they differ from each other.
  • Part 2 considers the important question of safety and then explains the principles on which the approach used in the book is based.
  • Part 3 applies the principles described in Part 2 to the treatment of the disorders for which acupuncture is suitable. The approach used is regional rather than systemic, because this accords best with the way in which acupuncture is applied in practice.
  • Part 4 looks at the use of electricity in acupuncture and at specialized forms of acupuncture such as auriculotherapy. There are also chapters on self-acupuncture by patients and the best way to integrate acupuncture into one's existing practice. Finally, the future of acupuncture in the West is reviewed, with a survey of modern research and its problems.

CONTENTS: PART 1: Introduction; Ancient or modern? An outline of the traditional system; Modern acupuncture; PART 2: The risks of acupuncture; Principles of treatment; Choosing where to needle; Using the ATA concept in practice; PART 3: General introduction to the treatment section; Acupuncture for the head and neck; The shoulder; The upper limb; Thoracic and lumbar spine; The lower limb; The abdomen; Generalized stimulation; PART 4: Electricity in acupuncture; Ear acupuncture (Auriculotherapy); Self-treatment with acupuncture; Training and accreditation; The future of acupuncture in the West; Bibliography.

READERSHIP: Doctors, physiotherapists, osteopaths, chiropractors, podiatrists, and other health professionals interested in acupuncture.

ORDERING INFORMATION (BUTTERWORTH-HEINEMANN):

BY MAIL: Medical Marketing Dept, Butterworth-Heinemann, Linacre House, Jordan Hill, Oxford, OX2 8DP.

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ISBN 0-6306-5242-X: 160pp : 234 x 156 mm : Paperback : December 2001 : £16.99.

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