Written by THE leading lights in the field of integrating acupuncture into a Western medical system, this book bridges the gap between the theoretical foundations of acupuncture & its application in a modern Western clinical context. Each case history focuses on the complexities & dilemmas of treatment that are tackled, providing valuable insights by experienced practitioners into the management of a course of acupuncture treatment. ...

Acupuncture in Pregnancy & Childbirth is a concise, highly illustrated, & practical guide to using acupuncture to treat women throughout their pregnancy & labour. Drawing on an unparalleled wealth of experience as a midwife & an acupuncturist, the author has produced a book accessible to both acupuncture students & practitioners covering physiology related to pregnancy & childbirth, illuminating links between Western knowledge & acupuncture approaches & suggesting points & point combinations for particular stages & actions during pregnancy & labour. Many practitioners are reluctant to treat pregnant women as they feel they lack a full understanding of pregnancy & fear harming the baby. This exciting new edition provides the practical advice & instruction required to bridge that gap in knowledge & give practitioners the confidence they need. ...

Pediatrics has long been recognized as an important branch of traditional Chinese medicine, & there are many specialized texts in Chinese devoted to this topic. In its first two editions (1986, 1991),   Acupuncture in the Treatment of Children became the leading English-language textbook in this field.  In this broadly expanded third edition, the authors explore a number of new topics & revisit many of the old ones with fresh perspective. In addition to the thirty subjects covered in earlier editions are sixteen new chapters which examine a wide variety of topics, from basic childhood patterns, puberty & the stages of development, immunizations, & learning difficulties to hayfever, hyperactivity & attention deficit disorder, autism, Downs syndrome, cerebral palsy & infantile paralysis. There is a new outline of patterns commonly seen in children, & an extensive survey of pediatric symptoms & disorders that are treatable with acupuncture.  The focus of this third edition is squarely on the problems of treating children in the Western clinic. New patterns that are unique to the lifestyles of children in the Westand new wrinkles on old patternsare presented candidly & with a refreshing lack of jargon. There are also many new case histories sprinkled throughout the text, bringing theory down to earth. ...

An invaluable desktop aid for the practising acupuncturist that draws on the author's unique clinical experience in treating musculoskeletal & nervous system disorders. This vastly expanded second edition combines the main features of the highly successful first edition with a huge amount of additional information. Including:
- Practical reference text covering the assessment & acupuncture treatment of 127 musculoskeletal & nervous system disorders including work-related injuries & sports injuries
- Detailed clinical manifestations with full TCM pattern identification & point prescriptions for each disorder
- Full details of needling technique for each point in an easy to read format
- More than 475 high quality illustrations depicting anatomic structures & the location of empirical, tender area & standard points
- Needling insertion direction clearly demonstrated by 138 colour photographs
- Suitable for TCM acupuncturists & medical acupuncturists, for other health professionals who apply acupuncture as a complement to other treatment methods, & for students with a grasp of basic acupuncture skills.





...

The book delineates the potentials & limits of acupuncture in the treatment of pain in the context of a modern bio-psycho-social concept of pain therapy. This is realized by an integration of western & traditional Chinese medicine, with the aim to meet the respective other medicine system on the one hand & critical distance on the other.  The book consists of two parts. The first part (chapter 2-8) gives the background for both traditional Chinese concepts to pathogenesis, diagnosis & treatment of pain & basics of the conventional, western approach to pain treatment. The second part (chapter 9-17) gives detailed information for the integrative treatment of all common painful conditions. For every single indication conventional & traditional Chinese treatment options (including Chinese phytotherapy) are shown & the value of acupuncture, scientific data about its efficacy & its possible mode of action (in western-physiological terms) are discussed. ...

Drawing on his years of clinical experience, the author describes the knowledge gained from treating patients will all types of chronic fatigue, pain, & stress disorders--patients for whom standard medical treatments have been unsuccessful. He elucidates four major patterns of "tight tender" points that he observes in patients with these conditions, & provides treatment stategies for each pattern, along with many charts & diagrams to assist the busy practitioner. ...

This book covers the principles & practice of combining acupuncture points
- expanding a practitioner's repertoire & increasing
...

This handy little atlas

Includes:: a brief historical perspective on acupuncture points, a discussion of the

...

This is a full-color laminated poster. On the first side, representations of the head from the front & in profile offer a general view of all the meridians & acupuncture points. At the back of the chart, more detailed illustrations of the eye, nose, mouth, ear & skull will be found & the descriptions of problems that can be treated by applying the relevant massage techniques on each of the points are illustrated. ...

This Acupuncture Points Trainer CD-ROM provides an interactive training programme for all acupuncturists. Included are different training options for studying the names & locations of the acupuncture points on the twelve primary channels, the extraordinary vessels, as well as the extra points a total of 419 acupuncture points. The CD-ROM stands on its own but is also a valuable additional learning resource for those who have purchased the Atlas of Acupuncture or the Flashcards by Claudia Focks. ...