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Advanced Techniques in Oriental Medicine.
Taming the Tiger_x000D__x000D_""When you grasp the needle, do so with great care, firm strength and caution for the peril, as if holding a tiger's tail: one wrong move and great ...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Georg Thieme Verlag
2006.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover13;
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Acknowledgement
- Preface
- Foreword
- About the Author
- Contents
- I General Approaches to Treatment
- 1 The Needle
- Needle Composition and Safety
- Parts of the Needle, Lengths, and Gauges
- Selecting a Needle
- Angle of Insertion
- Patient Positioning
- The Insertion Tube
- Clean Field
- Bent, Broken, or Stuck Needles
- Needle Shock and Managing Accidents
- 2 Thoughts on Needling within the Clinical Encounter
- 3 Treating the Spirit8212;Treating the Blood with Oriental Medicine
- PC-6 Nei Guan (Inner Gate)
- KI-6 Zhao Hai (Shining Sea)
- KI-1 Yong Quan (Gushing Spring)
- HT-7 Shen Men (Spirit Gate)
- SP-10 Xue Hai (Sea of Blood)
- II The Treatment of Specific Diseases
- 4 Gentle Treatment for General Anxiety Disorder, Post-traumatic Stress, and Episodic Anxiety
- 5 The Relationship between Bunions, Sugar, and the Spleen
- 6 An Oriental Medical Physician8217;s Framework for the Understanding and Treatment of Cancer
- Cancer in Western and Oriental Medicine: Etiology and Pathophysiology
- Integrated Cancer Treatment Modalities8212;Western and Chinese
- Conclusion
- 7 Geriatric Disorders: Clinical Considerations and Treatment Modalities in Working with Elderly Patients in an Institutional Setting
- General Guidelines for the Treatment of Patients in Institutional Settings
- Treatment Adaptations
- Geriatric Pathology: Kidney Vacuity, Stagnant Blood, and Phlegm
- Physical Limitations
- Pain
- Treatment Modalities
- 8 Help for Prolapsed Intervertebral Disks of the Lumbar Region (Herniated Disks)
- 9 Thyroid Disorders, a Study in Contrasts
- The Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypothyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- 10 The Management of Multiple Sclerosis with the Extraordinary Vessels
- 11 The Pathophysiology and Treatment of Peripheral Neuropathy of the Upper and Lower Extremities
- 12 Prolapses: A Beneficial Treatment with Oriental Medicine
- Energetics
- Needling
- 13 The Treatment of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Classical Points for a Contemporary Condition
- Advice for Patients with Seasonal Affective Disorder
- 14 A Simplified Approach to the Treatment of Scars
- 15 Shoulder Problems: A Quick and Comprehensive Approach
- Auricular Acupuncture
- Needle LU-7
- Tuina and/or Needles
- Threading
- Point Location Reminders
- 16 Repetitive Motion Disorders
- III Other Modalities8212;Treatment Tools Complementary to Acupuncture
- 17 Bleeding Techniques: Ancient Treatment for Acupuncture Physicians
- Clinical Notes
- 18 Liniments, Sprays, and Powders
- 19 An Overview of the Therapeutic Application of Moxibustion
- Functions of Moxibustion
- Physiological Properties of Moxibustion
- Contraindications, Cautions, and Limitations
- Methods of Application
- Tonification and Dispersion
- Moxa Modalities
- Moxa Prescriptions
- 20 The Mineral Infrared Therapy Device
- 21 Practical Threading Therapy
- Common Points to Thread
- IV Specialized Use of Points
- 22 Multiple Uses of Auricular Points
- Point Energetics
- Supplementary Points
- Techniques
- 23 The Ancient Use of ST-36 (Zu San Li) with Different Needle Techniques and Point Combinations
- 24 GV-14 (Da Zhui): Big Vertebrae8212;Central Reunion Point
- 25 Modern Use of the Six Divisions: A Practical Needling.