This title presents a method of effective pain control for use by those in the healing professions-acupuncturists, surgeons, general practitioners, osteopaths, chiropractors, physiotherapists, and trained nurses-as an adjunct to their normal course of therapy. It includes a formulary for pain treatment and chapters on acupuncture as anesthesia as well as its use in the treatment of addiction.
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"Tears away much of the mystique of acupuncture to present a simple approach to pain relief."
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Leon Chaitow, D.O., N.D. is a practicing osteopath, naturopath, and acupuncturist who lectures regularly at schools and colleges throughout the U.S. and Canada. He is also the author of Soft Tissue Manipulation, Amino Acids in Therapy, and Candida Albicans.
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34 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
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Very, Very Good Charts,
By Wm. F. Clowers Sr. (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Acupuncture Treatment of Pain: Safe and Effective Methods for Using Acupuncture in Pain Relief (Paperback)
I checked this book out from the library. I was impressed with charts and specific points that are not described in other books. Talks about type of needle, time, and in general everything you want to know. Has meridian, point reference, Chinese name, anatomical position, depth of insertion, and any special notes you should know. Excellent reference material. I check things out thourghly before I buy. You can't go wrong w/this book. I'm purchasing this for myself now.......
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This review is from: The Acupuncture Treatment of Pain: Safe and Effective Methods for Using Acupuncture in Pain Relief (Paperback)
This author is obviously very well versed in alot of material as you know from everything he has written. He remarks that he will only use from acupuncture what is real and forget the hocus/pocus. I feel that Mr Chaitow highly underestimates the powers of acupuncture medicine. I am a western trained physician who has just trained in this ancient wonderful world of acupunture. There is no methodical or conceptual description for point selection, but a mere lists of points for pain in areas of the body. For headaches-points A,B & C. For backpain--points X,Y & Z, etc. I have no regrets in the purchase, but I like it only to supplement my other material.
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Misleading!,
By Kalfu (Savannah, Georgia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Acupuncture Treatment of Pain: Safe and Effective Methods for Using Acupuncture in Pain Relief (Paperback)
I am a student of Acupuncture currently working on a BSc degree in Oriental Medicine and bought this book for a research project on Acupuncture and Pain Management. Even though the author is a practiving Doctor of Naturopathy as well as Osteopathy, he has very little insight into Acupuncture. He calls TCM theory and diagnisis - which is the basis of successful Acupuncture - "antiquated Chinese mythology". Page 9 reads: "I (the authhor) maintain that much of what traditional acupuncturists hold to be true consists of theories and quaint explanations steeming from Chinese mythology and antiquity. The value of these to an age not versed in modern scientific terminology is obvious." One the same page ee also remarks that "Myths and antique phraseology are often perpetuated as a result of an inability to see what is real in the vast literature that has grown around this subject...". No TCM diagnosis is applied, no point selections guidelines are given, no treatment formulas suggested. The title of this book is misleading. It should be called "sticking a needle where it hurts - a guide for the ignorant".
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auricular points, portion cavum conchae, deltoid fossa, bifurcating point, tibial border, knee crease, acupuncture anaesthesia, inferior corner, helix crus, stimulate electrically, external malleolus, internal malleolus, meridian starts, anterior hairline, elbow fold, width lateral, wrist crease, depression inferior, tibialis anticus, sacral foramen, posterior hairline, medial corner, depression lateral, acupuncture analgesia, proximal border Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
San Yin Chiao, Hsüan Chung, Nei Kuan, Meridian Point Chinese Ref Name, Depth of Special Insertion Note, Depth of Insertion, Special Note, Chih Kou, Lieh Ch'üeh, Intermittent Pain, Kun Lun Lateral, Ch'eng Shan, Chung Chu Dorsal, San Li Antero-lateral, Shen Men Ulna, Modern Chinese, Large Intestine, Foreign Language Press, Wai Kuan Posterior, Anatomical Position, Science Press, Huan T'iao Patient, Nei T'ing Browse Sample Pages:
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auricular points, portion cavum conchae, deltoid fossa, bifurcating point, tibial border, knee crease, acupuncture anaesthesia, inferior corner, helix crus, stimulate electrically, external malleolus, internal malleolus, meridian starts, anterior hairline, elbow fold, width lateral, wrist crease, depression inferior, tibialis anticus, sacral foramen, posterior hairline, medial corner, depression lateral, acupuncture analgesia, proximal border Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
San Yin Chiao, Hsüan Chung, Nei Kuan, Meridian Point Chinese Ref Name, Depth of Special Insertion Note, Depth of Insertion, Special Note, Chih Kou, Lieh Ch'üeh, Intermittent Pain, Kun Lun Lateral, Ch'eng Shan, Chung Chu Dorsal, San Li Antero-lateral, Shen Men Ulna, Modern Chinese, Large Intestine, Foreign Language Press, Wai Kuan Posterior, Anatomical Position, Science Press, Huan T'iao Patient, Nei T'ing Browse Sample Pages:
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- Acupuncture: A Viable Medical Alternative by Marie Cargill in Back Matter
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