Acupuncture: An Anatomical Approach (Hardcover)

by Houchi Dung (Author), Curtis P. Clogston (Author), Joeming W. Dunn (Author) "Acupuncture is a very old practice reputed to have originated in China, although some have attributed its origin to Egypt, India, or even Japan..." (more)
Key Phrases: primary acupoints, tender acupoints, systemic acupoints, Lateral Popliteal, New York, Superior Cluneal (more...)

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Product Description
Addressing acupuncture form a unique perspective, Acupuncture: An Anatomical-Based Approach abandons the traditional oriental medicine approach in favor of a carefully analytic scientific presentation. The tightly-focused book describes the progression of chronic pain in the peripheral nervous system, demonstrating that points conducting pain impulses through the peripheral nerves become more tender to palpation throughout life in response to episodes of pain, and they do this in a predictable sequence. This sequence, expressed as a "pain quantification," has important prognostic significance to the person's response, not just to acupuncture, but also to any other intervention.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 232 pages
• Publisher: CRC; 1 edition (April 12, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0849316510
• ISBN-13: 978-0849316517
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #657,927 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Two Thumbs Up, January 13, 2006

By	Craig J. Amnott (Philadelphia, NY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I am an actively practicing Osteopathic Family Physician. I incorporate a lot of manipulation and trigger point injections into my practice. I have been studying acupuncture (Traditional Chinese Medicine) now for about six months. TCM acupuncture is difficult for my western trained brain to grab a hold of and to be able to put into practical application. Anatomical Acupuncture is a breath of fresh air. This is a book that I, again as a western trained physician, can immediately grasp and immediately implement in my own clinical practice. I have already begun treating a few select patients based on what I learned in this book and am already seeing postive clinical outcomes. I highly recommend this book to you. You won't be disappointed. Well worth the investment.

5.0 out of 5 stars Anatomic based acupuncture, January 15, 2009

By	Ayman Abdel-halim - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have been using this book by Dr Dung the last three years.It is a revolutionary book in Acupuncture.You can say this is the Western approach to this complex field.I salute Dr Dung for his enormous effort and research.I do recommend also the Biomedical approach to acupuncture as a companion book,it helps clarify Dr Dung's approach.

0 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Took A Second Look at This Book - Better than it Seemed At First Glance., March 29, 2008

By	James R. Pannozzi "Jimserac" (Las Vegas) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have changed my mind completely about this book after reviewing the google book search preview pages. The anatomical nervous system descriptions are superb and there are other aspects of the book which make it worthy of consideration.
I still find the diagrams and photos, at least those available in the preview to be wanting and I still question the book review rather than the book itself, however there does seem to be much of value here and I have therefore upgraded my rating of it. I guess after expending several hundred dollars on Acupuncture books that leave out details, have poor or non-existent diagrams, or look like they were slapped together by the publisher for a quick buck by the publisher, I've gotten too jaundiced a view and need to step back and regain my objectivity. Apologies. For what it's worth, there are really two books you need for basic acupuncture and they are both so well known that I only need mention the authors - one is by Deadman, the other by Quirico.