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The Acupuncture Handbook of Sports Injuries & Pain Spiral-bound – August 25, 2009

by Whitfield Reaves (Author), With Chad Bong (Author), Deborah Kelley (Illustrator)

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The Acupuncture Handbook of Sports Injuries and Pain is a clinical manual that integrates traditional Chinese acupuncture with western orthopedic and sports medicine. It clearly outlines the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment protocol for 25 common sports injuries and pain syndromes. Using a simple Four Step approach, treatment for each condition is organized into 10 easy-to-follow techniques. The Acupuncture Handbook brings new insight and intrigue into treating injuries and pain. This spiral-bound book is designed for easy use by the practitioner of acupuncture, and may serve as a clinical guide for diagnosis, assessment, and treatment. Section I presents a unique Four Step Approach, which includes 10 techniques of acupuncture. Section II covers the diagnosis and assessment of each of the 25 injuries, followed by acupuncture treatment and techniques using the Four Steps. Section III contains the appendices, with commentary on the techniques and protocols from the first two sections. Features: Includes common conditions such as plantar fasciitis, rotator cuff tendonitis, and arthritis of the knees and hip. Diagnosis and assessment is summarized from both western and Chinese medical perspectives. And typical orthopedic recommendations are clearly listed for each injury. The Acupuncture Handbook uses a simple Four Step approach, making point selection and needle technique simple, logical, and systematic. Treatment protocol includes trigger points, motor points, and other needle techniques not commonly discussed in the standard acupuncture texts. Detailed illustrations and descriptions allow for more precise treatment.

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Because musculoskeletal pain is a commonly seen syndrome for acupuncturists, Whitfield Reaves s publication, The Acupuncture Handbook of Sports Injuries and Pain, is a must have for all practitioners regardless of their specialty. It is refreshing to see a book formatted based on techniques that have been clinically proven to work based on the authors 25 years of experience. The Acupuncture Handbook of Sports Injuries and Pain, is a well-illustrated, resourceful and easy-to-use handbook covering simple assessment techniques and treatment of 25 common musculoskeletal injuries. Using the meridian systems, motor points and trigger points along with specific needle techniques, the reader will be able to quickly apply the information presented into clinical treatment. --Matt Callison, L.Ac.

This is an extraordinary book. Whitfield, whom I have known for almost 25 years, has summed up his vast experience and technical innovation of treating soft tissue injury into a remarkably easy to use, step-by-step, handbook. His book addresses 25 common injuries and pain patterns affecting the following: the heel, foot, leg, knee, thigh, hip, lower back, hand, elbow, shoulder and neck. If we look at the nine-page chapter on Frozen Shoulder, we get an idea of Whitfield s organization. First, a one-page summation of Diagnosis and Assessment. Then, on a single page in outline form is Summary of the Injury, which includes Clinical Features, Common Patient Complaints, Differentiation from Similar Injuries and Conditions, and Typical Medical Recommendations. Following, in short outline form, is Treatment and Techniques, with an Overview and Prognosis. For each chapter, Whitfield then leads the practitioner through his four step protocol. For Frozen Shoulder, in Step One (Initial Treatment), he offers four techniques, including the tendino-muscle meridians, contra-lateral treatment, opposite extremity treatment, and empirical points. The practitioner may choose from any and all of these techniques. Included are special needle techniques and comments for each of his recommendations. Step Two offers treatments based on meridians and microsystems, such as shu-stream point combinations, xi-cleft, extraordinary meridians, and auricular therapy. This includes rationalization and degree of predicable success. Step Three addresses possible underlying zang-fu imbalances and their need for treatment. Step Four offers detailed examination of important local and ah shi points relevant to the injury. Anyone who has studied with Whitfield, or has been his patient, observes several things. Foremost, his treatments are remarkably effective. He often tells patients that he expects recovery within three treatments. Secondly, Whit's genius is his knowledge of local and distal palpatory points that are critical to success; few books reveal these points or Whitfield s unique needle technique. Third, his knowledge of local anatomy allows for point combinations that take into account local innervation, origin and insertion of muscles, and the relationship of ligaments and tendons to the injury. He is truly a master of his art, and this mastery is well articulated in The Acupuncture Handbook of Sports Injuries and Pain. This book is so beautifully organized, with excellent illustrations of local anatomy, that it is very easy to use. For serious practitioners specializing in pain and trauma, The Acupuncture Handbook of Sports Injuries and Pain will quickly become their most valued authoritative clinical guide. --Jake Fratkin, OMD, L.Ac.

About the Author

Whitfield Reaves, OMD, L.Ac. is a nationally certified acupuncturist, and has been in the forefront of sports medicine acupuncture since 1981. His clinical experience includes medical care for athletes at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, as well as numerous triathlons, skiing, running, and cycling events during the last 25 years. Whitfield s work integrates traditional Chinese acupuncture with western orthopedic and sports medicine. The Acupuncture Handbook of Sports Injuries and Pain is the compilation of over 25 years of clinical experience treating competitive athletes, sports injuries, and pain. Whitfield is actively involved in the profession, and has been teaching for over 20 years. He is currently an instructor at Southwest Acupuncture College, in Boulder, CO. In addition, he lectures in the U.S., Canada, and Europe on sports medicine acupuncture. Chad Bong, MS, L.Ac. is a nationally certified acupuncturist and holds a Master's degree in Exercise Science. He is a contributing writer to The Acupuncture Handbook. Chad is a lifelong athlete, and he combines acupuncture with western sports medicine and fitness training.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hidden Needle Press; First edition (August 25, 2009)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Spiral-bound ‏ : ‎ 392 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0615274404
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0615274409
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.75 pounds

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Well organized, indepth coverage for the specific injuries it addresses.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 20, 2009

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I am finding this book serves its nitch very well -- addressing the 25 most common sports injuries. There are obviously missing topics - particularly those related to trauma which can be more random in location than acute or chronic overuse. However, this one is going to be a major resource for me. Now it is likely consulted ahead of others I've currently been using.

I found the sections on hamstring/posterior thigh pain, plantar fascitis, frozen shoulder, and carpal tunnel syndrome to be very well done. Each was helpful and pretty representative of the how these disorders were consistently covered for the following subtopics.

1. DIAGNOSIS AND ASSESSMENT (often 1-2 pages of core information along with noting when a problem is serious enough to need orthopedic referral). These are written in a conversational manner. Along with critical facts, they also give a nice glimpse of the author's humanness in the face of problems and responses with which clients may present.

2. SUMMARY OF THE INJURY -- summarizes what one may see clinically, typical patient compliants, key discriminations from related injuries, and summary of typical medical/physical therapy approaches.

3. TREATMENT TECHIQUES - including estimate of how many treatments and how long might be predicted. This section is very logically ordered into 4 steps which are:
.. a. Initial treatments: Tendino-muscular, contralateral, ipsilateral or opposite extremity points, empirical points (which may be extra meridian points, Dr. Tung's or other similar ideas if known),
.. b. Merdian and Microsystems: including the shu-stream points, important points of the meridians represented in the injury, He-Sea/Hui-Influential points and extraordinary meridian points if relevant. Microsystem coverage usually includes potentially useful auriculotherapy points. Sometimes wrist-ankle or other systems are also added.
.. c. Points to treat associated inernal organ imbalances if relevant for Qi, Blood and Zang-fu.
.. d. Suitable local and adjacent points most relevant to the site of injury. These can be particularly useful for focusing tendino-muscular or meridian treatments.

4. COMPLIMENTARY PROCEDURES. Finally a listing of possible supplementary procedures such as temperature manipulation, linaments, heel lifts, self-massage, splints, etc.

A good amount of detail is given regarding depth of needling, moxa applications, relevant trigger and motor points (along with the reference information in Travell and Simons). Unfortunately some of these references are to websites that may have unknown durability. There are selected muscle/bone drawings for each injury which include the essential anatomy and points -- well drawn and focused.

For future editions I would like to see this handbook incorporate the points as they relate to relevant nerve conduction pathways (such as in Dr. Joseph Wong's Neuroanatomical Acupuncture), as this is a more comprehensively structured and consistently ordered handbook than those in which I've previously seen the neuroanatomical information.

While I also like Sports Acupuncture The Meridian Test and Its Applications -- unless one makes sports injuries the focus of their practice, Reaves book seems more immediately accessible and implementable on a busy day.

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Peter farnsworth

The Acupuncture Handbook of sports injuries and pain by Whitfield Reaves

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Having read an exerpt from the the Acupuncture handbook in a printed article i was most impressed with the description of the various injuries ,ie the assessment and diagnosis, and the clear treatment protocols from a western and oriental perspective . This is a good balanced book on this subject and i have reviewed quite a number of others. This is a pick of the bunch . What i like about this book apart from being spiral bound and easy to read is the clarity of the text . It is obvious that the author has had considerable experience in the subject matter and is interested in delivering good outcomes from both good western medicine and TCM as mentioned. The author is not ego driven just trying to impress the reader with his vast TCM knowledge by offering complicated TCM treatment protocols but instead, is offering sound, proven,and personal experience treatment protocols. The Author is honest in his opinions on treating certain conditions and states where the strength and weakness of the protocol in treating the condition. I would advise those doing acupressure to purchase this book as well as the information/treatments can be customised by the acupressure therapist even tho it is written for acupuncturists in mind .
I am very happy with the purchase of this book
Peter Farnsworth -Remedial massage Therapist -Adelaide - Australia

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Emily C. Edmonds

Its a great book for orthopedic pain

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 13, 2015

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Its a great book for orthopedic pain, especially the most common sports injuries. But it's missing a few items, I was disappointed that there wasn't posterior cruciate ligament injuries as well as teres minor and subscapularis injuries, and any injuries on internal rotation of the shoulder. I was also disappointed that the section on orthopedic tests was incomplete. Even though we learn about how to do these tests in school, many acupuncturists do not use them and forget how to do them. If you're going to go into such detail about everything else, it makes sense to also have detailed information on how to do all the orthopedic tests (otherwise - how do you know which muscle or tendon is injured?).

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Ingeborg Carina Ness

Acupuncture for Sport Injuries and Pain

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 6, 2013

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As an acupuncturist with a large number of patients with pain in their muscles after sport activities or repetitive movements in the workplace this book is what I have been looking for and will be a great "companion" and good support for me in my practice in the years to come. I especially like the way the content is structured (both western and Chinese medicine). The book has a handy size and design. It is easy to find whatever muscle or subjects you are looking for. The language is clear and easy to follow, which is important for a foreigner. I recommend this book to all acupuncturist.
Ingeborg C. Ness, BAc, Oslo, Norway.

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Jay

would have liked to have it when i started practice, now just a quick review

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 5, 2014

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This is the best to the point book i have seen for a while. It would be great for a student/new acupuncturist or someone who is not well versed in applying different systems of acupuncture to orthopedics. I decided to get this book based on reviews, but should have just read the description and then made my decision. It was sent fast and in good condition.

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Brunno

For trained acupuncturist.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 7, 2020

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I am an MD. I , wrongly thought I could understand it. Too advanced , if you are not trained Accupuncturist.

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Yvette Hernandez

I am loving this book. Its exactly what i ...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 18, 2017

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I am loving this book. Its exactly what i was looking for. Hoping to make it to the next seminar.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 1, 2010

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This spiral-bound book is a useful addition to my acupuncture library. It provides practical treatment plans for common injuries that can be utilized right off the page. Nice blend of Eastern & Western thought processes. Gets right down to business and is well-organized. My only critique: I would like to see more injuries covered; the list is far from complete. Needs a Volume II.

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