Wrist-Ankle Acupuncture: Methods & Applications
Wrist-Ankle Acupuncture: Methods & Applications
By ZHAO Qinghui, LING Changquan & ZHANG Xinshu.
Published by Shanghai University of TCM Shanghai 2002 1st Edition
Language: English
Paperback 240pp 205 x 140mm
ISBN 7810106619 more info
Wrist-ankle acupuncture is a modern acupuncture technique invented and developed by Professor Zhang Xinshu and his colleagues. The theory of wrist-ankle acupuncture is quite different from that of traditional acupuncture and has unique system of its own.
It is a needling technique in which filiform needles are inserted just through the skin on only six needling points of the wrist or ankle, and then advanced subcutaneously, to treat various diseases of the corresponding zones of the body where the symptoms are located. It has been successfully applied in the last 30 years to treat an extensive range of ailments. Its amazingly quick and satisfactory therapeutic effect, particularly in relieving pain, would definitely give you confidence in your practice of acupuncture.
Wrist-ankle acupuncture has been put into practice for just thirty years, but it has been well accepted by acupuncturists and the general population because of its advantages such as having a wide range of indications, good curative effect, simple manipulation, ease of understanding, safe usage and no side effect.
This book is the crystallization of the clinical and teaching experience of the authors. Focusing on applicability, in writing this book, efforts have been made to elucidate the manipulation skills of wrist-ankle acupuncture, and methods of clinical application were emphasized. A great amount of case records based on the authors' own clinical experience were used, and an elaboration of a group of pictures showing the manipulation skills was designed.
There can be no doubt that a thorough study of this book will be very helpful in the clinical work of all those who share an interest in acupuncture.
Brief contents:
Section 1: General introduction to WAA
Ch.1: Characteristics and Advantages of WAA
Ch.2: History of the Exploration of WAA
Section 2: Methods of WAA
Ch.1: Location of Symptoms and Signs
Ch.2: Location and Selection of Points
Ch.3: Needling Techniques
Section 3: Clinical Application of WAA
Ch.1: General introduction
Ch.2: Pain Syndromes
Ch.3: Neurological and Psychological Disorders
Ch.4: Internal Disorders
Ch.5: Gynecological Disorders
Ch.6: Dermatological Disorders
Ch.7: Disorders of Eyes
Ch.8: Surgical Disorders
Section 4: Photos illustrating needling techniques
(Total 47 photos)
Hand Therapy: Traditional Chinese Remedies
Hand Therapy: Traditional Chinese Remedies
Compiled by Wang Sheng, Wang Weidong
Published by Foreign Languages Press, Beijing, 1998
Paperback, 138mm x 200mm, 145 pages
ISBN 7119019015 more info
In traditional Chinese medicine, the hand can be used to diagnose diseases because pathological information is reflected on the hand. This method can also be used to prevent and treat disease, improve life quality, and maintain health by applying various types of stimulation to specific areas of the hand. This is not a fantasy. The hand as a part of the body lies in a common environment with other structures and has a close relationship with the body's internal organs. Hand therapy is simple and easy to practice and safe and reliable for obtaining good therapeutic effects for a wide variety of diseases. Hand Therapy: Traditional Chinese Remedies in the Traditional Chinese Medical Therapy is compiled by experienced traditional medicine specialists. This book discusses the origins, development, characteristics, and indications of hand therapy as well as common methods of hand massage, hand acupuncture, hand bath, and hand qigong used to treat various medical, surgical, gynecological, pediatric and ENT diseases. This book is meant to satisfy the needs of medical workers and average readers alike to understand, learn, and practice this unique hand therapy, created and developed over many years in China.