Shoulder Problems: A Quick and Comprehensive Approach
15 Shoulder Problems: A Quick and Comprehensive Approach Shoulder pain is a common problem. In terms of its success rate with acupuncture, it is one of the easier musculoskeletal disorders…
Liniments, Sprays, and Powders
18 Liniments, Sprays, and Powders Chinese first aid liniments are an easy and effective first choice or method of augmentation to treat a variety of musculoskeletal disorders. These common clinical…
The Treatment of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Classical Points for a Contemporary Condition
13 The Treatment of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Classical Points for a Contemporary Condition Seasonal Affective Disorder, a variety of depression, is a debilitating problem that interferes with the quality…
Treating the Spirit—Treating the Blood with Oriental Medicine
3 Treating the Spirit—Treating the Blood with Oriental Medicine Physicians of old have recognized the importance of tending the spirit in order to treat disease effectively. In particular, the Huang…
Anecdotal Point Usage
26 Anecdotal Point Usage As clinicians, we know that acupuncture points have multiple energetics because of the numerous physiological functions that are regulated through the channel system. In this chapter…
Prolapses: A Beneficial Treatment with Oriental Medicine
12 Prolapses: A Beneficial Treatment with Oriental Medicine The development of prolapses of various organs is a natural human condition. Prolapses develop from a weakened physical condition, age, gravity, excess…
GV-14 (Da Zhui): Big Vertebrae—Central Reunion Point
24 GV-14 (Da Zhui): Big Vertebrae—Central Reunion Point In any practitioner’s repertoire of points GV-14 (da zhui) should come to the fore as a point of choice for strengthening the…
Thyroid Disorders, a Study in Contrasts
9 Thyroid Disorders, a Study in Contrasts The Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypothyroidism Hypothyroidism is a medical disorder that affects millions of people. It may be a functional disorder,…
The Role of the Heart in Needling within the Treatment Process
27 The Role of the Heart in Needling within the Treatment Process In the four techniques books I have written since 1996, Holding the Tiger’s Tail, An Acupuncture Techniques Manual…
Practical Threading Therapy
21 Practical Threading Therapy Through-and-through collective loci treatment, commonly known as threading, is a simple procedure in which two or more acupuncture points are joined together with one needle, or…
