Musculoskeletal Key

I General Approaches to Treatment 1 The Needle 2 Thoughts on Needling within the Clinical Encounter 3 Treating the Spirit—Treating the Blood with Oriental Medicine 1 The Needle As the…

7 Geriatric Disorders: Clinical Considerations and Treatment Modalities in Working with Elderly Patients in an Institutional Setting Working with elderly patients in a nursing home or similar institutional environment is…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…