Written by an experienced acupuncturist and educator, this advanced textbook provides strategies which support the foundational energy of a person, including their qi, blood, yin, yang and essence. The book takes an integrative approach, providing insightful recommendations relating to diagnosis and the construction of treatment plans. It shows how needling strategies are connected to rules of point selection, the point classification system, and nourishing the foundational energies of patients. Techniques such as bloodletting, gua sha and the eight extraordinary meridians are covered, and the…mehr
Written by an experienced acupuncturist and educator, this advanced textbook provides strategies which support the foundational energy of a person, including their qi, blood, yin, yang and essence. The book takes an integrative approach, providing insightful recommendations relating to diagnosis and the construction of treatment plans. It shows how needling strategies are connected to rules of point selection, the point classification system, and nourishing the foundational energies of patients. Techniques such as bloodletting, gua sha and the eight extraordinary meridians are covered, and the book is supported by clear illustrations, chapter summary charts and template patient handouts. Ideal for use as a practical manual for practitioners of acupuncture, it is also useful as a student textbook.
Skya Abbate has been a practising acupuncturist for over three decades, and is an experienced and senior teacher at Southwest Acupuncture College. She has published books on Auricular Acupuncture, Palpatory Diagnosis and Advanced Techniques in Oriental Medicine.
Inhaltsangabe
Author Biography; Preface; Part I Building the Foundation; 1. Building the Foundation, The Infrastructure of Treatment; 2. The Interview, The Heart of the Clinical Encounter; Part II Treatment Strategies in Acupuncture; 3. The Relationship Between the Methods of Diagnosis and Therapeutic Effectiveness; Case 1 Treating the Foundation: Insomnia and Pulses at the Adaptive Level; 4. Thoughts on Needling within the Clinical Encounter;5. The Stages of Needling;6. What Is an Acupuncture Point?; 7. The Importance of Standard Nomenclature of the Acupuncture Meridians and Points;8. The Point ClassificationSystem; Case 2 Numbness treated through the 'Jing '(well) points; 9. The Rules of Point Selection and General Treatment Strategies; Case 3 The use of distal points for knee pain; Case 4 Food poisoning headache treated with a combination of local and distal points; 10. Written Communications, Patient Handout Plans, Consent Forms in General and for Specialized Treatment; 11. Acupuncture Emergencies; Part III Tonification Treatments and What They Do; 12 Ten Needle Technique; Case5 TheApplicationofTenNeedleTechniquein the treatment ofEmotions; 13. Eight NeedleTechnique; Case 6 Eight Needle Technique for Back Pain and Overall Tonification; 14. Intradermals; 15. Luo Points: Special Vessels of Communication Between Channels; Case 7 Luo points in Excess Conditions; 16. The Eight Curious Vessels in Oriental Medicine;17. The Clinical Significance of the Confluent Points and Their Application in Gynecology; Case8 The treatment of menopause with the Eight CuriousVessels; Part IV Dispersion Treatments and What They Do; 18. The Six Divisions; Three Paradigms of Treatment; Case 9 Six Divisions: An energetic, philosophical model for pain and blockage in the treatment of back pain; 19. Heat Differentiations; 20. A Synopsis of Bloodletting Techniques; Case 10 'Blood 'stasis patterns in the occipital region; Case 11 Additional case of 'Blood' stasis patterns in the occipital region; Case 12 The Application of the Plum Blossom Needle in the Treatment of Hair Loss; Conclusion Nourishing the Foundation, The Beginning of Health; Appendices; A. Forms; 1. The Clinical Report Form; 2. Patient Handout Plan; 3. Informed Consent for Moxibustion; 4. Directions for Self-Treatment at Home with Moxa; 5. Informed Consent for 'Gwa Sha' Treatment; 6. Informed Consent for Fire Cupping; B. SubjectIndex; C. DiseaseIndex; D. PointIndex; Glossary
Author Biography; Preface; Part I Building the Foundation; 1. Building the Foundation, The Infrastructure of Treatment; 2. The Interview, The Heart of the Clinical Encounter; Part II Treatment Strategies in Acupuncture; 3. The Relationship Between the Methods of Diagnosis and Therapeutic Effectiveness; Case 1 Treating the Foundation: Insomnia and Pulses at the Adaptive Level; 4. Thoughts on Needling within the Clinical Encounter;5. The Stages of Needling;6. What Is an Acupuncture Point?; 7. The Importance of Standard Nomenclature of the Acupuncture Meridians and Points;8. The Point ClassificationSystem; Case 2 Numbness treated through the 'Jing '(well) points; 9. The Rules of Point Selection and General Treatment Strategies; Case 3 The use of distal points for knee pain; Case 4 Food poisoning headache treated with a combination of local and distal points; 10. Written Communications, Patient Handout Plans, Consent Forms in General and for Specialized Treatment; 11. Acupuncture Emergencies; Part III Tonification Treatments and What They Do; 12 Ten Needle Technique; Case5 TheApplicationofTenNeedleTechniquein the treatment ofEmotions; 13. Eight NeedleTechnique; Case 6 Eight Needle Technique for Back Pain and Overall Tonification; 14. Intradermals; 15. Luo Points: Special Vessels of Communication Between Channels; Case 7 Luo points in Excess Conditions; 16. The Eight Curious Vessels in Oriental Medicine;17. The Clinical Significance of the Confluent Points and Their Application in Gynecology; Case8 The treatment of menopause with the Eight CuriousVessels; Part IV Dispersion Treatments and What They Do; 18. The Six Divisions; Three Paradigms of Treatment; Case 9 Six Divisions: An energetic, philosophical model for pain and blockage in the treatment of back pain; 19. Heat Differentiations; 20. A Synopsis of Bloodletting Techniques; Case 10 'Blood 'stasis patterns in the occipital region; Case 11 Additional case of 'Blood' stasis patterns in the occipital region; Case 12 The Application of the Plum Blossom Needle in the Treatment of Hair Loss; Conclusion Nourishing the Foundation, The Beginning of Health; Appendices; A. Forms; 1. The Clinical Report Form; 2. Patient Handout Plan; 3. Informed Consent for Moxibustion; 4. Directions for Self-Treatment at Home with Moxa; 5. Informed Consent for 'Gwa Sha' Treatment; 6. Informed Consent for Fire Cupping; B. SubjectIndex; C. DiseaseIndex; D. PointIndex; Glossary
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