Author	Stux, Gabriel. author
Title	Basics of Acupuncture [electronic resource] / by Gabriel Stux, Brian Berman, Bruce Pomeranz
Imprint	Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2003
Edition	Fifth, Revised Edition
Connect to	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18988-3
Descript	XV, 352 p. 1 illus. online resource

A book for Practioners! - A synthesis of Western science and medicine with traditional Chinese Concepts - Easy-to-read introduction to the philosophy and theory of traditional Chinese medicine - The most important acupuncture points, systems of channels and functional organs - Technique of Acupuncture, Moxibustion, Acupressure, Laser Acupuncture... - How to treat diseases, based on Western modes of diagnosis

Introduction -- Scientific Basis of Acupuncture: Acupuncture Analgesia. Drug Addiction. Antiemetie. Other Effects of Acupuncture. Points. Future Research Directions -- Background and Theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine -- Channels, Organs, and Points: System of Channels and Organs. Point Categories. Methods of Point Location. Description of Channels and Points -- Technique of Acupuncture -- Acupuncture Treatment: Principles and Rules. Locomotor Disorders. Respiratory Disorders. Cardiovascular Disorders. Gastroenterological Disorders. Mental Disturbances and Illnesses. Neurological Disorders. Gynecological Disorders. Urological Disorders. Skin Disorders. Disorders of the Sense Organs. Acute Disorders and Emergencies -- Electroacupuncture and Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation -- Additional Methods of Treatment -- Appendixes