Advanced techniques in Oriental medicine / Skya Abbate.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Abbate, Skya.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine, Oriental.

Acupuncture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (184 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Stuttgart ; New York : George Thieme Verlag, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Taming the Tiger_x000D__x000D_""When you grasp the needle, do so with great care, firm strength and caution for the peril, as if holding a tiger's tail: one wrong move and great ...

Contents:

Advanced Techniques in Oriental Medicine; Copyright; Dedication; Acknowledgement; Preface; Foreword; About the Author; Contents; I General Approaches to Treatment; 1 The Needle; Needle Composition and Safety; Parts of the Needle, Lengths, and Gauges; Selecting a Needle; Angle of Insertion; Patient Positioning; The Insertion Tube; Clean Field; Bent, Broken, or Stuck Needles; Needle Shock and Managing Accidents; 2 Thoughts on Needling within the Clinical Encounter; 3 Treating the Spirit-Treating the Blood with Oriental Medicine; PC-6 Nei Guan (Inner Gate); KI-6 Zhao Hai (Shining Sea)

KI-1 Yong Quan (Gushing Spring)HT-7 Shen Men (Spirit Gate); SP-10 Xue Hai (Sea of Blood); II The Treatment of Specific Diseases; 4 Gentle Treatment for General Anxiety Disorder, Post-traumatic Stress, and Episodic Anxiety; 5 The Relationship between Bunions, Sugar, and the Spleen; 6 An Oriental Medical Physician's Framework for the Understanding and Treatment of Cancer; Cancer in Western and Oriental Medicine: Etiology and Pathophysiology; Integrated Cancer Treatment Modalities-Western and Chinese; Conclusion

7 Geriatric Disorders: Clinical Considerations and Treatment Modalities in Working with Elderly Patients in an Institutional SettingGeneral Guidelines for the Treatment of Patients in Institutional Settings; Treatment Adaptations; Geriatric Pathology: Kidney Vacuity, Stagnant Blood, and Phlegm; Physical Limitations; Pain; Treatment Modalities; 8 Help for Prolapsed Intervertebral Disks of the Lumbar Region (Herniated Disks); 9 Thyroid Disorders, a Study in Contrasts; The Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypothyroidism; Hyperthyroidism

10 The Management of Multiple Sclerosis with the Extraordinary Vessels11 The Pathophysiology and Treatment of Peripheral Neuropathy of the Upper and Lower Extremities; 12 Prolapses: A Beneficial Treatment with Oriental Medicine; Energetics; Needling; 13 The Treatment of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Classical Points for a Contemporary Condition; Advice for Patients with Seasonal Affective Disorder; 14 A Simplified Approach to the Treatment of Scars; 15 Shoulder Problems: A Quick and Comprehensive Approach; Auricular Acupuncture; Needle LU-7; Tuina and/or Needles; Threading

Point Location Reminders16 Repetitive Motion Disorders; III Other Modalities-Treatment Tools Complementary to Acupuncture; 17 Bleeding Techniques: Ancient Treatment for Acupuncture Physicians; Clinical Notes; 18 Liniments, Sprays, and Powders; 19 An Overview of the Therapeutic Application of Moxibustion; Functions of Moxibustion; Physiological Properties of Moxibustion; Contraindications, Cautions, and Limitations; Methods of Application; Tonification and Dispersion; Moxa Modalities; Moxa Prescriptions; 20 The Mineral Infrared Therapy Device; 21 Practical Threading Therapy

Common Points to Thread

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-161) and index.

ISBN:

9786612891533

9783132578432

3132578436

9781282891531

1282891537

9783131608918

3131608919

OCLC:

731902931