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Acupuncture for babies, children and teenagers : treating both the illness and the child / Rebecca Avern ; illustrated by Sarah Hoyle ; foreword by Julian Scott.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Avern, Rebecca, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medicine, Chinese Traditional.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (778 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- London, England ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Singing Dragon, 2019.
- Summary:
- This colour textbook is a comprehensive guide to diagnosis and treatment in paediatric acupuncture. Ill health related to modern lifestyles is discussed, as is the role of family dynamics in childhood disease. Rebecca Avern examines treatment of children from both a TCM and a Five Element perspective. Throughout, she highlights how diagnosis and treatment should be tailored depending on the age of the child. The book includes information on a wide variety of treatment methods, including needling and pediatric tui na. The book covers all the conditions that children commonly present with in modern practice, including food allergies, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, issues relating to Autism Spectrum Disorder, and teenage depression, anxiety and eating disorders.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780857012753
- 0857012754
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