Pediatric Acupuncture, 1e - Hardcover

Loo MD, May

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0443070326 ISBN 13: 9780443070327

Publisher: Churchill Livingstone, 2002

Synopsis

This book introduces, explores and clearly explains acupuncture and related techniques used in the treatment of children. The author is a practicing pediatrician with many years' experience in both working with children and as an acupuncture practitioner. The book introduces important concepts of childhood development that integrate conventional theories with the Traditional Chinese Medicine theories presented in the classic texts. It covers a variety of acupuncture techniques, including non-invasive approaches (such as electrical stimulation, laser and magnet therapy) which are particularly helpful with children. Full treatment protocols are given for 22 common pediatric conditions, with a particular emphasis on treatments which are safe, simple and readily accepted by children. In addition, issues of diet and immunization are explored by the author.

• A clear and realistic description is provided for the appropriate use of acupuncture in the treatment of children.
• Conventional child development theories are integrated with the TCM paradigms to help devise more appropriate and effective treatment plans.
• Non-invasive acupuncture-related techniques are offered to assist in treating children who have a fear of needles.
• Treatment plans are provided for 22 common childhood conditions - including asthma and eczema.
• Concerns and issues related to diet and immunization in childhood are explored.
• The author is a practicing pediatrician with many years experience in both working with children and as an acupuncture practitioner.

About this title

About the Author:

May Loo has studied acupuncture in the Orient, Europe and in the USA. She istrained in Traditional Chinese Medicine, and in the French tradition of acupuncture taught at the medical acupuncturist's course at UCLA. She was the preceptor for the course in 1997. She is one of four MDs in the USA to hold a teaching certificate in Korean hand acupuncture, a form of acupuncture which iseasily administered to children. She is at the forefront of the use of lasers in her research and in the treatment of children.

Dr Loo received her medical degree from the University of California, School of Medicine, in San Francisco, UCSF, and she completed her pediatric residency at the University of Minnesota Hospitals; she pursued a post-doctorate clinical fellowship in Behavioral and Developmental Pediatrics at UCSF. She has also had training in psychotherapy and hypnosis.

About this edition

• Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0443070326
• ISBN 13: 9780443070327
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 372