Basics of Acupuncture - Softcover

Stux, Gabriel; Pomeranz, Bruce

Softcover

ISBN 10: 354053072X ISBN 13: 9783540530725

Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K, 1991

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We are very pleased that it has become necessary after such a short time to publish a new edition of this handy guide to acupuncture, which is intended to combine practicality with an affordable price. It, just like the first edition, is based on our larger Acupunclure� Textbook and Atlas, but we have taken this opportunity to revise and update the text. For example, several scientific advances have been included in Chapter 2 (e. g. , findings of recent studies on drug addiction, antiemetic effects, and urogenital efficacy). In response to numerous requests we have added a detailed account of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in Chapter 8. Although most practitioners in the West have been using "scien� tific" acupuncture (e. g. , stimulating peripheral nerves to release endorphins), a growing number are now trying TCM approaches. The mechanism of action of TCM is unknown: the method is based on empirical phenomenology and pattern recognition rather than cause-and-effect logic. Nevertheless, double-blind, controlled scien� tific trials are required to determine whether TCM is more effective than "scientific" acupuncture. Scientific assessment of TCM in con� trolled clinical trials is possible even in the absence of a scientific explanation of its mechanism of action, i. e. , even if we do not know how it works. Many successful Western medical procedures are empirical; for instance, gaseous anesthetics are used widely al� though we do not understand how they work.

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"...very appealing in its layout and content and is highly recommended to all who are interested in acupuncture." - Physiotherapy

From the Back Cover

Gabriel Stux, M.D., is chairman of the German Acupuncture Society D�sseldorf, and director of the Acupuncture Center. He has practised and taught acupuncture worldwide since 1977. Dr. Stux is the author and co-author of several books on acupuncture in German.
Bruce Pomeranz, M.D., Ph.D., has taught zoology at the University of Toronto since 1968 and physiology at the same university since 1982. He obtained his M.D. and C.M. at McGill University in 1961 and his Ph. D. at Harvard in 1967. He was Assistant Professor at M. I. T. from 1966 to 1968. Prof. Pomeranz has contributed 46 papers on acupuncture and, together with Dr. Stux, is author of the standard textbook: Acupuncture, Textbook and Atlas.
Basics of Acupuncture is a unique introductory book; for the first time Western science and medicine are combined with traditional Chinese concepts. It begins with a review of the scientific basis of acupuncture and relevant research. An introduction to the philosophy and theory of traditional Chinese medicine is then followed by a detailed account of diagnosis and description of the Chinese system of channels, functional organs and most important acupuncture points. The remainder of the book is devoted to treatment, based on Western modes of diagnosis. The methods and applications of needling and moxibustion are described, and the most important points are given for frequently encountered diseases.
From a review in a German journal: "...this book was written by a physician for physicians and medical students alike and is characterized by a high degree of practical relevance...In addition to describing the 120 most important acupuncture points and depicting them in clear illustrations, this volume also provides a survey of the therapeutic principles and the selection of acupuncture points for the most important diseases..."

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