Understanding Acupuncture

Description

Understanding Acupuncture offers a fully developed analysis of the practice of acupuncture and its theoretical bases. With clarity and insight, the book addresses:

• What is acupuncture, in all its diverse forms of practice?
• What are the key concepts, which underpin current practice?
• Exactly which historical and cultural factors have shaped the present and past development of acupuncture?
• What is the reliable evidence on acupuncture, and what scientific studies have yet to be done?
• When is acupuncture a realistic form of treatment?

Built on a thorough review of historical and scientific material, Understanding Acupuncture offers analysis, examples, cases and issues for discussion, forming a unique bridge between science and tradition.

Table Of Contents

• SECTION 1: What is Acupuncture?
• History.
• The Acculturation and Re-Acculturation of Acupuncture.
• The Theoretical Bases of Acupuncture.
• How Does Acupuncture Work?
• SECTION 2: How is Acupuncture Practiced?
• When Do You Choose Acupuncture?.
• Diagnosis.
• Treatments.
• SECTION 3: Conclusions and Appendices.

Authors

Stephen J. Birch, PhD, BA, LicAc, Society for Acupuncture Research, Toyohari Association;
Robert L. Felt, Paradigm Publications, Brookline, MA, USA