Acupuncture
... Acupuncture chart from the Ming dynasty. Acupuncture (from Lat. acus, "needle" (noun), and pungere, "prick" (verb)) or in Standard Mandarin, zhēn jǐu (針灸), is a technique inten...

Hard Drug Addiction
... Some excellent research work has been done in this field, especially in Hong Kong. It is clear that acupuncture can help to solve the severe withdrawal symptoms experienced by those coming off hard dr...

Smoking
... It is claimed that ear acupuncture helps about 40 per cent of people to give up smoking over a period of about six months. Again, it is essential to be well motivated before embarking on a course of t...

Angina
... Angina is a type of ''cramp'' in the heart muscles, precipitated by a poor blood supply to the heart, and it usually exhibits itself as chest pain on exercise. Using sophisticated measuring equipment ...

Anxiety, Depression and Other Nervous Disorders
... It is difficult to be objective about the treatment of disorders such as anxiety and depression, as the problems themselves are difficult to assess objectively, and therefore no good clear figures are...

Diseases of the Muscles, Bones, and Joints
... The muscles, bones and joints are usually called collectively the musculo-skeletal system. When disease or damage occurs to this system it nearly always results in pain, and most people use words such...

The Correction of Abnormal Heart Rhythms
... Heart diseases can frequently cause an abnormal rhythm to the heart beat; this may manifest itself as palpitations, an irregular heart beat, or dropped beats. Acupuncture can correct a small number of...

Headaches
... Headaches can be due to a multitude of factors; arthritis of the neck, dental problems, sinusitis, stress and tension, and head injury are a few of the many causes. Headaches have been dealt with as a...

Indigestion
... Indigestion is a symptom rather than a disease, and can be caused by a variety of factors such as over-indulgence, stress and acid regurgitation. It is important to investigate long standing indigesti...

The Neuralgias
... The neuralgias are a collection of poorly understood and frequently painful conditions. The more common and clearly defined types of neuralgia will be discussed in the following section. Trigeminal ne...

The Use of Acupuncture in Addiction and Obesity
... A large number of Western acupuncturists are using a variety of acupuncture techniques to treat obesity, smoking and hard drug addiction. There is some excellent physiological and clinical evidence to...

The History of Acupuncture in the West
... The History of Acupuncture in the West Ear Acupuncture Painful Points The Future The History of Acupuncture in the West It is almost certain that acupuncture has been known and used in the West since...

The Use of Acupuncture in Obstetrics
... In China the major use of acupuncture in obstetrics is to provide analgesia (pain relief) during Caesarean section, and to correct foetal malpositions, such as breech (breech means when the baby is ''...

The Use of Anaesthesia for Labour and Delivery
... Acupuncture anaesthesia is widely used for Caesarean sections in China. A report recently published by the Chinese, discusses the results of 1,000 cases managed in this manner. The Chinese claim a 98 ...

Rheumatoid Arthritis
... The effects of acupuncture on rheumatoid arthritis are not so clear cut. During the early, acute, inflammatory stage of rheumatoid arthritis there is some evidence to suggest that acupuncture might wo...

Sprains
... Sudden injury or sprains usually respond well to acupuncture. The pain resulting from a sprained shoulder will often continue for some days or weeks after the initial injury. Once a clear diagnosis ha...

Scalp Acupuncture
... Scalp acupuncture is a modern acupuncture method. The Chinese attribute its development to Chiao Sun-Fa, a 35-year-old physician in North China, and it has been used in China since 1971. The principle...

Osteoarthritis
... Osteoarthritis and the rheumatic pains that result from this type of joint damage, are quite a common problem. People frequently complain that their arthritic knee pain is worse in cold or damp weathe...

Strokes
... A stroke is caused by a disturbance of the blood supply to the brain. The blood vessels that normally supply blood to the brain can be compromised by becoming blocked or bleeding. This results in a de...

Stomach Ulcers
... An ulcer is an area of raw tissue, rather like the tissue found under the scab of a healing cut. Ulcers can occur in the stomach and are usually found either in the stomach proper (gastric ulcers), or...

Acupuncture Facts
... What is Acupuncture? The intent of acupuncture therapy is to promote health and alleviate pain and suffering. The method by which this is accomplished, though it may seem strange and mysterious to man...

How Does Acupuncture Work?
... How Does Acupuncture Work? The Gate Theory of Pain Endorphins No Real Answer? The Autonomic System Suggestibility Other Ideas The Clinical Application of These Theories How Does Acupuncture Work? In ...

The Principles of Therapy
... In the first section we discussed the principles of Chinese medicine which will enable a traditional diagnosis to be made. This knowledge provides a basis for treatment. I. The Principles of Disease ...

How to Obtain Acupuncture Treatment
... Introduction The purpose of this book is to give an introduction to the philosophy of acupuncture and to review the current developments in this system of medicine. The initial chapters deal with acup...

What Happens When You Have Acupuncture?
... What Happens When You Have Acupuncture? Needle Insertion Needling Sensation Belief Will I Get Better? Response to Treatment Reactions Cure or Symptom Relief? Whole Body Therapy What Happens When You ...

Chinese Medicine: How It Works
... What It Does Chinese medicine is a complete medical system that has diagnosed, treated, and prevented illness for over twenty-three centuries. While it can remedy ailments and alter states of mind, Ch...

The Conceptual Basis of Traditional Chinese Medicine
... The Conceptual Basis of Traditional Chinese Medicine The Balance of Nature The Therapeutic Application of Yin and Yang The Anatomy of Traditional Chinese Medicine The Chinese Biological Clock The Phy...

The Basic Principles of Chinese Traditional Medicine
... I. Yin and Yang The theory of yin and yang is a kind of world outlook. It holds that all things have two opposite aspects, yin and yang, which are both opposite and at the same time interdependent. T...

The Five Movements of Life
... The five movements or seasons of life are a fundamental way in which the Chinese understand and observe life. These movements describe a continual cycle of energy--rising, falling, and rising again. ...

The History of Acupuncture in China
... The History of Acupuncture in China Early History Development of the Chinese Approach to Medicine and Science The Development of Chinese Philosophy Acupuncture Needles Moxibustion Therapeutic Success...

EAV: Electroacupuncture According to Voll
... The Electrical Properties of Acupuncture Points A variety of electrical appliances have been used by acupuncturists to measure and quantify the skin''s electrical resistance and conductance over acupu...

Nerve Paralysis
... There are three major types of nerve destruction that cause paralysis. Children may be born with an incomplete nervous system, such as spina bifida, an accident may occur that destroys part of the ner...

Gall Stones
... A large volume of work has been published by the Chinese about the effects of acupuncture on the gall bladder. It would seem that acupuncture can cause the discharge of quite large gall stones in the ...

Diarrhea
... Diarrhea is a symptom that can be indicative of a variety of diseases; it may be caused by an infection (dysentry), an inflammatory process (colitis), stress or dietary indiscretion. Sometimes no clea...

Piles
... Piles are a common cause of human misery; they are really varicose veins occurring around the anus and rectum. Once again no clear figures are available about cure rates, but piles are said to be help...

Asthma
... The wheeze of asthma is caused by contraction of the muscular walls of the small breathing tubes in the lung. The narrowed air tube creates a ''turbulent'' air flow and therefore causes a wheeze, or w...

Bronchitis
... Bronchitis is a common lung disease, aggravated by cigarette smoke, industrial pollutants, and dust. It involves the irreparable destruction of lung tissue. There is often an asthmatic element in bron...

Disease of the Heart and Blood Vessels
... In the West, diseases of the circulatory system are not commonly treated with acupuncture, but in China it is a common and acceptable form of treatment for some of these problems. A variety of animal ...

Raised Blood Pressure
... Traditional Chinese medicine does not recognize raised blood pressure (hypertension) as a disease, and acupuncture treatment has therefore centered around the relief of the infrequent and vague sympto...

Obesity
... Acupuncture seems to relieve the problem of hunger usually created by dieting. Many people who receive acupuncture to help with weight loss also go on a diet at the same time. It is difficult to asses...

Cobalt
... Cobalt is another essential mineral needed in very small amounts in the diet. It is an integral part of part of vitamin B12, cobalamin, which supports red blood cell production and the formation of m...

Foetal Malposition
... The correction of foetal malposition is achieved by applying moxibustion to an acupuncture point on the little toe. In about 60 per cent of women the foetus turns naturally prior to the thirty-fourth ...

Acupuncture Anaesthesia
... Acupuncture anaesthesia is widely used in China. It often provides the highlight to a ''tourist trip'' and has been filmed for the Western media on many occasions. Acupuncture anaesthesia has been use...

Acupuncture Anaesthesia And the Physiological Basis of Acupuncture
... Acupuncture anaesthesia is a recent and purely Chinese invention. The Thoughts of Chairman Mao state that ''Chinese medicine and pharmacology are a great treasure house and efforts should be made to ...