Essentials of Electroacupuncture - Softcover

Choi, M.D., Jeung Ho

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1439219273 ISBN 13: 9781439219270

Publisher: BookSurge Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

“Essentials of Electroacupunture” is a formal textbook that contains complete and detailed prescriptions for stroke paresis and peripheral polyneuropathy. There are 5 million stroke survivors in the United States who suffer from motor function deficit, and 20 million Americans are affected by polyneuropathy. Since acupuncture has evolved over 4,000 years before the first textbook was written in 282 A.D., this book continues that tradition by providing an in-depth review of the highest principles of acupuncture from a historical perspective. This book also contains a section dedicated to I-Ching and Five Element Theory which form the backbone of the acupuncture system. Hindu Religion has its own unique way of seeing the elements of nature through the eyes of meditation. A translated text of “Hindu Sacred Book” is included; it will help practitioners see the elements of nature in a clearer view, expand their horizons, and become overall better acupuncturists.

About this title

From the Author:

Essentials of Electroacupuncture is a formal textbook, the author has 28 years of clinical experience of electroacupuncture practice. From early 2000, the author has treated stroke patients who came to see him carried in by wheelchair. After 8 weeks of treatment, most of them were able to walk on their own. In 2009, Essentials of Electroacupuncture was published as the first formal acupuncture textbook printed in the United States. The Third Edition Essentials of Electroacupuncture was published in 2013, as a complete and comprehensive textbook of electroacupuncture. Japan has 180 classic acupuncture textbooks, China has 159. The First Edition Essentials of Electroacupuncture was revised in 2016. 35 pages were added to the book. Eight Extraordinary Channels were reconstructed to make it easier to understand and useful in clinical practice. When Extraordinary Channels are used, they interact with Twelve Ordinary Channels, and clinical remissions arrive sooner with less number of needles used in each session of treatment. Also the revised text provides thorough and comprehensive review of classic acupuncture theories, and detailed technical instructions to perform electroacupuncture; it also shows ancient prehistoric diagrams from which acupuncture channels have evolved; it presents organized tables to illustrate the structure of acupuncture channels; it provides clarifying explanations for the intricate channel connections and how they interact with other channels. Ancient Asian histories and philosophies are inserted into certain parts of the book to show the readers how acupuncture system has evolved linked with the elements of nature: water, fire, earth and others. The book has large number of current acupuncture research studies listed as reference to help the readers to relate to the old acupuncture system from the perspective of modern medical science.There are many functional disorders for which the pathophysiology is unknown, therefore these disorders remain untreatable. Stroke, peripheral polyneuropathy, irritable bowel syndrome, gastroesophageal reflux disease can be treated effectively by electroacupuncture, these are just the few out of many. When Four Body Constitutions and Pulse Diagnosis are used as added diagnostic schemes, wider array of diseases can be treated by electroacupuncture. Consequently the realm of untreatable diseases will shrink remarkably. Four Body Constitutions and Pulse Diagnosis are not included in the first edition. In the United States, about 6.8 million people have survived stroke, and 51 % of them have motor impairment per annual stroke statistics released by American Heart Association. By estimation, overall 20 million Americans suffer peripheral polyneuropathy; out of this, 5.1 million diabetic patients are affected by the disease. Acupuncture clinics at well known medical schools teach and practice physically visible part of acupuncture, with  no serious endeavor to explore into much larger invisible intangible territories. We must learn how to deal with the unseen in which more power and truth are stored. When an old science from far away is introduced to the new place, the encounter between old and new will go through a long time-consuming process of mixing, just like transplanting new trees from a distant land to the new soil.I hope you will enjoy the book with a long lasting productive relationship. I will be more than happy to answer your theoretical questions as well as technical ones.

From the Inside Flap:

ForewordAcupuncture in Western Nations Theories of Acupuncture   Diagram of Mutual Production   Diagram of Mutual Inhibition   Twelve Acupuncture Channels   Five Initial Holes   Five Initial Holes and Yuan, Luo   Five Holes and Yuan, Luo, Xi   Back Shu Points and Front Mu Points   Eight Confluences-Eight Influential PointsAcupuncture EducationNew Developments in Acupuncture ResearchNeural Repair in Poststroke BrainElectroacupuncture Technique   Preparation for Acupuncture   Acupuncture Needle Insertion   Electrical Parameters and Electrode PlacementRules of Supplementation and Release   Right and Left Differentiation   Contraindications to Moxibustion   Non-Moxibustion Acupuncture PointsExtra PointsEar PointsAcupuncture for ChildrenContraindications for AcupunctureNon-Needle Insertion Acupuncture PointsPrescriptionsHead and Neck Pain   General Headache   Migraine   Retroorbital Pain   Temporomandibular Joint PainMusculoskeletal Pain   Lumbar Radiculopathy and Low Back Pain   Cervical Radiculopathy and Neck Pain   Thoracic Mid Back Pain   Spinal Pain   Periscapular Pain   Shoulder Joint Pain   Lateral Epicondylitis of Humerus (Tennis Elbow)   Carpal Tunnel Syndrome   Plantar Fasciitis   Osteoarthritic Pain at Knee and Other JointsGastrointestinal Disorders   Hypersalivation   Salivation Deficiency   Glossitis, Gingivitis and Stiff Tongue   Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease   Nausea and Vomiting   Indigestion and Weight Loss   Dysphagia   Anorexia   Midabdominal Pain   Constipation   Irritable Bowel Syndrome   Hemorrhoid   Rectal ProlapseUrological Disorders   Essential Hematuria   Incontinence of Urine and Enuresis   Irritable Male Bladder and Prostatism   Distended Hyperactive Bladder   Dysuria   Delayed Urine Stream and Urethritis   Painful Priapism   Nocturnal Emission   HydroceleGynecological Disorders   Lactation Failure at Postpartum Stage   Breast Pain   Painful Engorgement of Breast   Delayed Menstruation and Amenorrhea   Irregular Menstruation   Postpartum Recovery   Menopause and Dysmenorrhea   InfertilityEye, Ear and Nose Disorders   Visual Deficiency   Epistaxis   Allergic Rhinitis   Anosmia   Hearing Loss, Tinnitus and VertigoNeurological Disorders   Facial Palsy   Trigeminal Neuralgia   Diaphragmatic Paralysis   Peripheral Polyneuropathy of Lower ExtremityHemiparesis of Stroke   Paresis of Leg   Paresis of Arm   Tonification Points   Helpful Accessory Points   Eletroacupuncture Circuitry   Eight Extraordinary Channel PointsMonoparesis   Monoparesis of Leg   Monoparesis of ArmMental Disorder   Lack of Spirit and Energy   Anxiety, Agitation and Palpitation   Unhappiness and Worry   Fear and Globus Hystericus   InsomniaOther Disorders   Fever from Influenza Virus Infection   Psychogenic Polydypsia   Nicotine Addiction   Edema and Water Retention   Anhidrosis   Hyperhidrosis   Alopecia Areata and Generalis   HiccupUseful Points in Common Practice   Points for Unusual Symptoms   Analgesic Pain Discharge PointsPain Management StrategyTwelve Ordinary Channels   1. Hand Taiyin Lung Channel   2. Hand Yangming Large Intestine Channel   3. Foot Yangming Stomach Channel   4. Foot Taiyin Spleen Channel   5. Hand Shaoyin Heart Channel   6. Hand Taiyang Small Intestine Channel   7. Foot Taiyang Urinary Bladder Channel       Helpful Tips to locate UB Points   8. Foot Shaoyin Kidney Channel   9. Hand Jueyin Pericardium Channel   10. Hand Shaoyang Sanjiao Channel   11. Foot Shaoyang Gall Bladder Channel   12. Foot Jueyin Liver ChannelEight Extraordinary Channels   1. Du Channel       Safety Tips on Du Points at the Scalp   2. Ren Channel       Safety Tips on Ren Points on the Abdomen   3. Chong Channel   4. Dai Channel   5. Yangqiao Channel   6. Yinqiao Channel   7. Yangwei Channel   8. Yinwei ChannelPairing of Eight Confluences and Xi Points   Fifteen Luo Connection PointsRules of Five Initial Holes and Yuan, Luo, Xi, ExtraIndex of Acupuncture Points in Chinese CharacterFive Element Theory   Diagrams of Mutual Production and Inhibition   Yin and Yang   Ten Heaven Elements   Organs and Viscera per Ten Heaven Elements   Twelve Earth Elements   Six Collisions and Six ChannelsPhilosophical Aspect of Five Elements   Water   Wood   Fire   Earth   MetalMeditation   Initiation   Practice of MeditationAttainment in Vedic Tradition   Atman   Karma and RebirthOrder of Spiritual ElementsGlossary of Vedic WordsReferences   

About this edition

• Publisher: BookSurge Publishing
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1439219273
• ISBN 13: 9781439219270
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 294