The 361 Classical Acupuncture Points: Names, Functions, Descriptions and Locations

This book provides detailed information on the 361 Classical Acupuncture Points in a concise and accurate format. It is an essential working textbook for all acupuncture students. It is also designed for use in the treatment room to enable the practitioner to quickly and confidently select the most effective point(s) for the patient in front of them.

The format is such that on the left hand side are found the names, functions and descriptions of each point. On the right hand side corresponding to it is the needle depth, number of moxas, a description of how to locate the point together with clear diagrams illustrating their location on the body. This format is unique. It can be utilised by practitioners and students from the various acupuncture traditions including TCM, Stems and Branches, The Five Elements and the Japanese and Korean styles.

Readership: Acupuncture Practitioners; Acupuncture Students and Acupuncture Colleges worldwide. Practitioners and Students of other Therapeutic Disciplines who use acupuncture as an adjunct to their main therapy. These would include physiotherapists, chiropractors and osteopaths, medical doctors, Acupressure and Bowen technique therapists, massage and shiatsu practitioners and their colleges worldwide.

Stuart Lightbody holds a Licentiate, Bachelor and Masters qualification in Classical Acupuncture and is a member of the British Acupuncture Council (Overseas). He is the Acupuncture contributor for Men's Health Matters (Vermilion/Ebury Press); the Hamlyn Encyclopaedia of Complementary Health and the Hamlyn Encyclopaedia do Child Health (Reed International Books Ltd). He has appeared on Yorkshire TV with Dr Miriam Stoppard and on Ecuadorian TV discussing acupuncture treatment and preventive medicine. He has written extensively for the Daily Express on Preventive Medicine and Acupuncture and has been in practice since 1979. He was a member of the teaching faculty at The College of Traditional Acupuncture, UK, from 1989 until 1992.