Auriculotherapy Manual: Chinese and Western Systems of Ear Acupuncture - Softcover

Terry Oleson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0962941506 ISBN 13: 9780962941504

Publisher: Health Care Alternatives, 1990

Synopsis

Health professionals from a wide range of backgrounds apply auriculotherapy to successfully relieve chronic pain and treat addictions. The most popular book on the subject, this practical handbook combines information on Chinese and French systems of ear acupuncture to offer treatment plans for over 250 medical conditions. Presenting the ear reflex points based on extensive research conducted at the UCLA Pain Management Center, it provides a standardized auricular nomenclature system for designating different anatomical zones of the ear, and it represents each ear reflex point with both a number and an auricular zone location.

• Detailed descriptions are offered on the principles and practice of auriculotherapy.
• Exceptionally illustrated, it features drawings and photos that are easily interpreted.
• A wide range of types and principles of ear acupuncture are presented.
• The author is a well-known and respected auriculotherapy teacher.

• Every section has been considerably expanded from the previous edition.
• The artwork has been revised throughout.
• All research references have been updated to provide the most current information.

About this title

About the Author

About the author...

Terry Oleson, Ph.D. is an internationally known lecturer in the field of auriculotherapy. Receiving his Ph D in Psychobiology from the University of California at Irvine in 1973, he went on to do pioneering research on auricular diagnosis and auriculotherapy at the UCLA Pain Management Center in Los Angeles. Besides being the author of numerous scientific articles, Dr. Oleson is the Chair of the Department of Psychology and the Division of Behavioral Medicine at the California Graduate Institute. Dr. Oleson also serves on the faculty of Emperors College of Traditional Chinese Medicine and as President of the Center for Oriental Medical Research and Education (COMRE).

Review

Janine Norris, University of Westminster, July 2004
"The third edition of this well researched book provides a fascinating insight into the historical development of auriculotherapy. Olesen utilizes his neuroscience background to comprehensively describe the concepts and theories appertaining to the various microsystems within the discipline. Olesen brings together western neurophysiological concepts and oriental energetic concepts, both systems are treated as clinically valid and therapeutically useful. The work will be an invaluable reference source for all practitioners of auriculotherapy."

Edition details

• Publisher: Health Care Alternatives
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0962941506
• ISBN 13: 9780962941504
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 178