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Enigma Unraveledby Anuthep Benja-Athon
Muscle Joint Nerve 2002; US$ 29.95Fibromyalgia, fibrositis, fibromyositis, trigger point, myofascial pain syndrome, cervicobrachial pain syndrome - to name several - and related disorders belong to an extremely common constellation of nerve, muscular and skeletal diseases and disorders afflicting humans. They share the same origin and path leading to complex and diverse symptoms, manifestations and illnesses. Enigma Unraveled brings together the information derived from basic and clinical sciences, thereby uniquely providing a scientific explanation for the origin and biomechanism of fibromyalgia. more...
Science of Happinessby Anuthep Benja-Athon; Christopher A. L. Cox
Muscle Joint Nerve 2000; US$ 10.00The most authoritative source of reliable information on acupuncture and its impact on your health. This 21st-century e-treatise? explains to you how acupuncture is beneficial to your health. We experience injury, inflammation, illness, disease, pain, suffering and aging of various body parts. Acupuncture can take away pain and suffering, treat and cure many ailments, improve the quality of life and slow down aging. Science of Happiness ? answers the questions you have about acupuncture. In so doing, it removes the cloak of mystery shrouding acupuncture. more...
Mechanism of Acupuncture Therapy and Clinical Case Studiesby Lily Cheung; Peng Li; Cheng Wong
CRC Press 2001; US$ 99.95This is an informative and provocative text that describes the current status of knowledge and challenges scientists to better define acupuncture therapy. A useful reference for students and practitioners of Chinese medicine and acupuncture. more...
Way Forward for Chinese Medicineby Kevin Chan; Henry Lee
CRC Press 2001; US$ 84.95A look at how the use of physical treatments such as acupuncture, qigong and related practices, as well as chemical treatment using Chinese medicinal materials for the prevention and cure of illness. more...
Chinese Auricular Acupunctureby Skya Abbate
CRC Press 2003; US$ 79.95In traditional Chinese medicine, the ear is considered an extraordinarily powerful nexus of energy through which the entire body can be treated. Chinese Auricular Acupuncture provides students and practitioners with a modern, comprehensive, user-friendly manual on ear acupuncture. The book contains high-quality photos that illustrate common ear pathology and provides instruction on diagnosis. The text also features classical Chinese clinical energetics of ear acupoints interfaced with the most common diagnostic paradigms, as well as detailed discussion of how to construct ear acupuncture prescriptions tailored to the patient rather than the disease process. more...
Acupressure - A Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, and Annotated Research Guide to Internet Referencesby James N. Parker; Philip M. Parker
ICON Group International Inc. 2004; US$ 48.95This is a 3-in-1 reference book. It gives a complete medical dictionary covering hundreds of terms and expressions relating to acupressure. It also gives extensive lists of bibliographic citations. Finally, it provides information to users on how to update their knowledge using various Internet resources. The book is designed for physicians, medical students preparing for Board examinations, medical researchers, and patients who want to become familiar with research dedicated to acupressure. If your time is valuable, this book is for you. First, you will not waste time searching the Internet while missing a lot of relevant information. Second, the book also saves you time indexing and defining entries. Finally, you will not waste time and money... more...
Acupunctureby British Medical Association
Routledge 2000; US$ 49.95This discussion of acupuncture provides information on this widely-used therapy of complementary and alternative medicine, and informs the reader of the value of acupuncture and its likely place within the NHS. more...
The Clinical Practice of Complementary, Alternative, and Western Medicineby W. John Diamond
CRC Press 2000; US$ 109.95A scientifically based text that informs and leads the practitioner easily through the maze of alternative therapies. This text integrates homeopathy, acupuncture, Chinese herbology, Western herbology and clinical nutrition, then combines them with traditional medicine. more...
Essentials of Western Veterinary Acupunctureby Samantha Lindley; Mike Cummings
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2008; US$ 96.99The field of pain research is rapidly expanding in both human and veterinary medicine, and has helped increase our understanding of acupuncture. However, many are still highly sceptical about the use of acupuncture and prefer for it to remain far from orthodox veterinary practice. This book seeks to challenge common misgivings by showing how veterinary acupuncture works (for small and large animals), and why it should be established as an orthodox form of treatment. Written from a Western approach, rather than a traditional Chinese Medicine approach, it explains the background and history of acupuncture and includes key information on safety aspects, understanding pain and how acupuncture can help, practical aspects such as types of needles... more...
Acupunctureby World Health Organization
World Health Organization 2002; US$ 31.50The therapy of acupuncture has a long history. In its 2500 years of development, a wealth of experience has been accumulated, attesting to the wide range of diseases and conditions that can effectively be treated with its approach. In the past two decades, there have been extensive studies on acupuncture and great efforts have been undertaken to conduct controlled clinical trials, including the use of ''sham'' acupuncture or ''placebo'' acupuncture controls. This document is a brief review of the current literature on acupuncture practice, which may provide information about the effectiveness of different aspects of acupuncture therapy. Since the methodology of clinical research on acupuncture is still under debate, it is very difficult to... more...









