Treating Pain with Traditional Chinese Medicine

This outstanding book examines the causes of pain according to TCM. It is a book that goes beyond the basic theories of Chinese medicine by applying them to the specific theme of pain . It is extremely useful not only for students seeking to understand correct pathomechanism and symptom diagnosis according to Chinese medicine, but as well for practitioners who on a daily basis seek to relieve their patients of common painful discomforts and ailments. This is certain to be a text that is well received by clinicians at many levels of experience.

Each treatment chapter describes the condition in clinical terms and includes the commonly occurring patterns, pathomechanisms, and acupuncture and herbal treatments.

Treatment analyses include the functions of each medicinal, their role in the formula, and the indications to which they apply. Variations according to condition are also described.

Chapters end with a thorough discussion of applicable acupuncture prescriptions and adaptations for particular patterns. Each point selection is analyzed according to the treatment principles selected and the indications applied.

Chapter 1 Causes of Pain
Chapter 2 Pathomechanism of Pain
Chapter 3 Diagnosis of Pain Symptoms
Chapter 4 Headache
Chapter 5 Trigenminal Neuralgia
Chapter 6 Cervical Spondylosis
Chapter 7 Stiff Neck
Chapter 8 Periarthritis of the Shoulder
Chapter 9 Tennis Elbow
Chapter 10 Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Chapter 11 Intercostal Neuralgia
Chapter 12 Herpes Zoster
Chapter 13 Ghronic Gastritis
Chapter 14 Gallstones
Chapter 15 Cholecystitis
Chapter 16 Ulcerative Colitis
Chapter 17 Urethritis and Cystitis (Strangury)
Chapter 18 Menstrual Pain
Chapter 19 Chronic Lumbar Strain
Chapter 20 Prolapse of Lumbar Intervertebral Disc
Chapter 21 Sciatica
Chapter 22 Knee Pain
Chapter 23 Heel Pain
Chapter 24 Arthritis (Impediment Pattern)
Appendix 1 Chinese-Latin Table of Medicinals
Appendix 2 Pinyin-English Table of Points and Channels
Bibliography
Index
About the Authors

Features

This is an important and useful text that presents accurate information that is both intellectually and clinically accessible.

Ideal for students and practitioners