The foot acupuncture therapy as a treatment with acupuncture and moxibustion applied to foot for general diseases of the body was in vogue in recent years. The function of foot is to walk and to support body weight and it is closely related to internal organs, meridians, qi and blood. The acupoints of 14 meridians and extra acupoints discovered in past successive dynasties and the effective spots developed in modern times are distributed on the foot. In this book the acupoints and their usage for diseases of different medical branches were discussed in detail as a reference for clinical application of acupuncture physicians and amateurs.
Contents
Part I - Introduction
Theoretical Basis of Foot Acupuncture Therapy
Methods of Acupuncture and Moxibustion of Foot
Principles of Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Part 2 - Acupoints of Foot Acupuncture
Acupoints of Sole
Acupoints on Medial Side of Foot
Acupoints on Dorsal Side of Foot
Part 3 - Clinical Therapy
Medical Disease
Skin and Surgical Diseases
Gynaecological Diseases
Pediatric Diseases
Diseases of Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat and Tooth
Emergent Diseases
Miscellaneous Disease
