Part one lays the groundwork for the traditional Chinese approach to rheumatology. Included is a detailed discussion of the makeup of the human organism, and the interaction between movement and the channels. Classical ideas underlying etiology and the diagnosis of pain are also explored.
Part two is a translation of the chapters on painful obstruction (bi) and lower back pain from one of the best modern Chinese books on internal medicine. The history of traditional Chinese approaches to these disorders is related, followed by a full discussion of each of the associated patterns and treatment regiments (primarily herbal). Clinical research regarding the use of traditional methods in the treatment of biomedically-defined diseases is summarized.
Part three presents the authors' own approach to rheumatological disorders, which utilizes many aspects of the modern French energetic acupuncture models, including barrier and trigger points. After a brief introduction to the French Acupuncture Association's methodology, the authors discuss how acupuncture (and, in some cases, Western phytotherapy) can be used to treat such problems as degenerative joint disease rheumatoid arthritis and postmenopausal osteoporosis. The balance of part three is devoted to an account of the physiology, pathology and treatment of each of the joints with acupuncture.
Part four contains a rich selection of translations from over a dozen premodern classical texts regarding rheumatological disorders. These run the gamut of Chinese medical history, from the Inner Classic and Discussion of Cold-induced Disorders to Confucians' Duties to Their Parents and Essential Readings fro Those in the Medical Lineage.
C O N T E N T S
The Concept of Rheumatism in Traditional Chinese Medicine: Energetic Body & Locomotor System, The Channels, Etiological Factors in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Pain
Traditional Approaches to Rheumatology in Modern China: Painful Obstruction, Panarthralgia Disorder, Lower Back Pain
Clinical Practice of an Acupuncturist in Rheumatology: Painful Obstruction Disorders,
Chronic Polyarticular Painful Syndromes,
Degenerative Joint Disease, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, Gout, Sciatica, Neck Pain, Shoulder Pain, Elbow Pain, Wrist & Hand Pain,
Hip Pain, Knee Pain, Foot Pain
Classic Texts in Traditional Chinese Medicine:
Selections on Rheumatology & Related Subjects
References: Supplemental Materia Medica,
Bibliography
Multiple Indices
Gerard Guillaume, M.D. is a specialist in rheumatology, immunnology and sports medicine. He is highly regarded lecturer on acupuncture in Europe and the United States.
Mach Chieu, M.D. is a French pediatrician of Chinese ethnicity. Raised in both Eastern and Western culture, he has long taken an interest in both Chinese and Western medicine. Dr. Chieu is also a writer, poet and scholar of classical and modern Chinese literature, calligraphy and philosophy.
