This is the first definitive book to draw on unique, unpublished, professional expertise about the reshaping of herbal medicine in the UK. This book outlines the outcomes of recent examinations, and poses challenging questions about the direction of future herbal medicine policy within the UK.

This pioneering book unites both Western and Traditional Chinese Medicine to provide a comprehensive overview of depression from both clinical perspectives, and to present a step-by-step methodology ...

Acupuncture and related techniques are increasingly being introduced into a wide range of health care approaches. This book gives a comprehensive introduction and international overview of these tec ...

Written by The leading lights in the field of integrating acupuncture into a Western medical system, this book bridges the gap between the theoretical foundations of acupuncture and its application in a modern Western clinical context. Each case history focuses on the complexities and dilemmas of treatment that are tackled, providing valuable insights by experienced practitioners into th...

This book is: comprehensive, giving a broad overview of scientific data combined with a detailed analysis of available information; scientific, drawing on the latest studies and presenting modern understanding; practical, covering methods of acupuncture and their applications in various clinical settings; authoritative, distilling the knowledge and wisdom of leading authors and medical a...

The Mechanism of Acupuncture Therapy and Clinical Case Studies This book de scribes the physiological effects of acupuncture, which can be used ta enhance traditional Chinese practice. Following a his ...

This beautifully designed two-color book is filled with over 100 detailed illustrations to help the reader better understand the material presented. Red-flag cases are included and clearly explained to help the practitioner decide when an immediate referral is necessary

This DVD demonstrates a wide range of supplementary acupuncture techniques, giving a comprehensive overview , along with material on preparation and cautions. It includes discussions and demonstrations of methods such as three-edged needle, cutaneous needle, intradermal needle, electro-acupuncture, and point injection therapy. In addition, such methods as bloodletting, plum-blossom, seve...

Addressing acupuncture from a unique perspective, Acupuncture: An Anatomical Approach abandons the traditional oriental medicine approach in favor of a carefully analytic scientific presentation.

Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Child and Adolescent Care highlights the contribution of complementary and alternative medicine to paediatric health care. In three clearly defined sections, it will be an invaluable guide for paediatric nurses, health visitors, and nursery nurses as well as other health practitioners including physiotherapists and occupational therapists : Se...

Acupuncture: Visible Holism provides a theoretical complement to currently available guides to the clinical practice of acupuncture.The author presents the groundbreaking concept of acupuncture as - ...

Presents basic principles needed to understand human kinesiology and pathokinesiology, and discusses new research and hypotheses in the field. Material is organized around general principles of structure and function that are then applied to individual joint complexes using a cephalo-caudal, proximal-distal approach. Concepts developed in earlier chapters are integrated with and applied ...