Ad Warmerdam DHSc, MSPT, OCS, FAAOMPT, MTC has had extensive post-graduate training in the US and the Netherlands, and over 20 years of clinical experience. This has coalesced into a unique conceptual framework of muscle-joint interaction....
For the first time, here is a detailed explanation and classification of herbs, using the ancient system of Ayurveda. More than 250 herbs are listed, with 88 herbs explained in detail. Included are many of the most commonly used western herbs with a profound Ayurvedic perspective. Important Chinese and special Ayurvedic herbs are introduced. Beautiful diagrams and charts, as well as deta...
The Treatment of External Diseases with Acupuncture and Moxibustion is a clinical manual for the treatment of traumatic injuries, muscle joint problems, dermatological conditions, and postoperative complaints. It has been written by Yan Cui-lan, a well-known acupuncturist specializing in external diseases from Tangshan, Hebei. Dr. Yan has written this book specifically with Western pract...
Despite a growing body of English language readings on Chinese medicine in general, the [Chinese case history literature] remains virtually uncharted territory. Yet, case histories and medical discu ...
The purpose of this book is not only to make a comparison of the meditative process in Patanjalis, Yoga and Hua Shan Chi Kung, but to stimulate the reader to further explore this process in relation to their own individual path. Yoga Meditation is a companion book to Yoga Alchemy, written by the same author. It contains many references to two other important works: the Yoga Sutras and t...
Chen-Chiu: A New Healing Paradigm is based on an historic Chinese acupuncture text that remains vital to this day: the Ling-Shu-Jing. Dr. Claus Schnorrenberger, who has produced a well-known translation of Ling-Shu-Jing, here applies his personal medical experience -- as a lecturer, and moreover, as an orthodox Western physician and Chinese acupuncturist/herbalist -- to the principles of...
This book provides an introduction to how and why acupuncture works and how patients can complement Western treatments with acupuncture for optimum health. Information is written in an easy to read style, including an introduction to the five elements, how they relate to personality traits and health, methods for resolving unbalanced energy and common health conditions for each constitut...
Based on close readings of liturgies written in classical Chinese, the author explores the medieval development of Chinese therapeutic ritual, discovering the germinal core of many still-current rit ...
Technique Systems in Chiropractic describes and analyses the most common techniques in today's chiropractic. These techniques, sometimes called brand-name or proprietary techniques, each provide a s ...
The first edition of Grieve's Modern Manual Therapy - The Vertebral Column was quickly recognized as a milestone in the field of non-surgical treatment of back problems. This third edition maintains the objectives of the original editor, Gregory Grieve, to bring together the latest state-of-the-art research, from both clinical practice and the related basic sciences, which is most releva...
