This book presents a three-stage methodology for moving from a TCM diagnosis to the statement of therapeutic principles, to the erection and administration of an acupuncture treatment plan. It explains in depth how to do a complex, individualised TCM diagnosis, how to arrange and make sense of confusing signs and symptoms and how to think using TCM terms and statements. Table of Contents Table of Contents: Preface to the Second Edition 1 Introduction 2 Diagnosis 3 Therapeutic Principles 4 Choosing Points Based on Principle 5 Choosing Points Based on Principle 6 Composing the Acupuncture Formula 7 Acupuncture Administration 8 Conclusion Bibliography Index
Language
English
Format
Unknown Binding
Publisher
Blue Poppy Press
Release
January 01, 1998
ISBN
0936185171
ISBN 13
9780936185170
Sticking to the Point: A Rational Methodology for the Step By Step Formulation and Administration of a TCM Acupuncture Treatment (vol. 1)
This book presents a three-stage methodology for moving from a TCM diagnosis to the statement of therapeutic principles, to the erection and administration of an acupuncture treatment plan. It explains in depth how to do a complex, individualised TCM diagnosis, how to arrange and make sense of confusing signs and symptoms and how to think using TCM terms and statements. Table of Contents Table of Contents: Preface to the Second Edition 1 Introduction 2 Diagnosis 3 Therapeutic Principles 4 Choosing Points Based on Principle 5 Choosing Points Based on Principle 6 Composing the Acupuncture Formula 7 Acupuncture Administration 8 Conclusion Bibliography Index