The
author has drawn upon his unique clinical experience
to describe the assessment and acupuncture treatment
of 57 disorders related to the nervous system. The
text includes concise descriptions of the symptoms
and clinical manifestations of cranial nerve disorders
(including optic neuritis, facial paralysis, facial
tic, and optic atrophy), cerebral disorders (including
thrombosis, embolism, Parkinson's epilepsy, and
Meniere's syndrome), conditions of the spinal nerves
(including nerve paralysis, sciatica, brachial plexus
neuropathy, and polyneuropathy), and other disorders
(including cervical spondylosis, OBS, myasthenia
gravis, and traumatic paraplegia). In addition to
information on syptoms, clinical manifestations,
insertion technique, needling depth, and needling
precautions, the author has included Western perspectives
and integrative models of treatment. There is a
series of diagrams that illustrate the location
of the points utilized. Lu Shao Jie is Chief Physician
and Director of the acupuncture department at the
Xianyang Hospital in Henan. |
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