By Jennie LONGBOTTOM.

This DVD is intended to augment the clinical training received from the myofascial trigger point training courses and contains: 

• A brief overview of myofascial pain pathology
• Correct trigger point needling technique
• Origins and insertions of muscles covered
• Individual pain referral patterns for each muscle covered
• Safe effective trigger point needling techniques
• Relevance of underlying anatomical structures to ensure safe needling
• Relevant stretching techniques for each muscle covered

Running time: 110 minutes
Language: English Aspect Ratio: 16:9 FHA Format: PAL Region: 0
Classification: E (exempt from classification)

Please note: This DVD is designed to be played on domestic DVD players, and playback on computers may result in picture or sound problems.

RRP $95
CHINA BOOKS Special Price: $80.75

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By YANG Jizhou, translated by Sabine Wilms.

This encyclopedic Ming dynasty work on Acupuncture and Moxibustion is one of THE great classics of Chinese medicine. It is seen as the acumoxa counterpart of the Bencao by Li Shizhen. It is voluminous and complex in nature and has therefore been unavailable to the West until now. This lead volume defines the classical framework of meridian science and offers a selection of quotations related to acupuncture and moxibustion from the Han period classics Huang Di Nei Jing (Inner Classic of the Yellow Emperor) and Nan Jing (Classic of Difficult Issues), with explanations added by Yang Jizhou.

Sabine has taken on the formidable task of rendering this volume into English with passion and expertise and allows Chinese medicine in the West to still have roots of understanding to this creational period of Chinese medicine.

Student/practitioner Price $76.50  (RRP$90)

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This great new book by well-known author and lecturer Stephen Birch is now available at CHINA BOOKS.

Shonishin: the art of non-inserted needling to treat children gently Shonishin: Japanese Pediatric Acupuncture addresses the emerging interest in safe, specialized, non-insertion acupuncture treatment options for infants and children. The only English language book available on the topic, it focuses on the most important feature in the treatment of children: patient-comfort.

The author gives hands-on advice that can be easily integrated into clinical practice.

The text begins with an overview of the underlying principles of Shonishin and the special tools and needles used to gently press, tap, scratch, rub, and stroke the child’s skin without penetrating it. The expert author then outlines root and symptomatic approaches and techniques, followed by detailed information on how to manage a wide range of specific problems and diseases.

Shonishin is an excellent treatment option for common respiratory and digestive ailments. Features

• In form of a practical workshop, the accompanying DVD (150 minutes) demonstrates how to do Shonishin
• 48 cases from around the world cover which tools and methods work best for different patients, showing a range of treatment ideas, methods & results available with the techniques described in the book
• 140 illustrations, photos, and diagrams complement the text throughout
• Numerous tips on how to pacify scared children and aggravated parents This unique, user-friendly guide is a must-have for all acupuncturists, students and teachers of acupuncture as well as pediatricians who also use acupuncture -- regardless of style of practice. The basic treatment has the added advantage of being easily taught to parents so that they can use it regularly at home, thus increasing frequency of treatment and allowing parents to participate actively in the treatment of their children.

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Chi-Akra Center founder Mary Elizabeth Wakefield has made available through CHINA BOOKS her DVD:- "An Introduction to Constitutional Facial Acupuncture Renewal".

Mary Elizabeth Wakefield is one of the leading proponents of facial renewal techniques in the world today, and has been awarded with the title of Educator of the Year by the American Association of Oriental Medicine (AAAOM) for her contributions to the field of Oriental medicine as a teacher, creator of innovative treatment protocols, writer for acupuncture periodicals, and advocate of acupuncture in the national media.

Mary Elizabeth is currently an Adjunct Professor of Facial Acupuncture at both PCOM-NY and Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College (AIMC) in Berkeley, CA.

She has personally trained close to 3,500 acupuncturists, bodyworkers and estheticians from 5 continents - North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Australasia - in her protocols, and maintains a private practice on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, in New York City.

She has 30 years of clinical professional experience as a healing practitioner, and is a licensed acupuncturist, certified by the NCCAOM, a Zen Shiatsu practitioner, massage therapist, a cranio-sacral therapist, AcutonicsR practitioner, opera singer, herbalist and Interfaith minister.

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An Acupuncturist's Guide to Medical Red Flags", by David Anzaldua.

Finally a short and easy-to-follow book that gives practitioners of acupuncture and Chinese medicine all the information they need to notice, understand, and refer their patients correctly when facing potentially dangerous signs and symptoms.

Why you need this book :

• Introductory material gives you an outline of how to actually do a correct patient referral and how to follow up for your own and your patient's medical and legal protection.
• In just 220 pages Dr. Anzaldua presents all the most common red flag signs and symptoms that we may see in an acupuncture clinic. He also tells us what level of referral may be necessary for each red flag case.
• Every red flag has a real life case study, helping readers to understand the process of identifying red flag cases and making correct referrals.
• The easy-to-follow design and thorough index lets you find what you are looking for quickly.
• Questions at the end of every chapter allow students and life-long learners to review what you have learned as you go.

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This exciting new edition of Five Element Constitutional Acupuncture gives a clear, detailed, and accessible presentation of the main features of constitutional Five Element acupuncture. It covers the context and history of this form of acupuncture, as well as the relevant Chinese medicine theory.

After examining the Elements themselves and the functions of the Organs, the book explores the basis of diagnosis in Five Element acupuncture, possible blocks to treatment and the treatment itself. It puts this style of treatment into the context of other styles of acupuncture treatment - especially Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as it is used in the West today.

This edition has been thoroughly revised throughout and includes a new and improved colour page design.

FEATURES

• Gives a clear, detailed and accessible presentation of the main features of five element constitutional acupuncture treatment
• covers the context and history of this form of acupuncture, as well as the relevant Chinese medicine theory
• Includes an unambiguous description of the principle aspects of diagnosis within a system, ironing out inconsistencies often present in discussions of these aspects

‘…the authors have shown how their approach can even integrate with TCM findings to treat patients more completely and rapidly.

As the case histories illustrate, "Five Element Constitutional Acupuncture" is a style of practice that is second to none, and this innovative text is an excellent resource for learning it’. - Peter Eckman.

RRP $95; CHINA BOOKS special $80.75, plus p&h.

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This new edition of "The Treatment of Pain with Chinese Herbs and Acupuncture" gives a thorough and analytical review of the diagnosis and treatment options for pain, using acupuncture with Chinese herbal medicine.

Based on the clinical experience of the author and supported by that of acupuncturists in Chinese universities, it offers a comprehensive and detailed set of treatments for a wide variety of pain symptoms & conditions.

Although pain syndromes are often complicated, involving both psychological and physical difficulties, resulting in sometimes hesitation in deciding a correct treatment, there are still some short-cut ways to achieve a successful result.

It features: a thorough exploration of the aetiologies and pathologies for pain in the context of Traditional Chinese Medicine; clear discussion of the principles of treatment, acupuncture point selection and combination; and detailed explanation of herbal and acupuncture treatments for common and complex pain conditions.

It includes detailed and useful case histories. New to this edition:

• new chapter on treatment of pain in children
• separate sections for the gynecologic conditions
• includes Western-named conditions
• red flags for practitioners to indicate situations which are potentially life-threatening or dangerous
• suggested treatments now include acupuncture as well as herbal treatments
• following on from each treatment a prognosis is now provided.

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By Debra Betts.

Debra Betts has taught acupressure to promote a better birth experience to midwives, practitioners and pregnant women for many years.

Now - at last - this professionally produced DVD offers a detailed explanation, fully demonstrated, of the techniques involved.

Ideal for practitioners of acupuncture, acupressure, shiatsu and massage, doulas, birth helpers and pregnant women, the DVD includes testimonials from women and their partners who have used the techniques during labour and a 16-page printed booklet that sits in the DVD pack with illustrated reminders of the points and their application.

Debra Betts is an acupuncturist and educator based in Wellington, New Zealand. She has been teaching women, their support people and midwives the techniques demonstrated on this DVD since 1992. Her teaching of acupressure has in this time spread from classes held in her private clinic to international acupuncture and midwifery workshops.

Tom Kennedy is an acupuncturist based in Bristol, UK. He has a special interest in treating pregnancy related conditions, and teaches Debra’s acupressure techniques to pregnant women and their support people.

Price: $49.95; CHINA BOOKS special price $42.45 (plus p&h)

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By the author of 'Cosmetic Acupuncture' Radha Thambirajah.

Energetics is an area of growing interest and importance in acupuncture. Acupuncture treatment aims to correct the imbalance of energy, or qi; energetics is a method of diagnosing which aspects of qi are out of balance. 'Energetics in Acupuncture' provides a straight forward diagnostic method of identifying which aspects of the qi are out of balance and therefore what acupuncture treatment is required.

Radha's approach is that of energy balancing as defined by some of the original scholars of Chinese Medicine and involves choosing points to allow energy to flow between the organs therefore correcting imbalances in energy flow by sending energy from areas of excess to areas of deficiency. This goes far beyond just treating symptomatically and aims to improve the general well being of the patient.

The text is laid out in three parts:
1. The Theory
2. The Energy Balancing Laws
3. The diseases: symptoms and treatments

FEATURES: Treatments are described for over 80 different diseases : Innovative visual 'towers' show clearly what an energy imbalance looks like : Case studies illustrate imbalanced states.

RRP $76 - student/practitioner price $64.60, 2010, Hardback, 459pages.

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'What Debra Betts does so skilfully in this book is distil all the knowledge we have available to us from written history into a practical compilation of what has actually worked in practice for her patients. The Essential Guide to Acupuncture in Pregnancy & Childbirth presents entirely practical and usable information in a succinct, simple, and elegant form which is easy to access and in a language which is easy to read' - Jane Lyttleton

Twenty-seven chapters on the treatment of women through pregnancy, labour and the postnatal period, including:-

Miscarriage; nausea & vomiting; heartburn; constipation; varicose veins; haemorrhoids; vulval varicosities; urinary tract infections; fatigue & exhaustion; musculoskeletal conditions; anaemia; insomnia; anxiety & depression; vaginal discharge & itching; itching of the skin; sinusitis; hypertension (PIH); oedema; small-for-dates babies; breech & posterior positions; prebirth treatments; induction; intrauterine death; labour & delivery; acupressure in labour; postnatal treatment; research; Western & Chinese dietary advice.

Appendices offer full glossaries of both Western and Chinese medical terminology, full information on the stages of, and medical tests carried out through, pregnancy and fully illustrated guide to location and needling of all points discussed in the text.

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Edited by Jennie Longbottom, published by Churchill Livingstone.

"Acupuncture in Manual Therapy" is a comprehensive overview of manual therapy interventions combined with acupuncture management of musculoskeletal disorders covering all major joints of the body.

The book is intended to offer physiotherapists and students of acupuncture a clinical reasoning model, whilst supporting suggested interventions with the relevant evidence base in order to alleviate pain, restore function and facilitate rehabilitation within musculoskeletal management. It places an emphasis on the neurophysiological processes of pain management stressing the importance of using the correct intervention for the relevant presenting pain mechanism.

Each chapter of this book discusses suggested manual intervention, acupuncture evidence and physiological processes underpinning this combined approach to musculoskeletal pain and dysfunction including meridian acupuncture, auricular acupuncture, electroacupuncture, tens and trigger point acupuncture as a means of addressing the varying pain patterns presented within musculoskeletal rehabilitation. This book provides knowledge from distinctive and prominent contributors from the world of manual therapy and acupuncture whilst this expertise is further supported by the provision of student case studies to offer support and enhance learning.

Features:-

Twelve chapters addressing each of the major joint of the musculoskeletal system ¦ Over 100 images ¦ A clinical reasoning model for manual therapy and acupuncture intervention ¦ Relevant case studies that support the student undertaking acupuncture training

RRP $68, CHINA BOOKS Special Price $57.80 plus p&h.

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A set of 3 DVDs, just released!

Julian Scott is well known author of 'Acupuncture in the Treatment of Children' and 'The Gentle Needle' DVD. Running time of this 3-DVD set is: 4 hours 22 minutes

This 3-DVD set presents a comprehensive discussion of eye diseases, covering:

Basic Western anatomy and disease categories, with illustrations ¦ The relationship of the zangfu to the eyes ¦ Channels and points, with illustrations ¦ Demonstration of local and distal needling & moxibustion ¦ Principles of treatment ¦ Treatment strategies for common diseases including open angle ¦ glaucoma, optic atrophy, retinal bleeding, diabetic retinopathy, dry eyes, cataract, short sight, crossed eyes in children, conjunctivitis ¦ Qigong massage for the eyes

Price: RRP $100; CHINA BOOKS SPECIAL $85, plus p&h.

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David Legge is the author of the top-selling book, 'Close to the Bone' and the very popular student handbook 'Acupuncture Points & Meridians'.

His new book is an excellent, practical and clinically-oriented book with many case studies and examples throughout. A great resource for your clinic!

The Jingjin has been translated as tendino-muscular meridians, sinew channels, muscle meridians and meridian sinews. The meridian system is fundamental to the theoretical basis of acupuncture practice. First described in the Nei Jing, they are featured in modern texts but are little used in contemporary acupuncture practice.

This publication takes a detailed look at the original material and explores the intentions of its authors in the light of current knowledge. The pathways are re-examined and defined in  specific anatomical terms.

Many examples of the clinical use of the system are detailed. This book is an excellent aid to treating musculoskeletal disorders. RRP $49.95, CHINA BOOKS special $44.95

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By Lu Shaojie, edited by David Mayor

This text is straightforward and practical covering 127 musculoskeletal and nervous system disorders for which acupuncture treatment is particularly indicated.

Divided into seven chapters, the first four are arranged by body part and include both musculoskeletal and neurological conditions, while the three remaining chapters focus almost exclusively on neurological disorders.

Each chapter offers a wealth of information on from 8 to 31 different conditions (a total of 127 in all), and each condition is covered both from a Western medical and a Chinese medical (TCM) perspective, with sections on Clinical manifestations, Pattern identification, Treatment, Method, and Clinical notes.

FEATURES:

• Practical reference text covering 127 musculoskeletal and nervous system disorders for which acupuncture treatment is particularly indicated
• Disorders treated include sports injuries, work-related injuries, and disorders of the central nervous system, cranial nerves and peripheral nerves
• More than 475 high-quality illustrations depicting anatomic structures and empirical and standard point locations
• Needling insertion direction clearly demonstrated by 138 colour photographs
• Detailed clinical manifestations with full TCM pattern identification and fully explained point prescriptions for each disorder
• Full details of needling techniques for all points in a clearly laid-out format
• Wide selection of representative case histories
• Comprehensive Chinese medicine and Western medicine glossaries and an extensive index.

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