Overview
- Systematically introduces the brain in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
- Focuses on the clinical practice of acupuncture for brain related conditions
- Discusses the origin and development of TCM brain theory
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This book systematically introduces the Brain in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and its acupuncture treatments. It discusses the origin and development of the TCM Brain theory, and presents current research on brain and acupuncture, the unique brain related techniques such as scalp acupuncture and Dao-qi technique, the new develo** acupuncture treatment methods for brain-related conditions, such as stroke, Parkinson’s, dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injury, autism, cerebral palsy and depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder among others.
This book is of interest to TCM and acupuncture practitioners in the West, as well as acupuncture researchers and lecturers. It gives a new understanding of the brain and treatments for brain-related conditions from a complementary medicine point of view.
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Acupuncture for the Brain, Introduction, Theory and Techniques
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Acupunture Treatment for the Diseases of the Brain
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Dr. Tianjun Wang is a guest professor of Nan**g University of Chinese Medicine China. He is the Vice Chairperson of the 1st Board of Specialty Committee of Head Acupuncture of World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies. Dr. Wang are the Fellow of Higher Education Academy UK (FHEA), the member of British Acupuncture Council (BAcC) and the Fellow member of the Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture UK (ATCM). Prof. Dr. Wang has published on a wide range of topics in acupuncture and Chinese medicine in both national and international periodicals and in both Chinese and English languages. As a well-known speaker, he has talked a great number of international conferences and seminars.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Acupuncture for Brain
Book Subtitle: Treatment for Neurological and Psychologic Disorders
Authors: Tianjun Wang
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54666-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-54665-6Published: 06 December 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-54668-7Published: 07 December 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-54666-3Published: 05 December 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXIV, 274
Number of Illustrations: 33 illustrations in colour
Topics: Acupuncture, Neurology, Pain Medicine