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Author Wang, Tianjun, author

Title Acupuncture for brain : treatment for neurological and psychologic disorders / Tianjun Wang
Published Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2021]

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Description 1 online resource (xxxiv, 274 pages) : color illustrations
Contents Part One. Acupuncture for Brain, Introduction and Theory -- 1. Brain in original Traditional Chinese Medicine -- 2. Acupuncture and The Brain Current Understanding -- 3. Acupuncture Research and the Brain -- 4. Acupuncture Brain. physiology and Pathology -- 5. Scalp acupuncture -- 6. Dao qi acupuncture technique -- 7. Abdominal acupuncture -- 8. Other Commonly used acupuncture techniques for Brain conditions -- 9. Commonly used Herb formulas for Brain Conditions -- 10. The Chinese View--Preserving a Healthy Functioning Brain -- 11. Stroke -- 12. Parkinson's disease -- 13. Dementia and Alzheimer's disease -- 14. Multiple Sclerosis -- 15. Brain Injuries -- 16. Cerebral palsy and Brain retardation. -- 17. Other neurological conditions -- 18. Depression -- 19. Anxiety -- 20. Bipolar Disease -- 21. Autism -- 22. Other psychological conditions -- 23. Other brain related conditions -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Index
Summary 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 developing 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed February 23, 2021)
In Springer Nature eBook
Subject Nervous system -- Diseases -- Treatment
Mental illness -- Treatment.
Acupuncture -- Therapeutic use
Medicine, Chinese.
Mental Disorders -- therapy
Medicine, Chinese Traditional
Nervous system -- Diseases -- Treatment
Mental illness -- Treatment
Medicine, Chinese
Acupuncture -- Therapeutic use
Acupuncture
Neurology
Pain medicine
Form Electronic book
ISBN 3030546667
9783030546663
9783030546670
3030546675
9783030546687
3030546683