The Art of Acupuncture Techniques
Sunday, February 28th, 2010 at
10:16 pm
Product Description
Acupuncture patients who want the nitty-gritty of such needling techniques as depth, placement, and needle type should read The Art of Acupuncture Techniques. It’s unique historical perspective preserves theoretical concepts that haven’t been taught in China since the Cultural Revolution. If you really want to know what’s going on during treatment, whether you’re seeking relief from a skin condition, angina, or infertility, it’s right on target.Amazon.com Review< ... More >>
The Art of Acupuncture Techniques
Tagged with: Acupuncture • Techniques
Filed under: Acupuncture Depression
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Be forewarned–this book doesn’t contain a single illustration! If you were looking to learn about acupressure points to relieve some of your own ailments, you’d probably prefer Acupressure’s Potent Points by Michael Reed Gach. That’s what I got instead after returning this book.
Rating: 1 / 5
This is a great book, but contains lots of point functions and empirical indications found nowhere else. You could get stumped if you don’t know them. Lots of needle technique… I’m glad this one is on the list, because it means eventually we may be able to get rid of “Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion”!
I have to throw in a comment from one of my teachers… Robert Johns calls P6 (Neiguan) the ‘wildcard’ and says that it can be added to any treatment for increased effectiveness. My teacher, Robert Chu, laughed at that and said, “Wildcard… that means you don’t really understand what it does!”
Rating: 4 / 5
I loved this book, since it really teaches the techniquesl, which I have not read about in any other book, in this field.
It is one of my favorites.
Rating: 5 / 5
I am enjoying this book, but it could use a bit more “how to” and illustrations.
Rating: 4 / 5
I took johns’ acupuncture techniques class in SF last year. Among all the teachers and doctors I have known, johns has the deepest knowledge of acupuncture, and more importantly, the greatest amount of skill hands down. Watching his technique makes you understand how little knowledge and skill has been passed on in the post-communist “traditional” chinese medicine era. Although its difficult to learn the correct technique through a book alone, the basic principles and guidelines are clearly depicted.
Also, in regards to the robert chu comment about Neiguan being a wildcard – if you read the chapter, it is clear that johns has a thorough understanding of what the point can do. he only calls it a wildcard to stress its importance.
Rating: 5 / 5