The Acupuncture Treatment of Pain: Safe and Effective Methods for Using Acupuncture in Pain Relief

by Leon Chaitow

This title presents a method of effective pain control for use by those in the healing professions-acupuncturists, surgeons, general practitioners, osteopaths, chiropractors, physiotherapists, and trained nurses-as an adjunct to their normal course of therapy. It includes a formulary for pain treatment and chapters on acupuncture as anesthesia as well as its use in the treatment of addiction.

192 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1984

About the author

Leon Chaitow ND DO is an internationally known and respected osteopathic and naturopathic practitioner and teacher of soft tissue manipulation methods of treatment. He is author of over 60 books, including a series on Advanced Soft Tissue Manipulation (Muscle Energy Techniques, Positional Release Techniques, Modern Neuromuscular Techniques) and also Palpation Skills; Cranial Manipulation: Theory and Practice; Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Practitioner’s Guide to Treatment, and many more. He is editor of the peer reviewed Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, that offers a multidisciplinary perspective on physical methods of patient care. Leon Chaitow was for many years senior lecturer on the Therapeutic Bodywork degree courses which he helped to design at the School of Integrated Health, University of Westminster, London, where is he now an Honorary Fellow. He continues to teach and practice part-time in London, when not in Corfu, Greece where he focuses on his writing.

Reviews

[Rah~ri · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just re-found this book.
It is rather minimalist?
Both the information in it & the explanations.
But maybe the author assumes that the reader
has much broader knowledge than i do!
It is written with easy to understand descriptions
& has pretty clear pictures.
I seem to think it is a good book to support
the knowledge(if you have it already) you have.
& Maybe even fill in some missing gaps...but
first you need to know enough to have gaps ;)

[Tami · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Acupuncture Treatment of Pain isn’t necessarily a how to book about acupuncture. Instead, I would call it bridge work, trying to show western medical professionals that acupuncture is a valid, scientific treatment option for pain and for addiction. In this way, the book focuses on demystifying the practice and explaining it in more contemporary terms. There is also an emphasis on the importance of the pulse as a means of defining energy flow.

With that said, the book does make some good solid effort to show specific points for particular conditions. Usually, this is a handful of points complete with location information. Black and white illustrations show these body points. Points on the ears are also included which is a nice added touch.