Contemporary Medical Acupuncture: — A Systems Approach

555 Pages·2007·15.19 MB·English

by  Guan-Yuan Jin MD

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Guan-Yuan Jin, MD, L.Ac.
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To our teachers and colleagues who have devoted themselves to clinical
and laboratory studies of acupuncture as well as greatly contributed to
the contemporary development of acupuncture theories and techniques,
and to our loved ones, Songshou Jin and Ruiwen Mao, Dequan Xiang and
Guangyu Geng, Jin Zheng and Bonnie .X Jin.
About the Authors
Guan-Yuan Jin, MD, L.Ac., is one of world's forefront medical acupuncturists
besides a physiologist and chronobiologist. With a rich clinical and research
experience of over 40 years in both Chinese medicine and Western medicine, he
has authored 81 academic/professional books, including representative works of
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acupuncture and TCM by completing an apprenticeship under Master Jiao,
Mianzhai as well as Profs Zheng, Kuishan, Wei, Jia, etc. In ,2891 he graduated from
Zhejiang Medical University, China, where he later taught Physiology and engaged
in numerous researches on acupuncture. After coming to US in the late ,s0891 .rD Jin
completed post-doctoral fellowship at Medical College of Wisconsin and became
one of 'grandfather' acupuncturists and Chinese herbologists certified by NCCAOM
(National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine), .ASU
At his private practice (www.AceAcupuncture.com), Dr. Jin specializes in treating
intractable cases with acupuncture, Chinese herbs, and Qigong therapy, striving
for "Highest Successes with Least Sessions." Dr. Jin is currently an Honorary
Professor at Guangzhou University of TCM, China. As the president of Inter-
national Institute of Holistic Medicine, Dr. Jin is a strong advocate in raising
public awareness of TCM through lectures at local communities as well as
national and international conferences. From 1993-2005, he served as an
Acupuncture Advisor for the State of Wisconsin, and under his efforts, the
Governor of Wisconsin, and Mayors of Milwaukee and Brookfield proclaimed
"Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Day" and "World ihC iaT and gnogiQ Day",
respectively.
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Jia-Jia x. Jin, OMD, L.Ar is a NCCAOM board certified and Wisconsin licensed
acupuncturist, Chinese herbologist, as well as gnogiQ instructor. She has been
working in the medical field for over three decades. Since coming to USA in
1990, she and her husband Dr. Jin co-founded Ace Acupuncture Clinic of
Milwaukee, one of the most reputable TCM clinics in the Midwest. Jia-Jia
specializes in caring for the pediatric, female, and elderly patients with gentle
needling techniques or acupressure. Jia-Jia was a co-author of lacinilC ygoloxelfeR
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Dr. Jin's self-healing classes.
Louis L. Jin, MS, BS., has a unique background of both Information Technology
and Chinese Medicine. He holds a Master's degree in Computer Science and
Software Engineering, and has completed a four-year apprenticeship in
Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine under the tutelage of his father Dr. Jin. Louis
has been dedicating his efforts at advancing the modernization of classical
diagnostic and therapeutic means in the field of TCM, such as developing com-
puterized technologies of tongue and pulse diagnoses, as well as investigating
scientific bases of Qigong therapy. Louis was a co-author of Body Whole xelfeR
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REVIEWS
COMMENTARIES
EVALUATIONS
"To create a textbook of acupuncture that includes both classic and modern
theories and therapy is a formidable task. The authors can rightly lay claim to the
premier position held by this textbook as the most authoritative and current source
of information about acupuncture, the meridian, and the whole body reflex zones,
a unique term originally coined by the authors. As a respected resource, it has
covered the key concepts and topics that acupuncture practitioners and students
will experience in their studies and working environment. The beginning part
introduces readers to the current challenges and modernization of acupuncture
therapy and its scientific bases, as well as acquaint with the concepts of meridians,
the whole body reflex zones, and reflexotherapy. The later part explains the
systemic or cybernetic method including the black box theory and its applications
in guiding clinical acupuncture and raising curative effects, as there may be an
uncertain outcome. The last part describes the indications of acupuncture, their
treatment, and rehabilitation. Advanced students will learn how to choose
acupoints and use appropriate techniques to attain optimal acupuncture effects.
Acceptance of acupuncture as both an art and a science helps to create an
integrating link between oriental medicine, contemporary medicine, and the
principles of holistic care, thus fostering the well-being, the care, and the cure of
patients worldwide."
Frances Talaska Fischbach, RN, BSN, MSN
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"After reading the manuscript carefully, I can say it is truly going to be an
outstanding book compared to its counterparts on acupuncture. It has abundant
contents and data, a distinct theme, innovative theories, and simple but in-depth
analyses. This book systemizes, summarizes, and develops the acupuncture
therapy and its theoretical basis, the meridian theory from the perspective of
contemporary acu-reflexology, making a great milestone toward modernizing
classical acupuncture. Today, as the "acupuncture fever" continues to prevail
worldwide, increasingly Western doctors are aspiring to learn and integrate
acupuncture into the mainstream of contemporary medicine. The publication of
this book will definitely provide them with an excellent reference. Moreover,
realizing the standardization of acupuncture therapy is an essential component
of propagating medical acupuncture internationally and making its prospective
progress. The authors of this book have made a penetrating analysis about how
to control the randomness of the acupuncture therapy and enhance its effectiveness
and reproducibility. Thus, this book a is must-read for all acupuncture practitioners,
medical professionals, and researchers in the field of acupuncture, as well as
students of TCM. "
Xuemin Shi
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"The birth of yraropmetnoC lacideM Acupuncture fully reflects the authors' unique
background and expertise. Dr. Jin possesses a profound knowledge of both
Chinese medicine and Western medicine, and he has a rich clinical expertise of
acupuncture practice for many years, including over two decades of practice in
China and seventeen years of practice in the USA. These kinds of integration
between Chinese medicine and Western medicine, scientific research and clinical
expertise, plus his background on scientific methodology, make him a qualified
authority with full capability of clarifying classical acupuncture systemically and
scientifically through this book. Personally, I have a master-apprentice relationship
with Dr. Jin, and I am grateful to see that he has finally completed this masterpiece
for publication. This work is based on inheriting the meridian theory of Chinese
medicine as well as citing numerous scientific references through many years of
research. Its content is comprehensive and refreshing, and its recommended
methods are simple and practical. No doubt, the publication of this authoritative
book will promote the development of medical acupuncture, benefit our fellow
acupuncture practitioners, enhance the effectiveness of acupuncture therapy, as
well as have a profound influence on the academic exchange between Eastern
and Western medicine. It will certainly be a useful reference for anyone engaged
in academic study, scientific research, and clinic practice with acupuncture. "
Kuishan Zheng
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Forewords
Acupuncture, which originated in China more than 2 000 years ago, is the most
commonly used alternative medical procedure worldwide. America's keen
interest in this modality intensified in the 1970s. During this era, New York Times
reporter James Reston wrote a pivotal story about how Chinese practitioners
used needles to ease his postoperative pain. Since that time, physicians and their
patients have generated more inquiries about acupuncture. A 2002 com-
prehensive survey indicated an estimated 8.2 million of USA adults had used
acupuncture, according to study sponsor National Center for Comparative and
Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), a component of National Institutes of Health
(NIH). A similar national survey found that approximately one in 01 adults had
received acupuncture at least one time with good results.
The potential for acupuncture is vast, as a 1997 NIH Consensus Statement on
Acupuncture indicated. Documented results indicate that this procedure can
reduce the side effects of cancer treatment and provide analgesia during surgical
procedures. Patients with drug and nicotine addictions, stroke, asthma, and pain
benefit from alternative therapy. In January 2005, a NIH-funded clinical trial at
the Univerity of Maryland, Center Integrative Medicine (UMCIM), showed that
acupuncture could provide pain relief, while improving the function of patients
with osteoarthritis of the knee. Acupuncture clearly serves as an effective com-
plement to conventional care.
International academic and clinical studies, supplemented by the contributions
of acupuncture practitioners and physicians, have generated greater acceptance
of this treatment. For this reason, NCCAM and other NIH-affiliated research
institutions continue to fund a variety of research projects on acupuncture. These