Acupuncture for brain (Hardcover)

How to treat the Brain and neurological diseases with Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and acupuncture

New methods to treat Alzheimer, stroke, Parkinson, traumatic brain injury, depression and others

By discussing the TCM Brain theory, this books represents the current status of research on brain and acupuncture. It shows unique brain related techniques such as scalp acupuncture and Dao-qi technique and the new acupuncture treatment methods for brain-related conditions, like Alzheimer’s disease, stroke, dementia, Parkinson, 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.

Content:
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.
About the author: Dr. Tianjun Wang is a guest professor of Nanjing 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.