Acupuncture for Stroke Rehabilitation
Author | : Hoy Ping Yee Chan |
Publisher | : Blue Poppy Enterprises, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 198 |
Release | : 2006 |
ISBN-10 | : 1891845357 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781891845352 |
Rating | : 4/5 (57 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Using the information in this book, the thousands of people living with long term disability due to stroke, can lead a better quality of life. The book contains classical and standard contemporary acupuncture for emergency and rehabilitation use. Its covers such areas as: Running needle; Moxibustion; Electro-acupuncture; Magneto-therapy and herbal patches; Special protocols by famous contemporary practitioners; Treatments for body, scalp, ear, tongue, wrist-ankle and ocular acupuncture; and, the treatment of 23 post stroke sequelae. The final chapter of the book recounts the outcomes of scores of clinical trials proving acupuncture efficacy in the treatment of stroke.