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Acupuncture for Insomnia: Sleep and Dreams in Chinese Medicine

Acupuncture for Insomnia: Sleep and Dreams in Chinese Medicine

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Use acupuncture to effectively treat insomnia and other sleep disorders

Insomnia and related sleep disorders concern 10-40% of the adult population and even up to 25% of children, affecting alertness and memory, causing emotional and physical fatigue, and putting the individual at increased risk for depression, cardiovascular disease, hypertension and other health hazards. Acupuncture for Insomnia:: Sleep and Dreams in Chinese Medicine presents a highly effective treatment for chronic and acute sleeplessness using therapeutic strategies from both TCM as well as classical Chinese medicine.

Special Features::

  • Provides full background on the physiology, causes, and treatment of sleep disorders, drawing key parallels between concepts of Western and Chinese Medicine
  • Classifies all acupuncture points that affect sleep to help in choosing the most appropriate treatment for your patient
  • Offers a detailed analysis of sleep in Chinese medicine to give you a full understanding of the energetics of sleep and wakefulness
  • Analyzes the significance of dreams in Chinese medicine and how dreams can be skillfully integrated into a patients therapy

Written from the unique perspective of a physician who is also trained in TCM and classical acupuncture, this book presents numerous case examples, and an up-to-date review of scientific studies on Chinese medicine and sleep. It is an essential reference for all acupuncture practitioners who provide optimal treatment to patients with insomnia, sleep disorders, and other sleep pathologies.

Product Details
Georg Thieme
52821
9783131543318
9783131543318

Data sheet

Publication date
2012
Issue number
1
Cover
hard cover
Pages count
164
Dimensions (mm)
170.18 x 240.03
Weight (g)
544

  • 1 Physiology of Sleep
    Western Physiology of Normal Sleep
    The Functions of Sleep
    Normal Sleep
    Sleep Disorders
    Insomnia
    2 Sleep in Chinese Medicine
    Yin/Yang
    Sleep and the Substances
    Wei Qi–Blood–Shen
    Sleep and the Zang Fu
    Sleep and the Extraordinary Vessels
    3 Insomnia
    Diagnosing Insomnia
    Etiology and Treatment of Insomnia
    Case Studies
    4 Other Sleep Pathologies
    Somnolence—Shi Shui
    Somnambulism/Sleepwalking—Meng You
    Sleep-talking—Meng Yi
    Sleep Apnea—Shui Mian Hu Xi Zhan Ting Zong He Zheng
    Enuresis and Nocturia—Yi Niao
    Excessive Dreaming—Duo Meng
    Nightmares—Meng Yan
    Night Fright / Night Terror—Ye Jing
    Dreams of Flying—Meng Fei
    Dreams of Falling—Meng Zhui
    Sexual Dreams—Meng Jiao
    Circadian Rhythm Desynchronization
    5 Dreams and Their Significance in Chinese Medicine
    Modern Western and Ancient Eastern Theories about Dreams
    Modern Dream Theories in Relation to Chinese Traditional Concepts
    Dreams as Reality, or Life as a Dream
    The Significance of Dreams in the Chinese Tradition
    Common Dream Interpretations and Therapeutic Strategies Based on the Discussions and Commentaries on Sleep and Dreams by Master Yuen
    The Importance of Reintegrating Dream Interpretation into Chinese Medicine
    6 Clinical Evaluation
    Clinical Study on Acupuncture and Insomnia
    Other Clinical Studies on Insomnia and Other Sleep Disorders
    Appendices
    Appendix 1
    Appendix 2
    Glossary of Chinese Terms Used in the Book

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