The Journal of Chinese Medicine back issues from June 2006:
Spinal cord injury: management by acupuncture.(care and treatment)
Jun 01, 2006; ... Abstract The treatment of spinal cord injury presents major difficulties. Practitioners of both Western and Chinese medicine have tried various methods to restore proper physiological and neurological functioning to the many affected paraplegic patients in the world. This ...
Deqi.(clinical practice)
Jun 01, 2006; ... Abstract This review of deqi, the needling sensations associated with 'grasping the qi', is largely based on contemporary literature covering both research studies and clinical practice. Different understandings of the term deqi are classified according to the relative emphasis ...
The treatment of acne with acupuncture and acupuncture-related therapies.
Jun 01, 2006; ... Abstract Acne is a common skin disease, especially in adolescents. A Chinese medicine pattern differentiation for acne is offered, with acupuncture treatment according to pattern differentiation and treatment by local acupuncture and related therapies. A prognosis is offered for ...
The treatment of chronic urticaria with the thick needle.
Jun 01, 2006; ... Abstract Outbreaks of acute urticaria last 24-48 hours and may be self-resolving, whereas chronic urticaria is defined as lasting more than six weeks and is extremely resistant to conventional Western medical treatment. This article describes the treatment of 39 cases of ...
'Space for acupuncture' at Stanchester community school.(health activities)
Jun 01, 2006; ... Abstract Stanchester Community School is a secondary comprehensive school with 900 pupils in the English county of Somerset. Since the Autumn of 2005 a small project has been offering acupuncture treatment on a voluntary basis to young people in the school identified with ...
Clinical application of the Bahuang points.
Jun 01, 2006; ... Abstract The ancient theory of ba gua is prevalent in many fields of Chinese philosophy and culture. The application of ba gua to Chinese medicine is not so widely known. This article explores the concept of ba gua in relation to scalp acupuncture, using the Bahuang points to ...
The concept of image in Chinese medicine.
Jun 01, 2006; ... Abstract 'Image' is a word that is commonly found in Chinese texts on medicine, but rarely found in English. Image is the external manifestation of the body's internal physiology and pathology. The importance of this concept is explored. Keywords: Image, Yijing, ...
The treatment of hyperthyroidism by acupuncture.
Jun 01, 2006; ... Abstract This article discusses the treatment of hyperthyroidism by acupuncture and is intended as information for practitioners who already have an understanding of the theory and principles of Chinese medicine. An overview of hyperthyroidism from a Western medicine perspective ...