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Preface
Chapter One General
Introduction
Section ¢ñ Origin of
Acupressure Therapy and Its Current Status
Section ¢┛ What Is
Acupressure?
Section ¢┏ General and
Local Effects of Acupressure Therapy
A. General Effects
B. Local Effects
Section ¢ô Indications
and Contraindications of Acupressure Therapy
A. Regulation of Yin
and Yan g
B. Dredging the
Meridians
C. Co-ordinating the
Flow of Qi
D. Lysis of Adhesion
E. Relieving Muscle
Spasm and Increasing Muscle Strength
F. Strengthening
Resistance and Dispelling and Attacking Pathogenic Factors
Section ¢õ
A. Indications
B. Contraindications
Section ¢ö Preparations
Prior to Treatment
Section ¢‖ Points of
Attention in Clinical Practice
Section ¢ø Learning the
Acupressure Technique
Section ¢┫ Acupressure
Techniques
A. The Five Basic
Manipulations
B. Supplementary
Manipulations
1. Orthopaedic
manipulations
2. Orthotherapy through
external fixation
3. Orthotherapy by
surgery
Section ¢┣ Common
Postures of the Patient During Treatment
Section ¢û Acupoints
and Stimulation-Lines
A. Three Ways to Locate
the Acupressure Points
B. List of Acupoints
Commonly Used in Acupressure Therapy
1. Points on the head
and neck
2. Points on the
thoracic and abdominal regions
3. Points on the
shoulder, back and lumbar region
4. Points on the upper
extremities
5. Points on the lower
extremities
C. Stimulation-lines
1. Stimulation-lines on
the upper extremities
2. Stimulation-lines on
the back and lumbar regions
3. Stimulation-lines on
the lower extremities
Chapter Two Clinical
Study
Section ¢ñ Diseases of
the Nervous System
A. Sequelae of Cerebral
Birth Injury
B. Sequelae of Cerebral
Trauma
C. Sequelae of Cervical
Spinal Cord Injury
D. Injury of the
Thoracic Spinal Cord
E. Injury of Lumbar
Spinal Cord
F. Injuries of Conus
Medullaris and Cauda Equina
G. Sequelae of
Encephalitis
H. Polyneuritis
I. Sequelae of
Infantile Paralysis
J. Injury of Brachial
Plexus
K. Injury of Radial
Nerve
L. Injury of Median
Nerve
M. Injury of Ulnar
Nerve
N. Injury of the
Sciatic Nerve
O. Sciatica
Section ¢┛ Diseases of
the Spinal Column
A. Stiff Neck
B. Cervical Vertebral
Syndrome
C. Herniation of the
Lumbar Intervertebral Disk
D. Derangement of
Apophyseal Joints
Section ¢┏ Diseases of
Bones and Joints
A. Inflammation of Soft
Tissues Around the Shoulder Joint
B. Rheumatoid Arthritis
Section ¢ô Congenital
Diseases
A. Congenital
Torticollis
B. Congenital
Equinovarus
Section ¢õ Other
Diseases
A. Headache
B. Toothache
C. Abdominal Pain
D. Hiccup
E. Nocturnal Enuresis
F. Common Cold
G. Sunstroke
H. Drowning and Its
Sequelae
I. Shock
J. Dizziness
Chapter Three
Scientific Research on Acupressure Therapy
Section ¢ñ Clinical and
Experimental Research on the Effect of
Acupressure
Therapy in Treating
Sequelae of Cerebral Trauma, Cerebral Birth Injury
and Incomplete Injury
of the Cervical Segment of the Spinal Cord
A. Clinical Data
B. Clinical Examination
and Experimental Study
1. Changes in
somatosensory evoked potential (SEP)
2. Study on the changes
in cardiovascular functions
3. Study on
microcirculation in fingernail fold
4. Study on immunology
Section ¢┛ Research on
the Effect of Acupressure and Its Mechanism as the
Main Therapy in
Treating Sequelae of Cerebral Birth Injury
A. Clinical Data
B. Experimental
Research
1. Observation of the
changes in the somatosensory evoked potential (SEP)
of patients suffering
from sequelae of cerebral birth injury after
treatment with
acupressure therapy
2. Impact of
acupressure therapy on the microcirculation of the pia mater of
the cerebral cortex in
dogs
3. Research on the
homodynamic of sequelae of cerebral brith injury before
and after acupressure
treatment
4. Changes in
microcirculation of the fingernail-fold before and after
acupressure therapy in
cases suffering form sequelae of cerebral birth injury
5. Effect of
acupressure therapy on the hemorrheology of dogs
6. Effect of acupressure
manipulation on the neurotransmitter in dog's blood |
