Chapter 10 - What is Acupuncture and how does it relieve pain?

This chapter describes the meaning of acupuncture, personal observations, studies and their results and the prescription of acupuncture treatment for stress and relaxation.

Chapter 11 - Acupuncture techniques for the relief of pain

1. The application of acupuncture in the treatment of Musculoskeletal disorders.                             
2. The application of Electrical Currents to acupuncture points
3. Instructions for all acupuncture treatments                                          
4. Acupuncture Treatments for various conditions:

• Stress                                                                                               
• Inflammation                                                                                   
• Immune system
• Balancing the Autonomic Nervous System                         
• Pain:   
• - Ankle sprain                                                                             
• - Back pain
• - Knee pain                                                                                   
• - Headaches                                                                                  
• - Neuralgia                                                                                 
• - Wound/scar pain                                                                         
• - Sympathetically mediated pain                                                
• - Deafferentation "burning" pain                                                 
• - Tendinomuscular meridian pain                                                
• Case history
• Periosteal pecking for burning pain and inflammation              
• Plum-blossom needling for indurated swelling and pain    
• Subcutaneous needling over painful areas              
• Intramuscular needling for muscle spasm