Clinical Practice in Acupuncture (A Complete and Concise Edition o Accupunture)

Acupuncture is a popular treatment methodology practised in many countries. Research into acupuncture as a medical treatment has grown exponentially in the past 20 years, increasing at twice the rate of research into conventional biomedicine. During this period, over 10,000 studies were conducted in 60 countries, including hundreds of meta-analyses summarizing the results of thousands of human and animal studies. A wide variety of clinical areas have been studied, including pain, cancer, pregnancy, stroke, mood disorders, sleep disorders, and inflammation.

There is promising scientific evidence to support the use of acupuncture for chronic pain conditions, such as arthritis and headaches, and limited support for neck pain. Acupuncture generally is safe when administered using clean needles, either disposable or sterilised. Several years ago, the World Health Organisation (WHO) published an official report listing 21 symptoms, conditions, and diseases shown in controlled trials to be treated effectively by Acupuncture.

All acupuncture doctors and students interested in studying acupuncture should know the details of the disease before treating the patient. I am pleased to write this book, "Clinical Practice in Acupuncture," based on my experience gained over a decade in treating a large number of patients in my "Kumaran's Health Centre" and during my service in "Ramakrishna Mission Trust Hospital, Chennai".

In this book, I have mentioned the details of diseases related to our organs and systems, with causes and symptoms, and various treatment methods to cure the diseases. Details of other acupuncture treatment methods like Ear Acupuncture, Wrist and Ankle Acupuncture, Extraordinary Meridian Acupuncture, 36-Extra Points, ECIWO, Scalp Acupuncture, Reflexology and Spinal Cord are covered in this book to give exposer to the readers in holistic manner.

I express my deep sense of gratitude to Dr. Sabir Abdullah. MD. (Acu), President ATAMA for his encouragement to write this book and his kind permission to reproduce the Meridian images for this book from ATAMA published book "Reiki acupuncture by Prof.Dr.Abdulla Sehu,"

My sincere thanks to my family for their support, especially hearty thanks to my daughter Dr.S.Mangayarkarasi. BE. MS. MD(Acu). Ph.D (Acu) for her valuable guidance and encouragement to write this book. I express my sincere thanks to Madam Prof. Dr.V. Angayarkanni, MSc. MD(Acu). Ph.D (Acu), my Co-Director in Kumaran's Health Centre, for her encouragement and guidance to write this book.

"Healing hand is holier than the worshipping hands". Acupuncture treatment has a phenomenal feature compared to other treatment methodologies; it is the only treatment that does not cause any side effects to the human body by any means. In this book, "Clinical Practice in Acupuncture," Prof.Dr.P. Sivagnanam has done extraordinary work by detailing all the topics in Body Acupuncture and other Ancillary systems in acupuncture. In this book, all our Organs and Systems Disorders in detail with causes, symptoms and treatment methods in various acupuncture system are briefly explained. All Doctors must practice Acupuncture and students must learn and acquire knowledge in this treatment system. Even though many books have been written on acupuncture and its treatment methods; among them, this book will gain significant importance, as detailing acupuncture points, point locations, diseases treated by these acupuncture points, needling method, and diagrammatic explanation. I am sure this book will become an integral part of Acupuncture training and practice. I insist that all the Doctors should have this book, and to our students, this book is a syllabus.

I can proudly say that he is one of our Directors running Acupuncture Training Centre. He served as Senior Officer in State Bank of India; even after retirement, he is interested in Acupuncture, the drugless therapy, and did MD. and Ph.D. in Acupuncture through ATAMA. From his training centre, more than 150 students qualified as Acupuncture Doctors. At this age, his service to society as a doctor in acupuncture is very much appreciable. Dr. P. Sivagnanam has published more than 20 books in English and Tamil by his research studies and practical experience. He has delivered a speech on various topics in the International Conferences and Zonal Conferences conducted by ATAMA. ATAMA awarded him as "Best Acupuncture Doctor" twice for his best service to society.

Although many books have been published on Acupuncture, there is no doubt that this book is unique among them. This book, "Clinical Practice in Acupuncture" is a Treasure and gift to Acupuncture Practitioners and Students studying Acupuncture. I pray the almighty and wish him to get success in all his attempts in this field and to write more books for society to lead disease-free life.

**Contents and Sample Pages**