Abdominal and Umbilical Acupuncture

Description

Gemma D’Angelo introduces readers to the theory and practice of Abdominal and Umbilical Acupuncture, drawing on her clinical experience. Abdominal acupuncture is notable for its effectiveness in treating joint disorders of the spine and limbs, as well as neurological conditions linked to spinal nerve root compression, such as sciatica and radiculopathy. The author presents treatment protocols and their therapeutic effects in two sections: the first outlines protocols applicable to multiple conditions, while the second organizes disorders according to their clinical specialization.

Contents

Part I : ABDOMINAL ACUPUNCTURE

1. A brief introduction to abdominal acupuncture
2. Embryonic development of the Extraordinary Meridians
3. Extraordinary Meridians
4. Elements of embryology useful to abdominal acupuncture
5. Fundamental systems of regulation
6. Energy conduction in meridians
7. Biophotons: a component of qi
8. The umbilical regulating system
9. Abdominal acupoints: the turtle system
10. Additional abdominal points
11. The eight abdominal regions (ba gua)
12. New considerations related to the abdominal wall
13. Indications and contraindications of abdominal acupuncture methods
14. Rules for clinical application
15. Clinical protocols
16. Part II : UMBILICAL ACUPUNCTURE
17. Notes on umbilical anatomy
18. Physical features of the umbilicus
19. Yi medicine
20. The ba gua in Yi medicine
21. Functional relations between the umbilicus and the organ systems
22. The celestial animals Shu-shu, ancient chinese mathematics
23. The meanings of the ba gua symbols
24. Ba gua and mandala: a possible combination
25. The umbilical clock
26. The umbilicus and the lunar phases
27. The umbilicus and the six levels
28. The yi globe – symbol of the microcosm
29. How to locate the area of treatment
30. He tu, lo shu and the eight trigrams
31. Dai mai and energy circulation in he tu and lo shu
32. Correlations between trigrams and numbers
33. Qi microcosmic and macrocosmic circulation
34. Yin and yang, ba gua and modern science
35. BIBLIOGRAPHY
36. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
37. ANALYTICAL INDEX