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Online Correspondence courses
Medical Acupuncture online correspondence course
Acupuncture originated several thousand years ago in China as part of a body MedicineMedical acupuncture correspondence course which includes the use of Herbs, tuina (Chinese Massage), exercise and diet. Stone acupuncture needles dating back to 3000 B.C. have been found by archaeologists in inner Mongolia, and acupuncture has been widely practiced in China for around 3,500 years. In the 17th century Doctors and missionaries brought acupuncture to Europe. Later spectacular examples of acupuncture as an alternative to conventional anesthesia during surgery gained enormous popularity in the West.
- Medical Acupuncture
- 1. What is Acupuncture?
- 2. The History of Acupuncture
- 3. Classical Meridians and their Acupuncture Points:
- Chinese Body measurement & nomenclature of the Meridians
- Precise location of points. Special Acupuncture Points: on the head, neck, thorax, abdomen, pelvis, lower extremity
- Auricular points
- Facial points for analgesia and private acupuncture points
- 4. Acupuncture Theory: Internal communication; psychosomatic consideration; basic concepts of traditional Chinese Medicine
- 5. Neurophysiologic Mechanisms in Acupuncture:
- Relationship of the Nervous system to the Vital energy system
- Neurophysiological explanation of distribution of acupoints
- Bioelectricity. Synaptic transmission. Muscle responses
- Gate Control Theory
- Autonomic influences and effects on the brain
- Regulatory effects of acupuncture
- 6. Acupuncture Techniques and precautions:
- Environment and position
- Depth of needle insertion. Dangerous areas
- Forbidden points of acupuncture and emergencies during treatment
- Needle technique
- 7. Electro-acupuncture:
- Relation to transcutaneous electric stimulation
- Equipment and methods of application
- Electro-acupuncture anesthesia or analgesia
- 8. Acupuncture Treatment of Specific Conditions:
- General Principles of Treatment: classification of medical problem; use of acupuncture prescriptions; advice for Patients
- Anesthesia or Analgesia: mechanism, techniques, specific points
- Allergies, circulatory disorders, dermatological disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, genital disorders, musculoskeletal disorders, neurological disorders, psychiatric & Emotional disorders and their Treatment *
- 9. List of Acupuncture points on the Major Meridians and Specific Points for Various Conditions.
- Supportive Study Materials:
" Complete Book of Acupuncture", Book by Dr. Stephen Chang
Wall Chart of Body acupuncture points additional Price)
"Acupuncture" theory and Practice, CD for computer with short video presentation