Books about Acupuncture & Acupressure
Acupuncture is a technique of inserting and manipulating fine filiform needles into specific points on the body to relieve pain or for therapeutic purposes. The word acupuncture comes from the Latin acus, "needle", and pungere, "to prick". According to traditional Chinese medical theory, acupuncture points are situated on meridians along which qi, the vital energy, flows. More »
Acupressure (a blend of "acupuncture" and "pressure") is a traditional Chinese medicine technique derived from acupuncture. In acupressure physical pressure is applied to acupuncture points by the hand, elbow, or with various devices. More »
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Acupressure's Potent Points: a Guide to Self-Care for Common Ailments
By Michael Reed GachWith your hands you have potential to relieve everyday aches, pains and ailments without taking drugs, to improve your health, and to increase your vi...
$10.95
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A Massage Therapist's Guide to Pathology (LWW Massage Therapy and Bodywork Educational Series)
By Ruth WernerThe best-selling pathology textbook for massage therapy is now in its Fourth Edition. The book presents detailed information on the etiology, signs an...
$26.99
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Between Heaven and Earth: A Guide to Chinese Medicine
By Harriet BeinfieldTwo of the foremost American educators and healers in the Chinese medical profession demystify Chinese medicine's centuries-odl approach to health. Co...
$9.36
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Trigger Point Therapy for Myofascial Pain: The Practice of Informed Touch
By Donna Finando L.Ac. L.M.T.A clinical reference manual for the evaluation and treatment of muscle pain• Contains detailed illustrations of pain patterns and trigger-point loca...
$12.18
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Quantum-Touch: The Power to Heal (Third Edition)
By Richard Gordon & C. ShealyQuantum-Touch is the touch-based healing technique that uses the chi of both practitioner and client, bringing them into harmony to allow the body to ...
$9.96
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Basic Clinical Massage Therapy: Integrating Anatomy and Treatment (LWW Massage Therapy and Bodywork ...
By James H. ClayThis superbly illustrated text familiarizes students with individual muscles and muscle systems and demonstrates basic clinical massage therapy techni...
$38.00
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The Touch of Healing: Energizing the Body, Mind, and Spirit With Jin Shin Jyutsu
By Alice BurmeisterThe Touch of Healing offers readers the means to greater health, vitality, and self-understanding through the practice of an ancient oriental healing ...
$10.81
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The Acupressure Atlas
By Bernard C. Kolster M.D.A fully illustrated and comprehensive reference guide to acupressure • Provides acupressure treatments tailored for a wide variety of health disorde...
$16.47
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Deep Tissue Massage, Revised: A Visual Guide to Techniques
By Art Riggs & Thomas W. MyersFeaturing more than 250 photographs and 50 anatomical drawings, Deep Tissue Massage is the standard guide to the essentials of touch, biomechanics, an...
$18.49
