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Acupuncture Strategies for Complex Patients

From Consultation to Treatment

Skya Abbate

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English
Singing Dragon
18 October 2018
Written by an experienced acupuncturist and educator, this advanced textbook provides strategies which support the foundational energy of a person, including their qi, blood, yin, yang and essence. The book takes an integrative approach, providing insightful recommendations relating to diagnosis and the construction of treatment plans. It shows how needling strategies are connected to

rules of point

selection, the point classification system, and nourishing the foundational

energies of patients. Techniques such as bloodletting, gua sha and the eight extraordinary meridians are covered, and the book is supported by clear illustrations, chapter summary charts and template patient handouts. Ideal for use as a practical manual for practitioners of acupuncture, it is also useful as a student textbook.​

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Imprint:   Singing Dragon
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 227mm,  Width: 153mm,  Spine: 17mm
Weight:   396g
ISBN:   9781848193802
ISBN 10:   1848193807
Pages:   264
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Skya Abbate has been a practising acupuncturist for over three decades, and is an experienced and senior teacher at Southwest Acupuncture College. She has published books on Auricular Acupuncture, Palpatory Diagnosis and Advanced Techniques in Oriental Medicine.

Reviews for Acupuncture Strategies for Complex Patients: From Consultation to Treatment

"Dr. Skya Abbate offers an insightful and extremely thorough clinical text, covering a full range of practical applications for the budding acupuncturist. Having all of this information presented with this level of care and detail in one place is an enormous boon to Oriental medical educators and students alike. -- Ted Hall, L.Ac., Dipl. Ac., Dipl. C.H. (NCCAOM), Full Professor, Southwest Acupuncture College Skya Abbate's latest book belongs in the library of beginning acupuncture students as well as seasoned practitioners. It begins with the basics, but quickly dives deeply into more complex strategies to treat common ailments that aren't always what they appear to be. Ms. Abbate reminds us to always look below the surface and acknowledge the root. -- Joanne Neville L.Ac., Clinic Director, Boulder Campus Southwest Acupuncture College Medicine is not magic nor miracle. It is a logical method of diagnosing and implementing particular treatment strategies. As one of leading educators in the field of Oriental Medicine in America, Dr. Skya Abbate accomplished another comprehensive guide full of important information for those who learns and practices oriental medicine. It shines with her passion and wisdom. -- Li Xu, D.O.M., Ph.D. (Acupuncture) If ""it takes a genius to make things simple,"" Dr. Abbate's new book, ""Acupuncture Strategies for Complex Patients"" uses it's simple and easily accessible organization to lay out the treatment of complex patient presentations with clarity of principle and effective methods. This book is destined to be a well-used reference in our student clinic and classrooms as well as promote ""genius"" in treatments professionally! -- Dr. Pamela Barrett, DOM - Clinic Director of Southwest Acupuncture College in Santa Fe New Mexico"


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