| Acupuncture in the Treatment of Children (Third Edition)
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Description: By Julian Scott
630 pages, 7” x 10”
Cloth
XXX Press, 2004
ISBN: I0-939616-30-0
Basic Information:
Pediatrics has long been recognized as an important branch of traditional Chinese medicine, and there are many specialized texts in Chinese devoted to this topic. In its first two editions (1986, 1991), Acupuncture in the Treatment of Children became the leading English-language textbook in this field.
In this broadly expanded third edition, the authors explore a number of new topics and revisit many of the old ones with fresh perspective. In addition to the thirty subjects covered in earlier editions are sixteen new chapters which examine a wide variety of topics, from basic childhood patterns, puberty and the stages of development, immunizations, and learning difficulties to hayfever, hyperactivity and attention deficit disorder, autism, Down’s syndrome, cerebral palsy and infantile paralysis. There is a new outline of patterns commonly seen in children, and an extensive survey of pediatric symptoms and disorders that are treatable with acupuncture.
The focus of this third edition is squarely on the problems of treating children in the Western clinic. New patterns that are unique to the lifestyles of children in the West—and new wrinkles on old patterns—are presented candidly and with a refreshing lack of jargon. There are also many new case histories sprinkled throughout the text, bringing theory down to earth.
Contents::
• FUNDAMENTALS: Differences Between Children and Adults, Causes of Disease in Children, Excess and Deficiency, Diagnosis, Using Acupuncture in the Treatment of Children, Outline of Common Patterns in Children
• DIGESTIVE DISORDERS: Constipation, Diarrhea, Teething, Abdominal Pain, Vomiting, Childhood Nutritional Impairment, Oral Thrush and Mouth Ulcers
• RESPIRATORY DISORDERS: Fevers and Influenza, Chronic Cough, Acute Cough, Pneumonia, Asthma
• INFECTIOUS DISEASES: Immunizations and Their Side Effects, Measles, Mumps, Pertussis, Tonsillitis, Conjunctivitis, Otitis Media, Hay Fever
• MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS: Insomnia and Night Terrors, Eczema in Infants and Young Children, Failure to Thrive, Learning Difficulties and Mental Retardation, Hyperactivity and Attention Deficit Disorder, Down’s Syndrome, Autism, Dyslexia, Cerebral Palsy and Infantile Paralysis, Myopia, Strabismus, Strong Convulsions and Fits, Weak or Chronic Convulsions (Chorea), Epilepsy, Nocturnal Enuresis, Urinary Tract Infection, Stages of Growth and Problems at Puberty, Glandular Fever (Infectious Mononucleosis), Purpura, Anemia
• CASE HISTORIES: Case Histories (30 cases)
• APPENDIX I What Acupuncture Can Cure
• APPENDIX II Table of Hot and Cold Foods
• BIBLIOGRAPHY
• GLOSSARY
• POINT INDEX
• GENERAL INDEX
Reviews:
"Provides a wealth of easy-to-read, easy-to-use information."
—Journal of Traditional Acupuncture
"A superb example of how a clinical textbook should be both written and presented."
—The Journal of Chinese Medicine
About the authors:
Julian Scott, Ph.D., Cert. Ac. (China) studied physics at Cambridge University. After working in industry, he pursued acupuncture studies at the International College of Oriental Medicine (England) from 1973-76, and then at the Nanjing College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1982. He has always had a special interest in optics, and in visual perception, which led naturally to an interest in eye diseases, and alternative ways of treating them.
Julian also has a great interest in pediatrics and is the author of Natural Medicine for Children, and Natural Medicine for Women. He is married to Teresa Barlow, with whom he has written Acupuncture in the Treatment of Children, and Herbs in the Treatment of Children. He currently has a practice in Bath, England.
Teresa Barlow, B.S., B.Ac studied biochemistry at York University (England). From 1986-89 she studied acupuncture at the International College of Oriental Medicine and in China, and then did further training in pediatrics in 1991. Since that time Teresa has made children the focus of her practice.
Teresa Barlow and co-author Julian Scott have developed a gentle approach to Chinese medicine designed specifically for Western families. They founded the Seattle Pediatric Acupuncture Center, a clinic devoted to promotion of natural healthcare for children utilizing acupuncture supplemented by other therapies such as herbs, homeopathy, and diet. They have also established pediatric clinics in England and Israel.
Teresa and Julian are devoted to teaching pediatrics to other practitioners so that they may improve their skills and develop their own pediatric practices. To that end, they teach courses in pediatric acupuncture in the United States, Europe, Australia, and Israel.
Other titles by Julian Scott:
Acupuncture for the eyes
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