Abdominal and Umbilical Acupuncture

Descrizione

“Gemma D’Angelo has practised abdominal acupuncture for many years. This therapeutic method is very interesting for various reasons. First of all, for its effectiveness in particular in treating joint disorders of the spine and limbs but also in treating neurological conditions associated with spinal nerve root compression that cause sciatica and radiculopathy. Secondly, abdominal acupuncture is “repeatable” and thus its therapeutic efficacy can be tested on the basis of randomized controlled trials. Another great quality is that it is practically pain-free thus it can be useful as a first therapeutic approach even with the most faint-hearted patient. Umbilical acupuncture, the second micro-system described by the author, is based on the complex relation between man and nature. This method is based on the ba gua, the diagram depicting the transformation of yin yang based on the eight trigrams. Similar to abdominal acupuncture, this method of treatment was developed recently and has the virtue of being nearly painless. In this volume, Gemma D’Angelo introduces the reader to the theory and practise of both methods describing her clinical experiences. She presents the treatment protocols and their different therapeutic effects in two sections; one that lists protocol treatments applicable to more than one condition and a second where the disorders are listed according to their clinical specialisation.”

(from the preface by Lucio Sotte)

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

Part II  : UMBILICAL ACUPUNCTURE

16. Notes on umbilical anatomy
17. Physical features of the umbilicus
18. Yi medicine
19. The ba gua in Yi medicine
20. Functional relations between the umbilicus and the organ systems
21. The celestial animals
22. 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

BIBLIOGRAPHY

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ANALYTICAL INDEX

Autore

Gemma D’Angelo MD, President of ASIAA – Scientific Association of Abdominal Acupuncture. President of AMADELL – Association of East Medical Acupuncturists. Board Member of FISA – Italian Federation of Acupuncture Societies