The Treatment of Pain with Chinese Herbs and Acupuncture or Jewish Relational Care A Z

The Treatment of Pain with Chinese Herbs and Acupuncture

Author: Peilin Sun

Although Chinese medicine views pain as one aspect of a pattern, focusing on pain as the main presenting symptom is a practical approach to arriving at a diagnosis. This text gives a thorough and analytical review of the diagnosis and treatment options for pain, using acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine. Based on the clinical experience of the author and supported by the expertise of respected acupuncturists in Chinese universities, The Treatment of Pain with Chinese Herbs and Acupuncture offers a comprehensive, detailed set of treatments for a wide variety of pain symptoms and conditions. Detailed modifications of specific treatments help the reader adapt theories to clinical practice.
• Includes thorough discussions of herbal and acupuncture treatments for common and complex pain conditions.
• Deals comprehensively with pain as the most common clinical presenting symptom.
• Presents treatment plans and suggests modifications to these plans, offering a wide range of treatment options.
• Includes detailed case histories that serve as examples of how to approach specific situations.
• Describes the etiologies and pathologies for pain in the context of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
• Offers clear discussions on the principles of treatment, and acupuncture point selection and combination.
• Explains and describes herbal and acupuncture treatments for common and complex pain conditions.

Table of Contents:

	List of contributors
	Forewords
	Preface
	Acknowledgements
Pt. 1	General Introduction	1
1	Introduction	3
2	Historical Development of the Pain Concept	9
3	Aetiology and Pathology of Pain	11
4	Occurrence of Pain	21
5	Differentiation of Pain	23
6	Treatment Differentiation	33
7	Selection and Combination of Acupuncture Points	41
Pt. 2	Generalised Body Pain	47
8	Pain in the Entire Body	49
9	Unilateral Pain	61
10	Pain Due to Cancer	71
Pt. 3	Sense Organ Pain	81
11	Facial Pain	83
12	Eye Pain	97
13	Ear Pain	111
14	Nasal Pain	125
15	Lip Pain	137
16	Tooth Pain	145
17	Tongue Pain	155
Pt. 4	Head and Neck Pain	173
18	Headache	175
19	Neck Pain	197
20	Throat Pain	209
21	Painful Swallowing	225
Pt. 5	Pain in the Front of the Trunk	239
22	Chest Pain	241
23	Breast Pain	259
24	Axillary Pain	273
25	Epigastric Pain	279
26	Hypochondriac Pain	297
27	Abdominal Pain	311
28	Dysmenorrhoea	329
Pt. 6	Back Pain	347
29	Pain in the Entire Back	349
30	Upper Back Pain	361
31	Scapular Pain	373
32	Middle Back Pain	385
33	Lower Back Pain	395
34	Coccyx Pain	409
Pt. 7	Upper Limb Pain	419
35	Shoulder Pain	421
36	Elbow Pain	431
37	Wrist Pain	437
38	Palmar Pain	445
39	Finger Pain	453
Pt. 8	Lower Limb Pain	461
40	Hip Pain	463
41	Knee Pain	477
42	Ankle Pain	491
43	Heel Pain	503
44	Sole Pain	515
45	Toe Pain	527
46	Leg Pain	537
47	Pain in All Four Limbs	549
Pt. 9	Genital Pain	559
48	Genital Pain	561
49	Pain Associated with Urination	571
50	Pain During Ejaculation	579
51	Pain During Copulation	585
52	Anal Pain	595
53	Pain During Defecation	603
	References and bibliography	611
App	List of the main channels and acupuncture points	617
	Index	625

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Jewish Relational Care A-Z: We Are Our Other's keeper

Author: Jack H Bloom

A collection of caregiving techniques combining the values of Jewish tradition with self-relations— for practitioners of ANY faith!
Self-relations is a powerful framework for doing respectful and human caregiving for your self as well as for others. Jewish Relational Care A-Z: We Are Our Other's Keeper is an extensive source for caregiving techniques based on both self-relations and Jewish tradition. Respected self-relation experts from several fields use Jewish traditions as a focal point as they provide insightful perspectives and effective strategies to assist caregivers of all faiths.
Jewish relational care is an effective teaching tool not only for Jewish clergy but also for non-Jewish clergy, to highlight how the Jewish tradition can broaden and improve any caregiving work. Jewish Relational Care A-Z: We Are Our Other's Keeper sensitively centers on relationships and the healing process, using the understanding that to spark healing in others, a loving, respectful relationship must first be present between every aspect of ourselves. Thirty-six categories of caregiving are comprehensively presented, allowing its use as a helpful resource for any clergy considering any of the included topics. Each author's personal reflections, and personal experiences care techniques clearly illustrate how love-respect relationships within oneself can transcend into effective care for others.
Jewish Relational Care A-Z: We Are Our Other's Keeper provides helpful techniques and explores:
the use of language as a relational care tool
time management for optimum performance for oneself and for others
compassion fatigue, the need for self-care, and nurturingyour own spiritual and psychological development
purposeful visiting as a sacred task
silence as an important part of spiritual care
the profound difference made in lives through relational listening
music as sacred power— a communion between humans and the Divine
chanting as an intimate expression of the soul
creative ritual in relational healing
spontaneous prayer, and its place in relational care
relational care with other faiths inside and outside of the community
care for those going through divorce
care when a pregnancy is unwelcome
relational care for sexual orientation and gender identity issues
successful caring for those who don't care about you
dealing with traumatic loss
care for those who have sinned sexually
fragile relationships
care with the healthy aging
relational care and retired clergy
care for those traumatized by sexual abuse
care for the cognitively impaired, mentally ill, and developmentally disabled
care for the final moments of life
care for the sick and dying
care within the grieving process
Jewish Relational Care A-Z: We Are Our Other's Keeper is practical, insightful reading for clergy and caregivers of all denominations, educators, students, and lay people who care about clergy and their work.

"This is AN EXCEPTIONAL BOOK on a relational approach to professional caring relationships. Jack H Bloom has assembled an extraordinary community of writers who talk as much about how to give care to others as how to care for one's self. This makes the book a remarkably practical and healing gift to its readers. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT!" — Stephen Gilligan, PhD, Psychologist and Author of The Courage to Love: Principles of Self-Relations and Walking in Two Worlds

"A TREASURE HOUSE OF WISDOM possessing both religious and intellectual depth about care and caregiving, grounded in the insights of contemporary psychotherapy and a traditional yet present-day reading of the world of Judaism. The authors share with their readers many lifetimes of religious and practical experience, as well as intellectual and spiritual development, concerning almost every conceivable situation rabbis are likely to encounter in their caregiving role. These include their own inner struggles, their own and others' lifecycle crises, sexuality in all of its manifestations, marriage and intermarriage, and the divine/human encounter. Unlike some books in this genre, there isn't a false emotional or spiritual note within it. As with Bloom's 'The Rabbi as Symbolic Exemplar,' this book can be read with very great profit by congregants as well as rabbis, by churchgoers as well as clergymen." — Richard L. Rubenstein, PhD, President Emeritus and Distinguished Professor of Religion, University of Bridgeport; Lawton Distinguished Professor of Religion Emeritus, Florida State University