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 Acupuncture for physicians and NON-physicians July 10, 2003
kathy (Tucson, AZ United States)
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
Though addressed to the physician population, this book is so clearly written that anyone with common sense and some basic biology can learn from it. The patient examples closely reflect our own selves or dear friends. This both enlivens and enhances quick understanding of the principles of acupuncture. Not only a good read, but good depth psychology.
A classic text June 12, 2003
Robert A. Schulman (New York, NY USA)
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
Joseph Helms is a giant in the field of Medical Acupuncture. This text clearly spells out the French Energetic method of acupuncture, and the six energy axis. A distinct set of fictional personalities are described in order to help the reader understand the concept the the "functional biopsychotype". The text also describes other fundamental acupuncture concepts, such as five element theory. The binary code of the trigrams associated with each acupuncture meridian is addressed in the later chapters. Read it and read it again and again and again.
Gathers no dust January 9, 2003
Warren Morganstein (Baltimore, Maryland)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
Acupuncture Energetics: A Clinical Approach for Physicians is an outstanding text. After taking the course I am using acupuncture in my dental practice for oral and craniofacial disorders. I have two copies of the text, one in the office and one at home. It melds, in a wonderful style, both eastern and western concepts and contains all that I need to know to feel confident in my approach to patients. Neither copy gathers any dust on the bookcase!
Acupuncture Energetics January 9, 2003
wayne jower
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Acupuncture Energetics by Joseph Helms is a very comprehensive textbook on medical acupuncture for physicians and practitioners with western training. It also encompasses most aspects of Traditional Chinese Medicine. For the western practitioner learning acupuncture for the first time, it brings you from a foundation of western medical knowledge and experience into the eastern paradigm. The book provides clear and precise anchors of knowledge and clinical examples illustrating the energetics of acupuncture in the context of TCM.
A Review of Acupuncture Energetics December 17, 2002
Richard Zweig (California)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is a cogent and compelling explanantion of an elegant approach to acupuncture, which will be useful for any physician interested in learning a new approach to helping his patients. Carefully blending western scientific theory with the ancient texts, Helms provides us with real life examples of how to use acupuncture to treat common pain problems and disorders of the spirit.
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