Contents
PART I
Preface i
Prologue v
Go Back to The Classics P.1
Flow of Dr. Bear Acupuncture Method P.3
First, Be Certain What to Treat and What Are the
Abnormal Conditions P.8
Treat Most Recent Pain or Discomfort Rather than
Chief Complaints P.16
Still Premature to Perform Acupuncture for Abnormal
Bowel Movement or Hollow Wind P.21
The "Check" Method P.25
What is Fundamental Treatment? P.28
False Wind (Seasonal Wind) P.33
Treatment of External (Hollow Wind) Disease P.40
Establish "Sho-Patterns" not "Sho-Symptoms" P.48
Appendix: Techniques P.51
Monologue P.57
Luo Collaterals P.58
Internal Injury P.63
Before Acupuncture Treatment P.69
Pathological Products
Blood Stagnation P.72
Tan Yin P.73
Damp P.74
Pain in the Intercostal Regions P.75
Disease Caused by Imbalances of Shigo Flows P.76
Practical Acupuncture Treatment
Abnormal Bowels P.89
Poisonous Insect Bites/Snake Bites P.90
Breech Baby P.93
Infertility P.94
During the First Visit P.96
Dr. Bear's New Patient Intake Form P.97
Unfamiliar Diagnosis P.102
Hakkyo (Eight Locations) Diagnosis P.103
Shakuhi Diagnosis P.106
Front Mu-Point Diagnosis P.108
Hara (Abdominal) Diagnosis P.109
Saibo (Naval) Diagnosis P.111
Back Diagnosis P.113
Conclusion P.117
Epilogue P.120
PART II
Dr. Bear's Take on Yellow Emperor's Inner Classics P.121-163