A New American Acupuncture: The Myofascial Release of the Bodymind's

[Guest guest]

Hi,

 

Has anyone read this book or seen an in-depth review? I have read most

of Mark Seem's books and would be interested if there is new material

in this book before I purchase it. Thank you for any details.

 

Regards,

Rich

[Guest guest]

I have all of Seem's books, and he's kind of written the same book three or four

times.

Still worth a look, though... I think all his stuff is good. In this one he

goes through

his rationale for his style, talks about root and branch treatments, local &

distal

acupuncture, talks about Shudo's influence in his work (in addition to his

earlier

discussion of Kiiko in Acupuncture Imaging), etc. But the major feature of the

book is

Seem's work with Travell and her discovery of trigger points, myofascial chains,

somato-visceral and viscero-somatic problems, etc. The treatment portion of the

book is a development of the last few pages in Acupuncture Imaging, with his

three

major Yang meridian zones. But his explanation of the local treatment is

different in

that it is largely based on trigger points (the illustrations refer to trigger

points rather

than acupuncture points, for example).

 

His style is very similar to a number of Japanese practitioners like Shudo

sensei;

interestingly enough, when I've looked in catalogs for acupuncture books coming

from Japan, trigger point books seem to be very popular -- so maybe Seem's ahead

of

his time, or maybe the Japanese just have a medical rationale for what they've

been

doing for years.

 

I used to keep it in the rheumatologist's office where I worked, as an aide to

charting

-- the doctor would get upset if I used point numbers to chart so I would

consult

Seem's book for the trigger point names.

 

I'm sure someone from Tri-State could chime in and tell us more about the style.

 

robert hayden

http://jabinet.net

 

Chinese Medicine , " Rich " <rfinkelstein@a...>

wrote:

> Hi,

>

> Has anyone read this book or seen an in-depth review? I have read most

> of Mark Seem's books and would be interested if there is new material

> in this book before I purchase it. Thank you for any details.

>

> Regards,

> Rich

[Guest guest]

I looked up this title (A New American Acupuncture: Acupuncture Osteopathy:

The Myofascial Release of the Bodymind's) because I couldn't believe that was

really the exact right title. Can anyone tell me why the possessive form of

" bodymind " (bodymind's) is used in the title? It doesn't make sense to me, and

I'm surprised an editor would let this title go to print. I find it kind of

embarrassing to the profession (the poor English, that is).

----RoseAnne Spradlin

[Guest guest]

Robert:

 

What is the name of the book that you are referring to. Thanks.Brian

 

kampo36 <kampo36 wrote:

I have all of Seem's books, and he's kind of written the same book three or four

times.

Still worth a look, though... I think all his stuff is good. In this one he

goes through

his rationale for his style, talks about root and branch treatments, local &

distal

acupuncture, talks about Shudo's influence in his work (in addition to his

earlier

discussion of Kiiko in Acupuncture Imaging), etc. But the major feature of the

book is

Seem's work with Travell and her discovery of trigger points, myofascial chains,

somato-visceral and viscero-somatic problems, etc. The treatment portion of the

book is a development of the last few pages in Acupuncture Imaging, with his

three

major Yang meridian zones. But his explanation of the local treatment is

different in

that it is largely based on trigger points (the illustrations refer to trigger

points rather

than acupuncture points, for example).

 

His style is very similar to a number of Japanese practitioners like Shudo

sensei;

interestingly enough, when I've looked in catalogs for acupuncture books coming

from Japan, trigger point books seem to be very popular -- so maybe Seem's ahead

of

his time, or maybe the Japanese just have a medical rationale for what they've

been

doing for years.

 

I used to keep it in the rheumatologist's office where I worked, as an aide to

charting

-- the doctor would get upset if I used point numbers to chart so I would

consult

Seem's book for the trigger point names.

 

I'm sure someone from Tri-State could chime in and tell us more about the style.

 

robert hayden

http://jabinet.net

 

Chinese Medicine , " Rich " <rfinkelstein@a...>

wrote:

> Hi,

>

> Has anyone read this book or seen an in-depth review? I have read most

> of Mark Seem's books and would be interested if there is new material

> in this book before I purchase it. Thank you for any details.

>

> Regards,

> Rich

 

 

 

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Chinese Medicine , Brian Hardy

<mischievous00> wrote:

> Robert:

>

> What is the name of the book that you are referring to. Thanks.Brian

>

 

it's in the subject header:

Re: Re: A New American Acupuncture: The Myofascial Release of the

Bodymind's

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Chinese Medicine , " kampo36 " <kampo36>

wrote:

> Chinese Medicine , Brian Hardy

> <mischievous00> wrote:

> > Robert:

> >

> > What is the name of the book that you are referring to. Thanks.Brian

> >

>

> it's in the subject header:

> Re: Re: A New American Acupuncture: The Myofascial Release of the

> Bodymind's

 

here's a link:

http://redwingbooks.com/products/books/NewAmeAcu.cfm

[Guest guest]

Hi Robert,

 

Thank you very much for your description. It seems like a worthwhile

book to read and possibly other Tri-State students or teachers may

comment. I am in the process of reading Matsumoto's Hara Diagnosis

which appears to be excellent. Do you have any other books or articles

along these lines that you have found interesting or useful? Thanks

again for your sharing your thoughts with me.

 

Regards,

Rich

[Guest guest]

Hi Rich,

 

I'd encourage you to contact Junji Mizutani

at North American Journal of Oriental Medicine

896 West King Edward Avenue

Vancouver, B.C. V5Z 2E1 Canada

Phone/Fax : (604)874-8537

email: najom

 

There was an excellent series of articles on Japanese trigger point treatments I

think it

was a couple of years ago. Ask Junji if back issues are still available or if

you can get

reprints. There's always a lot of good stuff in NAJOM anyway if you're

interested in

Japanese medicine (acupuncture, moxibustion, shiatsu, sotai, kampo, etc).

 

Shudo's point location book which just came out last year is a good one.

 

Kiiko Matsumoto has a new book on her website which I haven't gotten yet but it

looks good. Anybody read it yet?

 

Manaka's Dragons Tail, of course, if you're interested in his stuff -- the

Manaka

treatments in Hara Dx will give you a taste.

 

Not OM, but a very influential book for me was Fritz Smith's Inner Bridges,

which is

the basic text for Zero Balancing.

 

Going further afield, you might look into some osteopathy titles: I have a few

of the JP

Barral books (Visceral Manipulation 1 & 2) which I found very interesting even

though I

haven't gotten around to taking any VM classes yet. Especially helpful for

increasing

understanding of abdominal palpation -- not OM, but good to get an idea of what

is

going on in the abdominal cavity.

 

Alon Marcus' Musculoskeletal Disorders book is a combination of OM and

osteopathy

and was indispensable on my clinic bookshelf. I'd wait for the new edition,

though;

Alon says it's going to be much better.

 

I'm sure there's more, if I think of any I'll let you know.

 

robert

 

 

Chinese Medicine , " Rich " <rfinkelstein@a...>

wrote:

> Hi Robert,

>

> Thank you very much for your description. It seems like a worthwhile

> book to read and possibly other Tri-State students or teachers may

> comment. I am in the process of reading Matsumoto's Hara Diagnosis

> which appears to be excellent. Do you have any other books or articles

> along these lines that you have found interesting or useful? Thanks

> again for your sharing your thoughts with me.

>

> Regards,

> Rich

[Guest guest]

MAYBE THEY'S ALL UNEDUKATED............

--- ra6151 wrote:

> I looked up this title (A New American Acupuncture:

> Acupuncture Osteopathy:

> The Myofascial Release of the Bodymind's) because I

> couldn't believe that was

> really the exact right title. Can anyone tell me

> why the possessive form of

> " bodymind " (bodymind's) is used in the title? It

> doesn't make sense to me, and

> I'm surprised an editor would let this title go to

> print. I find it kind of

> embarrassing to the profession (the poor English,

> that is).

> ----RoseAnne Spradlin

>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Kiiko's newest book, Clinical Diagnoses, In the

Spririt of Master Nagano, is a good one. I refer to it

quite often in my practice, and it's now standard

reading in my alma mater, the Eastern School in

Montclair, NJ. JG

--- kampo36 <kampo36 wrote:

> Hi Rich,

>

> I'd encourage you to contact Junji Mizutani

> at North American Journal of Oriental Medicine

> 896 West King Edward Avenue

> Vancouver, B.C. V5Z 2E1 Canada

> Phone/Fax : (604)874-8537

> email: najom

>

> There was an excellent series of articles on

> Japanese trigger point treatments I think it

> was a couple of years ago. Ask Junji if back issues

> are still available or if you can get

> reprints. There's always a lot of good stuff in

> NAJOM anyway if you're interested in

> Japanese medicine (acupuncture, moxibustion,

> shiatsu, sotai, kampo, etc).

>

> Shudo's point location book which just came out last

> year is a good one.

>

> Kiiko Matsumoto has a new book on her website which

> I haven't gotten yet but it

> looks good. Anybody read it yet?

>

> Manaka's Dragons Tail, of course, if you're

> interested in his stuff -- the Manaka

> treatments in Hara Dx will give you a taste.

>

> Not OM, but a very influential book for me was Fritz

> Smith's Inner Bridges, which is

> the basic text for Zero Balancing.

>

> Going further afield, you might look into some

> osteopathy titles: I have a few of the JP

> Barral books (Visceral Manipulation 1 & 2) which I

> found very interesting even though I

> haven't gotten around to taking any VM classes yet.

> Especially helpful for increasing

> understanding of abdominal palpation -- not OM, but

> good to get an idea of what is

> going on in the abdominal cavity.

>

> Alon Marcus' Musculoskeletal Disorders book is a

> combination of OM and osteopathy

> and was indispensable on my clinic bookshelf. I'd

> wait for the new edition, though;

> Alon says it's going to be much better.

>

> I'm sure there's more, if I think of any I'll let

> you know.

>

> robert

>

>

> Chinese Medicine ,

> " Rich " <rfinkelstein@a...>

> wrote:

> > Hi Robert,

> >

> > Thank you very much for your description. It seems

> like a worthwhile

> > book to read and possibly other Tri-State students

> or teachers may

> > comment. I am in the process of reading

> Matsumoto's Hara Diagnosis

> > which appears to be excellent. Do you have any

> other books or articles

> > along these lines that you have found interesting

> or useful? Thanks

> > again for your sharing your thoughts with me.

> >

> > Regards,

> > Rich

>

>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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http://promo./sbc/

[Guest guest]

i think we're missing a couple of words here. the title got cut off -- it

should end with

Bodymind's Holding Patterns, so " bodymind " here is used as a possessive

adjective --

what's getting released is the holding patterns. sorry for the confusion...

 

rh

 

Chinese Medicine , ra6151@a... wrote:

> I looked up this title (A New American Acupuncture: Acupuncture Osteopathy:

> The Myofascial Release of the Bodymind's) because I couldn't believe that was

> really the exact right title. Can anyone tell me why the possessive form of

> " bodymind " (bodymind's) is used in the title? It doesn't make sense to me,

and

> I'm surprised an editor would let this title go to print. I find it kind of

> embarrassing to the profession (the poor English, that is).

> ----RoseAnne Spradlin

[Guest guest]

Hi Robert,

 

Thank you very much for taking the time to recommend these very

interesting references. I will be looking into all of them and will

subsribe to NAJOM. Sounds like a terrific resource - as are all of

your recommendations. If you come across any other references,

please let me know. I am always interested in broadening my

awareness and understanding new perspectives.

 

Regards,

Rich

 

Chinese Medicine , " kampo36 "

<kampo36> wrote:

> Hi Rich,

>

> I'd encourage you to contact Junji Mizutani

> at North American Journal of Oriental Medicine

> 896 West King Edward Avenue

> Vancouver, B.C. V5Z 2E1 Canada

> Phone/Fax : (604)874-8537

> email: najom@s...

>

[Guest guest]

Nope. The title just gets truncated. I just looked at the book and the title

is actually:

 

A New American Acupuncture: The Myofascial Release of the Bodymind's Holding

Patterns

 

Catherine

 

 

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" John Garbarini " <johnlg_2000

<Chinese Medicine >

Tuesday, May 18, 2004 4:53 AM

Re: Re: A New American Acupuncture: The Myofascial Release of

the Bodymind's

 

 

> MAYBE THEY'S ALL UNEDUKATED............

> --- ra6151 wrote:

> > I looked up this title (A New American Acupuncture:

> > Acupuncture Osteopathy:

> > The Myofascial Release of the Bodymind's) because I

> > couldn't believe that was

> > really the exact right title. Can anyone tell me

> > why the possessive form of

> > " bodymind " (bodymind's) is used in the title? It

> > doesn't make sense to me, and

> > I'm surprised an editor would let this title go to

> > print. I find it kind of

> > embarrassing to the profession (the poor English,

> > that is).

> > ----RoseAnne Spradlin

>

>

> SBC - Internet access at a great low price.

> http://promo./sbc/

>

>

>

> Membership requires that you do not post any commerical, swear, religious,

spam messages,flame another member or swear.

>

>

http://babel.altavista.com/

>

>

and adjust

accordingly.

>

> If you , it takes a few days for the messages to stop being

delivered.

>

>