Guest guest Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 Dear Group, I'm a new practitioner (western NY) and am finding early on that my practice is close to 80% pain (discs, joints, etc). I'm looking for good reference books and came across " Close to the Bone.... " by David Legge. Not being familiar with the author, is this a highly recommended text? Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much, Jean Dombroski, L.Ac. Wheatland Acupuncture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 It offers a good basic introduction to orthopedic acupuncture, some channel oriented, and some trigger point oriented. I've had friends who got out of school and did nothing but Tx from that book for a while and they got pretty good results. There are a number of other " TCM treat pain " books out there of varying levels of usefulness, most of them are padded out and don't have a lot of information, some are very informative but not very well organized, limiting their usefulness. I'd recommend the trigger point manuals by Travell and Simons, I've had more successful one point treatments of old lingering pain conditions out of those books than any other general text, and the anatomical and clinical differentiation sections are a great boon if you did not have a strong orientation in orthopedics in school. While it only directly addresses muscle problems, they often represent a substantial proportion of the pain as they compensate and bind up around other problems, clearing them out can simplify treatment of other issues substantially and in many cases correct causative factors in joint degeneration, inflammation, etc. It is an expensive book, but if you have four patients you treat and they are happy, you've already paid for it. Par Scott - " Jean " <greypal <Chinese Medicine > Thursday, February 22, 2007 9:46 AM " Close to the Bone " > Dear Group, > I'm a new practitioner (western NY) and am finding > early on that my practice is close to 80% pain > (discs, joints, etc). > > I'm looking for good reference books and came > across " Close to the Bone.... " by David Legge. > > Not being familiar with the author, is this > a highly recommended text? > > Any other suggestions would be greatly > appreciated. > > Thanks so much, > Jean Dombroski, L.Ac. > Wheatland Acupuncture > > > > > Subscribe to the new FREE online journal for TCM at Times > http://www.chinesemedicinetimes.com > > Download the all new TCM Forum Toolbar, click, > http://toolbar.thebizplace.com/LandingPage.aspx/CT145145 > > > and adjust > accordingly. > > Messages are the property of the author. Any duplication outside the group > requires prior permission from the author. > > Please consider the environment and only print this message if absolutely > necessary. > - Join or create groups, clubs, forums & amp; communities. > Links > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 Jean: For pain I like Dr. Tan's methods. You can check out his website and his books. I also use cupping when I suspect stagnant Qi in an area. Then of course needles right at the site. Hope this helps, Anne -------------- Original message ---------------------- " Jean " <greypal > Dear Group, > I'm a new practitioner (western NY) and am finding > early on that my practice is close to 80% pain > (discs, joints, etc). > > I'm looking for good reference books and came > across " Close to the Bone.... " by David Legge. > > Not being familiar with the author, is this > a highly recommended text? > > Any other suggestions would be greatly > appreciated. > > Thanks so much, > Jean Dombroski, L.Ac. > Wheatland Acupuncture > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 Don't forget about Alon Marcus's " Foundations for Integrative Musculoskeletal Medicine: An East-West Approach " - I highly recommend it. - _____ Chinese Medicine Chinese Medicine On Behalf Of Par Scott Thursday, February 22, 2007 9:16 AM Chinese Medicine Re: " Close to the Bone " It offers a good basic introduction to orthopedic acupuncture, some channel oriented, and some trigger point oriented. I've had friends who got out of school and did nothing but Tx from that book for a while and they got pretty good results. There are a number of other " TCM treat pain " books out there of varying levels of usefulness, most of them are padded out and don't have a lot of information, some are very informative but not very well organized, limiting their usefulness. I'd recommend the trigger point manuals by Travell and Simons, I've had more successful one point treatments of old lingering pain conditions out of those books than any other general text, and the anatomical and clinical differentiation sections are a great boon if you did not have a strong orientation in orthopedics in school. While it only directly addresses muscle problems, they often represent a substantial proportion of the pain as they compensate and bind up around other problems, clearing them out can simplify treatment of other issues substantially and in many cases correct causative factors in joint degeneration, inflammation, etc. It is an expensive book, but if you have four patients you treat and they are happy, you've already paid for it. Par Scott - " Jean " <greypal (AT) (DOT) <greypal%40> com> <Traditional_ <Chinese Medicine%40> Chinese_Medicine > Thursday, February 22, 2007 9:46 AM " Close to the Bone " > Dear Group, > I'm a new practitioner (western NY) and am finding > early on that my practice is close to 80% pain > (discs, joints, etc). > > I'm looking for good reference books and came > across " Close to the Bone.... " by David Legge. > > Not being familiar with the author, is this > a highly recommended text? > > Any other suggestions would be greatly > appreciated. > > Thanks so much, > Jean Dombroski, L.Ac. > Wheatland Acupuncture > > > > > Subscribe to the new FREE online journal for TCM at Times > http://www.chinesem <http://www.chinesemedicinetimes.com> edicinetimes.com > > Download the all new TCM Forum Toolbar, click, > http://toolbar. <http://toolbar.thebizplace.com/LandingPage.aspx/CT145145> thebizplace.com/LandingPage.aspx/CT145145 > > > http://groups. <> and adjust > accordingly. > > Messages are the property of the author. Any duplication outside the group > requires prior permission from the author. > > Please consider the environment and only print this message if absolutely > necessary. > - Join or create groups, clubs, forums & amp; communities. > Links > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 Alon has 2 great books out now, (first one Musculoskeletal Disorders, North Atlantic Press) and I'll echo Jason high recommendation. Alon covers numerous approaches plus as an added benefits he is active on several newsgroups, has a active practice, and teaches seminars. Ed Kasper LAc Santa Cruz, CA ...................... Re: " Close to the Bone " Posted by: " " Thu Feb 22, 2007 11:42 am (PST) Don't forget about Alon Marcus's " Foundations for Integrative Musculoskeletal Medicine: An East-West Approach " - I highly recommend it. - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2007 Report Share Posted February 25, 2007 Thank you for all of the replies and recommendations. I do own the Travell book " Informed Touch " as well as the Dr. Tan books. I've dabbeled in some Tan point combinations on my own, but would rather have first-hand knowledge of the theory behind them (ie seminar). I think I'm getting too caught up in the Western dx (bulging disc, compressed disc, degenerative disc, hairline fx, etc). I want to provide quick pain relief yet work on the underlying patterns. I will certainly order one or more of the suggested texts. Thanks again, Jean > Alon has 2 great books out now, (first one Musculoskeletal Disorders, North > Atlantic Press) and I'll echo Jason high recommendation. Alon covers > numerous approaches plus as an added benefits he is active on several > newsgroups, has a active practice, and teaches seminars. > > Ed Kasper LAc > Santa Cruz, CA > > ..................... > Re: " Close to the Bone " > Posted by: " " > Thu Feb 22, 2007 11:42 am (PST) > Don't forget about Alon Marcus's " Foundations for Integrative > Musculoskeletal Medicine: An East-West Approach " - I highly recommend it. > > - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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