ACUPUNCTURE ENERGETICS is a basic clinical textbook that is intended to meet the needs of health care practitioners trained in allopathic & osteopathic medicine who want to incorporate acupuncture into their clinical practices. The text is an interplay between didactic exposition of traditional information & patient case presentations. It is deliberately crafted for the practicing physician to gain a pragmatic & clinically useful understanding of the discipline. The text is a comprehensive survey of acupuncture that blends the contemporary science of acupuncture neurophysiology with traditional concepts of channels that circulate energetic influences throughout the body. The book is generously illustrated & is divided into three parts. Part One (Chapters 1-3) creates an historical & scientific context for acupuncture in the United States. Part Two (Chapters 4-21) explores the anatomic divisions of the circulating energetic influences of Qi & provides clinical examples of progressively increasing complexity. Part Three (Chapters 22-24) enters the heuristic world of energetic interactions in acupuncture diagnostic & therapeutic models.

The book is appropriate for serious readers with some training in science, primary or specialty care physicians, veterinarians, ancillary providers or acupuncture practitioners. Order directly from: Medical Acupuncture Publishers, P.O. Box 815-C, Berkeley, CA 94701-0815. (510) 841-3250, FAX (510) 841-3240.