- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Vintage; Revised edition edition (Jan 12 1973)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0394717279
- ISBN-13: 978-0394717272
- Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 1.5 x 17.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 163 g
- Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #584,854 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Dr. Felix Mann, President of the Medical Acupuncture Society, is one of the outstanding Western practitioners of the ancient Chinese art, which he has been using for some years in London. In this complete revision of his 1962 book -- over half of which is entirely new material -- he describes in detail for the first time how acupuncture works from a scientific point of view, explaining the neurophysiological mechanism involved as well as the basic principles and laws according to the theories of traditional Chinese medicine. Written for both the layman and the medical profession, the book illustrates its points with case histories drawn from Dr. Mann's own patients in England.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Dated and arrogant,
This review is from: Acupuncture: The Ancient Chinese Art of Healing and How it Works Scientifically (Paperback)
While it was probably fascinating at the time it was published, the science in this little book has become increasingly dated, and the conclusions Mann drew from it sound increasingly strange as a result. Mann was one of the first Westerners to become truly intrigued by acupuncture, but this treatment of the subject comes across as misinformed and somewhat arrogant or patronizing, almost thirty years later. A vast amount of research into the physiological effects of acupuncture has been published since this book's first printing. Acupuncture Efficacy, by Birch and Hammerschlag, is a relatively current survey of controlled studies.Mann's book has introduced many to the subject of acupuncture. Too bad that it's so far from presenting acupuncture on its own terms, and that it hasn't been updated to include current research. Kaptchuk's "the Web that Has No Weaver" contains less specifically acupuncture-oriented information, but it is probably still the best general introduction to Chinese medicine, of which acupuncture is a part.
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Learn how acuupuncture really got started in the western world,
By K. Albertson "reader1" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Acupuncture: The Ancient Chinese Art of Healing and How it Works Scientifically (Paperback)
Acupuncture took off slowly in the West.This book validates TCM for those with a "scientific" mind. It is intereasting to see how it started and what the thinking towards holistic medicine was. A good primer. Not a sit down thumb through it type book...heavy and meaty. 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Valuable, plain and simple,
By Demitri Pevzner - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Acupuncture: The Ancient Chinese Art of Healing and How it Works Scientifically (Paperback)
This is a most valuable addition to any accupuncturist's collection of literature. It offers some of the earliest clinical trials on Accupuncture, carried out by Felix Mann.The book shows his research and findings, discusses the meridians and how they relate to his dermatomes, and generally discusses the TCM theory (which includes the 5 element interactions explained in great detail.) At times, some of the diagrams seem crowded, but the information in this book dwarfs that fact by far. Some of the topics in the book include: -Medical experiments carried out on animals, research statistics -Medical cases as they relate to accupuncture -5 Element theory -Accupoint categories and their meeting points -Pulse diagnosis 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
very informative!,
By Kimberly A. Mackay Pearson "thebells" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Acupuncture: The Ancient Chinese Art of Healing and How it Works Scientifically (Paperback)
Haven't had a chance to read all the way through, but the parts I have looked at seem easy to read and full of info!
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