Overview: The Complete Idiot's Guide to
Acupuncture and Acupressure
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A selection taken from The
Complete Idiot’s Guide to Acupuncture and Acupressure by
David Sollars
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The first person I saw have acupuncture was my
father. He suffered from rheumatoid arthritis for
years before he tried acupuncture, which actually
turned out to be very helpful. We all were amazed
and wondered why we hadn’t heard about this
treatment before. If only Marcus Welby had been an
acupuncturist, we’d have understood the principles
of this traditional medicine by watching it on TV in
weekly segments. Sadly for us, until quite recently,
most of us have had virtually no exposure to
acupuncture, or to Eastern medicine in general. But
after my family found out about acupuncture, my
father didn’t much care about all the theories; he
just wanted to feel better.
A physician referred to me a patient named Ernie for
a back injury he received at work. Ernie was, to say
the least, apprehensive on his first visit. He told
me he had heard how great acupuncture was, but had
hesitated to make an appointment because it all
seemed so strange and mysterious. He was tired of
being injured and "just wanted to feel better." His
pain began to lessen right away, and he was able to
return to work within a few weeks. He couldn’t
believe that acupuncture was so easy and painless,
or how quickly he started to feel better. He said he
would liked to have read something that would have
eased his mind about what was going to happen on his
first visit. He was looking for something to answer
his questions and quell his fears.
This book is for all the people, like my father and
Ernie, who just want to feel better. I write for
those of you who will have unprecedented access to
acupuncture as the profession grows and becomes
integrated into your communities through private
clinics, hospitals, and insurance policies, and
wonder if this 3,000-year old medicine has anything
to offer you. There is still no acupro on TV
(although I’m willing!), and I’d hate to think
families are suffering needlessly from lack of
knowledge or apprehension when help could be waiting
in your own town. I hope this book starts you on
your journey to better health.
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