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| Overview and History | |
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| Introduction | |
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| History and Theory | |
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| Kanmushisho or Kannomushisho | |
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| Shonishin Today | |
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| Treatment Principles and Tools of Treatment | |
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| General Considerations in the Treatment of Children | |
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| A Model for Judging the Dosage Needs of Patients | |
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| The Therapeutic Dose-A Conceptual Model | |
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| The Sensitive Patient | |
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| Explanations of Increased Sensitivity | |
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| Assessing Changes, Recognizing and Correcting Problems of Overdose | |
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| Reactions to Over-treatment | |
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| Modifying Treatment Methods to Regulate the Dose of Treatment and Deliver Treatment Successfully | |
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| Final Thoughts on the Issue of Regulating the Dose of Treatment | |
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| Basic Shonishin Treatment Tools | |
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| Tools Used for Tapping | |
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| Tools Used for Stroking/Rubbing | |
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| Tools Used for Pressing | |
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| Tools Used for Scratching | |
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| Needle Sets | |
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| Most Recommended Tools | |
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| Care of the Tools | |
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| Disposable Tools | |
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| Treatment Applications | |
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| Monitoring and Assessing Treatment Effects | |
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| Root Treatment Approaches and Techniques | |
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| The Core Treatment Model | |
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| Precautions and Contraindications of the Core Non-pattern-based Root Treatment | |
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| Techniques for Basic Treatment | |
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| Preferences, Styles, and Approaches | |
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| Home Treatment and Parental Participation | |
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| Goals | |
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| Precautions | |
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| The Basic Method | |
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| Pattern-based Root Treatment: Meridian Therapy Applied to Adults | |
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| Basic Theories of Meridian Therapy | |
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| Meridian Therapy Treatment Principles | |
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| Meridian Therapy Diagnostic Methods and Patterns | |
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| Meridian Therapy Treatment and Treatment Techniques | |
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| Pattern-based Root Treatment: Meridian Therapy Applied to Children | |
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| Diagnosis to Select the Primary Pattern in Children | |
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| Diagnosis to Select Additional Steps of Root Treatment | |
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| Modifying Point Selection for Treatment of the Primary Patterns | |
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| Treatment Methods in Meridian Therapy | |
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| Treatment Technique with Spring-loaded Teishin | |
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| Point Location of Main Treatment Points | |
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| Five Phase Correspondences and Clinical Practice | |
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| Assessing Treatment Effectiveness | |
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| Symptomatic Treatment Approaches and Techniques | |
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| Needling | |
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| Needle Types | |
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| Needle Sensations and Timing of the Needling | |
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| Needle insertion | |
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| Dermal Needles and Associated Techniques | |
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| Ryu-Press-spheres, Empishin-Press-tack Needles, and Hinaishin-Intra-dermal Needles | |
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| Selecting between Use of Intra-dermal Needles, Press-tack Needles, and Press-spheres | |
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| Precautions | |
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| Application of Press-spheres, Press-tack Needles, and Intra-dermal Needles | |
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| Moxa: Okyu (Direct Moxa) and Chinetsukyu (Warm Moxa) | |
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| Okyu-The Physiology of Direct Moxa | |
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| Chinetsukyu-Warm Moxa | |
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| Kyukaku-Cupping | |
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| Shiraku-Bloodletting (Jing Points and Vascular Spiders) | |
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| Jing Point Bloodletting | |
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| Vascular Spider Bloodletting | |
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| Point Location-Location of Extra Points for Symptomatic Treatment | |
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| Josen | |
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| Uranaitei | |
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| Shitsumin | |
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| Asthma Shu Point | |
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| �Stop Coughing� Point | |
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| Lateral Pigen Point | |
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| Moving LR-1 | |
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| Treatment of Specific Problems/Diseases | |
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| Introduction to the Treatment of Specific Problems/Diseases | |
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| How to Use these Treatment Chapters | |
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| Putting Your Treatment Together into a System | |
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| Sources Used in the Treatment Chapters of this Book | |
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| Respiratory Problems | |
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| Asthma | |
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| Additional Respiratory Conditions | |
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| Skin Disease | |
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| Eczema | |
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| Atopic Dermatitis | |
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| Urticaria | |
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| Digestive Problems | |
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| Constipation | |
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| Diarrhea | |
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| Abdominal Pain | |
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| Stomach Problems | |
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| Additional Digestive Problems | |
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| Behavioral, Emotional, or Sleep Problems | |
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| Kanmushisho-the Cranky Child | |
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| Stress | |
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| Further Emotional/Behavioral Problems | |
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| Urinary Disturbances | |
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| General Approach for Patients with Urinary Problems | |
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| Most Likely Pattern-based Root Diagnosis | |
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| Typical Non-pattern-based Root Treatment | |
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| Recommendations for Symptomatic Treatment | |
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| Integrating the Pattern-based and Core Non-pattern-based Root Treatments with Needling and Moxa Symptomatic Treatments | |
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| Other Considerations | |
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| Further Case Histories | |
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| Ear and Nose Problems | |
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| Otitis Media-Ear Infections | |
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| Nasal Congestion | |
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| Sinusitis | |
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| Developmental Problems | |
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| General Approach for the Treatment of Children with Developmental Problems | |
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| Most Likely Pattern-based Root Diagnosis | |
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| Typical Non-pattern-based Root Treatment | |
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| Recommendations for Symptomatic Treatment | |
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| Other Considerations | |
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| Further Case Histories | |
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| Weak Constitution | |
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| The Lung Weak Constitution Patient | |
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| The Spleen Weak Constitution Patient | |
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| The Kidney Weak Constitution Patient | |
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| The Liver Weak Constitution Patient | |
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| General Approach for Patients with Weak Constitution | |
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| Goals of Treatment | |
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| Root Treatment for the Lung Weak Constitution Type | |
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| Root Treatment for the Spleen Weak Constitution Type | |
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| Root Treatment for the Kidney Weak Constitution Type | |
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| Root Treatment for the Liver Weak Constitution Type | |
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| Further Case Histories | |
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| Recurrent Infections | |
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| Recurrent Respiratory Tract Infections | |
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| Candida Albicans Infection | |
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| Improving Vitality | |
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| Goals of Treatment in Complicated Cases | |
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| General Approach to Improve Vitality | |
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| Typical Non-pattern-based Root Treatment | |
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| Other Supportive Treatments | |
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| Other Considerations | |
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| Further Case History | |
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| Recommendations for Treatment of Other and Less Commonly Seen Problems | |
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| The Child with Fever | |
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| Teething Problems | |
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| Infectious Diseases | |
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| Tonsillitis | |
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| Mumps | |
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| Nervous Conditions | |
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| Neurological Conditions | |
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| Kidney Diseases | |
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| Postnatal Lethargy with Lack of Sucking Reflex | |
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| Surgical Conditions | |
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| Combining Treatment Methods | |
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| Appendix | |
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| Glossary of Shonishin Terminology | |
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| Additional Information | |
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| Treatment Equipment | |
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| Educational | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Index | |