Acupuncture For Musculoskeletal Injury
Health & Wellness Alternative Medicine Medical Reference Integrative Medicine Sports Medicine Acupuncture Pain Management
Acupuncture for Musculoskeletal Injury, 2nd edition (2008, hard-cover, 290 pp.), is the go-to desk reference that students, newly-licensed acupuncturists, and open-minded health-care providers keep within arm’s reach. Lu Shao-jie—an internationally respected clinician-researcher—turns centuries of meridian theory into step-by-step protocols for sprains, strains, tendonitis, low-back pain, frozen shoulder, runner’s knee and other everyday injuries. Every point combination is paired with Western anatomical illustrations and outcome data, so readers instantly understand why LI-15 and SI-9 release a tight posterior capsule or how Huatuojiaji points modulate spinal nerve root inflammation. The result is a uniquely integrative textbook that satisfies both TCM purists and evidence-based practitioners who demand MRI-verified results.
What sets this volume apart is its lavish, full-color artwork: layered drawings show needle depth, angle and surrounding vasculature, eliminating guesswork for beginners. Case-study boxes follow real athletes and office workers from initial assessment through discharge, revealing how to adjust prescriptions when pain shifts or range-of-motion improves. Dosing charts tell you exactly how many minutes to retain needles, when to add electro-stim and which adjunctive techniques (cupping, gua sha, moxa) boost outcomes. Each chapter ends with “Clinical Pearls” distilled from Lu’s 30-year teaching career—tiny gems such as using contralateral points for ankle sprains or combining PC-6 with auricular Shenmen to calm pre-competition jitters. Readers repeatedly report that these micro-tips are what finally move their patient satisfaction scores from “good” to “miraculous.”
Collectors value the sturdy hard-cover binding and thick, semi-gloss pages that stay flat on treatment-room counters, even under bright heat-lamps. Because the 2008 second edition was printed in a small academic run, clean copies are now scarce online; this smoke-free, very-good copy shows no ex-library marks, inscriptions or highlighting—ideal for gift-giving or resale once classes end. Whether you are a young adult entering Oriental medicine school, an adult learner adding needling to your PT or chiropractic scope, or simply a patient who wants to speak knowledgeably with your acupuncturist, owning this well-preserved reference ensures you have the most comprehensive, visually explicit guide to acupuncture sports medicine ever published in English.
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