• The Taiwan Report
• Σελίδα 2
• Σελίδα 3
• Σελίδα 4
• Σελίδα 5
• References
• Σελίδα 7
• Σελίδα 8
• Σελίδα 9
• Σελίδα 10
• Σελίδα 11
• Σελίδα 12
• Σελίδα 13
• Σελίδα 14
• Σελίδα 15
• Questions and Answers
• Σελίδα 17
• Όλες οι σελίδες

SUMMARY

Section 1 summarises the trip schedule between November 13-28th, 1982.

Section 2 summarises the present status of Chinese medicine in Taiwan. Acupuncture (AP) is only one part of Chinese medicine, which also includes "Western" medicine, moxibustion and herbal medicine.

AP and allied techniques, as seen there, are discussed under various headings: simple needling versus electro-AP, the use of AhShi ("Ah Yes!", sensitive) points, myofascial syndromes and AhShi points, Earpoints, Local points, Distant points, methods of needling, quick needling of AhShi points, the DeQi (Teh Ch'i) phenomenon, personal experience of "needle sensations", moxibustion, cupping, APin paralysis/paraplegia. Scar therapy was not seen during this trip. It is discussed in the hope that it may stimulate interest in this valuable therapy.

Section 3 discusses 49 of the clinical cases observed at the Veterans' General Hospital, Taipei (VGH) and China Medical College, Taichung (CMC). Many other cases were observed, but details were not noted. Most of the cases presented for treatment involved pain syndromes but I was assured that many syndromes other than pain are also treated successfully. The great majority (69%) were helped markedly or moderately by AP in 1-20 minutes.

Cases are discussed under: multiple aches and pains, tension, insomnia, neurasthenia, pain following traumatic injury, head and neck stiffness/ pain, shoulder pain/stiffness, upper limb pain, respiratory difficulty, lowback pain/stiffness + sciatica, lower limb problems, post-CVA cases.

Section 4 discusses AP research in Taiwan under the main centres and topics for research listed in the literature and Symposium abstracts, which were made available to me.

Section 5 discusses AP training in Taiwan. Courses in English are available for foreign professionals. Emphasis ranges from classical (traditional) concepts to modern concepts of neurophysiology and trigger point therapy, depending on the teaching body and the type of course chosen.

What one sees and hears during a 2-week trip is automatically biased by the observer and by the people and places visited. It may not represent the real day-to-day situation of the whole country. Nevertheless, my report may interest open-minded Westerners to go and see for themselves.