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Auricular acupuncture is an efficient therapeutic method for a variety of disorders. This book contains all the information needed for successful application of the method in practice.

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This book contains everything you need to know for the successful practical application of auricular acupuncture. It is organized systematically: the exact localisation of the points on the ear is shown clearly in more than 300 illustrations. --- The author then presents a wide range of disorders and suggests the combination of particular points which should be used for the treatment of many different kinds of disorders, e.g. muscular, endocrinological, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, respiratory, urogenital, dermatological, allergic and ophthalmological. --- This is the translation of the 5th German edition (published by Elsevier in 2011)!

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Introduction - Clinical equipment and practice management - Methods and techniques - Auricular laser treatments - Diagnostic and therapeutic principles - Point locations - The treatment of pain with auricular acupuncture - Further indications - Practice of auricular acupuncture by different schools - Case studies - Current research studies

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Dr. med. Manfred Angermaier, born in Munich in 1962, married since 1993, studied medicine from 1984 to 1990, MD in 1992 --- He worked at a hospital in Munich (Dritter Orden) from 1991 to 1997 in general and trauma surgery, and participated in emergency on-call from 1992 to 1997 --- Private practice in TCM since 1997 in Bergen, district of Traunstein, since 1998 --- Lecturer in Chinese medicine since 1997; received the official additional designation "acupuncture" in 2001 --- Entitlement to train students in acupuncture in 2000 --- Member of the Audit Committee of the Bavarian Medical Association for doctors applying to obtain the additional designation in acupuncture in 2000 --- He is involved in the new study course "Traditional Chinese Medicine" held at the Technical University in Munich under the direction of Prof. Dr. Carl-Hermann Hempen ---As a specialist in ear acupuncture, he has written a handbook which has been published in its 5th edition since 1999 (Elsevier). It has become the standard textbook. Currently a translation into English is being prepared. The referece section of the book contains details of further publications.

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