Acupuncture for Insomnia
Sleep and Dreams in Chinese Medicine
By Hamid Montakab
Foreword by Jeffrey Yuen
Thieme Publications; 1st Edition: April 2012
Pages: 164
Illustrations: 40
Format: Hardback
Print ISBN: 9783131543318
Insomnia and related sleep disorders concern 10-40% of the adult population and even up to 25% of children, affecting alertness and memory, causing emotional and physical fatigue, and putting the individual at increased risk for depression, cardiovascular disease, hypertension and other health hazards. Acupuncture for Insomnia: Sleep and Dreams in Chinese Medicine presents a highly effective treatment for chronic and acute sleeplessness using therapeutic strategies from both TCM as well as classical Chinese medicine.
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Special Features: Provides full background on the physiology, causes, and treatment of sleep disorders, drawing key parallels between concepts of Western and Chinese Medicine
Classifies all acupuncture points that affect sleep to help in choosing the most appropriate treatment for your patient
Offers a detailed analysis of sleep in Chinese medicine to give you a full understanding of the energetics of sleep and wakefulness
Analyzes the significance of dreams in Chinese medicine and how dreams can be skillfully integrated into a patients therapy
Written from the unique perspective of a physician who is also trained in TCM and classical acupuncture, this book presents numerous case examples, and an up-to-date review of scientific studies on Chinese medicine and sleep. It is an essential reference for all acupuncture practitioners who provide optimal treatment to patients with insomnia, sleep disorders, and other sleep pathologies.
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Acupuncture Point and Channel Energetics
Bridging the Gap
By Hamid Montakab
544 pages
more than 300 illustrations
(Hardcover)
ISBN 978-3-943324–14–3
Kiener Publications; 1st Edition: May 2014
There exists a gap between the known classical texts on Chinese Medicine and the variety of concepts and styles that have been transmitted and are being practiced today. Two major tendencies have dominated Chinese Medicine in the past decades, Classical Chinese Medicine (CCM) as opposed to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), a term coined during the early years of Communist China. Historically, as Chinese Medicine spread to other neighboring cultures it further evolved, and was enriched by these influences, explaining the variety of methods and concepts, that are not to be found in the Chinese Classics, and that have made their way to the West. Another source and great contribution has been the Daoist oral tradition, with concepts which complement and explain many of the classical writings.
This book is a work of compilation of the classics, with the oral traditions and the European acupuncture, namely the French tradition, supplemented by the author‘s personal clinical experiences.
The book is organized in three parts:
- Part I covers all of the theories pertaining to the energetic structure of the body, the channel systems and the point categories. It is a good overview of the Classical Chinese as well as the French concepts on acupuncture.
- Part II explores the point functions and indications, which have been compiled from about 20 leading texts, classical as well as modern, with the reference source for each function and indication.
- Part III describes the Extraordianry vessels and the Secondary Channels, the Sinew, the Connecting and the Divergent channels and their clinical applications and examples, compiling the classical texts, the French-Vietnamese school and the Daoistic oral concepts as supplied by Master J. Yuen.
Furthermore the superficial pathways of the channels, not only maintain the functions of the muscles and the fascia, but also have deeper physiological, organic and even psychological effects. This relation between the outer structures and the inner physiology could even explain the functioning of many Western Manual therapies, as well as psychological releasing methods.
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Acupuncture Point and Channel Energetics: “Bridging the Gap” Clinical application of the written and oral traditions of Acupuncture
Bridging the Gap
By Hamid Montakab
2nd edtion (2019) ; revised (2021)
Paperback 559 pages
ISBN 978-2-9701039-2-9
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In this second revised edition, a whole chapter has been added, exploring all of the therapeutic tools and modalities utilized in the Acupuncture practice, including not only the classical techniques of needling, moxibustion and cupping but also the more recent technologies of electro-stimulation and laser.
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Chinese Medicine Revisited
A western View of Chinese Medicine
By Hamid Montakab
Co-authors: S. Becker; Dr. B. Chmielnicki; C. Dam; Dr. S. Englert; P. Firebrace; P. Haas; S. Montakab-Pont; B. Nessensohn; C. Resit
568 pages
265 illustrations
(Hardcover)
ISBN 978-2-9701039–0–5
Homaya Publications; 1st Edition: September 2015
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This book provides a solid background of Classical Chinese energetic theories, explained by a Western MD trained in Chinese acupuncture and herbs as well as in Western osteopathy, supported by decades of clinical and practical experience.
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This book offers a broad and profound understanding of the body energetics bringing together the Eastern Classical Chinese principles with Western medical and anatomical concepts, as well as the Daoist oral traditions. The three dimensional, physical, energetic and psycho-spiritual understanding of the channels and the points of the body, has very broad applications. It is fundamental not only in the practices of acupuncture, Tuina massage, Taichi and Qigong, but also helps to better understand the spiritual disciplines as described in the techniques of Neidan (Inner Alchemy).
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Chinese Medicine Revisited
By Hamid Montakab
2nd revised edition (2019)
Paperback (full color) 461 pages
ISBN 978-2-9701039-1-2
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Acupuncture for Headaches, Eyes and ENT Pathologies
By Hamid Montakab
1st edition (2019)
Hardcover; 320 pages
ISBN 9780857014047
Headaches and allergies constitute a large part of the workload of acupuncture and Chinese medicine practitioners. This is the first book to look at all head and face pathologies and head energetics from a Chinese Classical Medical perspective. Headaches, allergies, eye, ear, nose and throat conditions are all covered including illustrative studies which provide guidance on how to clinically manage each problem. Divided into four parts, the book covers the physical and energetic structure of the head, as well as diagnosis and treatment.
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ACUPUNCTURE FOR TREATING THE HIDDEN ROOTS OF DISEASE:
The Mind and the Emotions in Chinese Medicine
ACUPUNCTURE FOR TREATING THE HIDDEN ROOTS OF DISEASE:
The Mind and the Emotions in Chinese Medicine
By Hamid Montakab and Solange Montakab-Pont
1st edition (2020)
Paperback; 423 pages
Also available for Kindle
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ISBN 978-2-9701039-3-6
ACUPUNCTURE FOR TREATING THE HIDDEN ROOTS OF DISEASE is a much-needed text to help clarify the ancient Chinese concepts about the Mind and the Emotions, to explore the role of the psyche in disease nemesis, and to help integrate acupuncture and psychology in the TCM practice.
How one experiences the world is primarily the result of the structure of the mind and the psyche. The construct of the mind based on Classical Chinese Medicine (CCM), compared with Western neurophysiology and psychology are analysed in detail. The Belief systems are at the core of human psychology, their components are the inherited energies, the temperament and social conditioning. The Extraordinary and Luo ≈ Connecting Vessels play an important role in this process. Emotions are the subjective feelings in response to outer events; their effect is detailed both on the physical and the energetic levels. Psychological issues constitute a major part of our patient complaints, their treatment often presents a challenge for the therapist. Clearing out the impact of traumatic events and emotions requires addressing the “Roots of the Disease”. The treatment has to include the release of the body retained memories “Body Armours”, and the subconscious memories “images, impressions” and the changing of the habitual mindsets. This book offers the acupuncturist valuable strategies combining acupuncture, dream-work and affirmation techniques for dealing with the most common psychological problems such as depressive states, stress, issues with death and dying, insomnia, compensations and addictions, memory and attention deficit, post-traumatic shock, panic attack, and a variety of personality disorders. Numerous case studies further demonstrate the application of these protocols in practice. The therapeutic strategies and point indications are derived from the written and oral traditions of acupuncture.
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Chinesische Medizin heute: Ein westliches Lehrbuch der östlichen Heilkunst
By Hamid Montakab
Language: German
1st edition (2016)
Paperback; 622 pages
ISBN-10 : 9783864010439
ISBN-13 : 978-3864010439
The Organon of Chinese Medicine Hamid Montakab is one of the most renowned TCM therapists in German and French-speaking countries. He practices and teaches in Switzerland, France and Germany. He was co-founder and long-time president of the Swiss Professional Organization for TCM (SBO-TCM) and founded the Chiway Academy for Acupuncture and Asian Medicine in Winterthur in 1986. He is just as much at home in Eastern medicine as in Western medicine and knows better than anyone how to combine this knowledge with his practical experience from Europe, India, China and the USA.
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Medycyna Chinska W Praktyce
By Hamid Montakab
Language: Polish
Hardcover; 592 pages
ISBN-10: 8375795925
ISBN-13: 978-8375795929
The book explores the basic theories of Chinese medicine from the perspective of a physician educated in both Western and Oriental medicine. It explains the main principles of Chinese medical thought and various dialectical systems. It presents in a practical way the physical and, above all, the energetic structure of the body, the canal system, the concepts of health and disease, and a very original Chinese diagnostic system. The emphasis is on the individual assessment of the patient’s constitution and temperament. The final chapter, written in collaboration with various experts, outlines not only the four pillars of Chinese therapy (acupuncture, herbal medicine, diet, tuin massage, and qigong), but also other forms of Chinese practice that are now recognized as contributing to maintain health, for example, perfecting the mind, astrology, feng shui, and even yi jing. The book is well documented and also includes an appendix, Acupuncture Based on Scientific Evidence. Chinese medicine in practice, due to its detailed, yet simple content, is an excellent tool for both beginners and advanced therapists. It can also be recommended to a layman as a detailed introduction to the concept of Chinese medicine.
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Agopuntura per l’insonnia
By Hamid Montakab
Language: Italian
Hardcover; 153 pages
ISBN-10: 8832128500
ISBN-13: 978-8832128505
A practical text, full of suggestions and with numerous clinical examples, which presents new assessment tools, very simple and effective, to frame and treat sleep disorders, in particular through a particular use of extraordinary meridians and the relative xi points. Insomnia and sleep disorders affect 30-40% of the adult population of industrialized countries and up to 25% of children, affecting attention and memory, causing emotional and physical stress, increasing the risk of depression, cardiovascular diseases , hypertension and other disorders. The discussion develops with great balance on the narrow boundary between tradition and modernity and addresses a complex theme such as that of sleep disorders through a convincing scientific approach without ever affecting the poetry and spiritual depth of the Chinese classical texts.
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Behandlung von Slafstoerungen
By Hamid Montakab
Language: German
Hardcover; 250 pages
ISBN-10: 3875692136
ISBN-13: 978-3875692136
Englert, Maimon and Montakab write in volume 3 of the practice series Traditional Chinese Medicine about insomnia. Treating sleeping disorders and insomnia with Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is an important topic. Sleeping disorders affect 30-40% of the population today. An occasional sleeping disorder often turns into a chronic one and often leads to the regular use of medication. This book shows you how you can successfully treat sleep disorders with acupuncture and Chinese herbs and offer your patients a drug-free alternative. Internationally leading TCM specialists have written down their experiences with patients with sleeping disorders. In addition to the basics of treating insomnia from a Western and Chinese perspective, this book offers you numerous diagnostic patterns. Proven therapies by the authors show how they are implemented in practice. In addition to a special chapter on insomnia in children, the book also contains an overview of the current studies as a basis for discussion with sponsors, as well as tried and tested practical tips for your sleep patients on accompanying self-treatment.