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>>> , yehuda l frischman wrote:

but we've got to have some better texts, ala Deadman et al "Manual

of Acupuncture" or the wonderfully illustrated Seirin acupuncture

atlas. >>>

 

Yehuda:

 

I agree. When I taught Point Theory II several years back (mostly as

a review for myself) I switched the required text to Deadman. I

found the point combinations especially insightful and helpful. They

illustrate the various functions of the points and the dynamics of

acupuncture protocols.

 

 

Jim Ramholz<<<

 

Guys,

When I taught point location years back, I carefully compared CAM and Deadman and other sources and decided to use both books. But when it came to any kind of controversy, I had to go with CAM. The pictures in Deadman are great (as are the point combinations and classical references), but not always clear. I still don't think the drawing of Liv-9 is correct. I think they put it on the wrong side of the muscle. And they say that the bottom of the ribcage is level with L-3 when every other source says L-2, and that the most prominent bone sticking out of the bottom of the neck is T-1, which, if one is not careful to palpate for lack of rotation in T-1, puts the whole bladder channel on the torso off by one vertebra. Also, their location of Liv-3 is more distal than any other major source I know of. CAM, for all its faults, is not as bad as people say. At least they keep revising it. And though it has many typos, the more I have read it, the more I have come to respect it, even though I too long for better textbooks. And, for what it's worth, my MD ex-wife couldn't make heads or tails of Maciocia. She just couldn't stand "Foundations."

Joseph Garner

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And they say that the bottom of the ribcage is level with L-3 when every other source says L-2, and that the most prominent bone sticking out of the bottom of the neck is T-1, which, if one is not careful to palpate for lack of rotation in T-1, puts the whole bladder channel on the torso off by one vertebra.

>>>>>Joseph these are only approximations and are different in individuals.

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>>>And they say that the bottom of the ribcage is level with L-3 when every other source says L-2, and that the most prominent bone sticking out of the bottom of the neck is T-1, which, if one is not careful to palpate for lack of rotation in T-1, puts the whole bladder channel on the torso off by one vertebra.

 

>>>>>Joseph these are only approximations and are different in individuals.

Alon<<<

 

Alon,

I understand these are only approximations and are different in different people. But for most people, C-7 tends to be larger than T-1, at least in my experience. For most people, the bottom of the ribcage is more level with L-2 than L-3. Maybe the British are built a bit differently than the rest of us, though I doubt it. It's not about being nitpicky, it's about the most accurate generalizations to apply in situations which are inevitably going to be difficult to generalize about.

Joseph G.

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