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Ear Acupuncture: A Precise Pocket Atlas

Beate Strittmatter, Ursula Vielkind

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What a way to understand Nogier's works! 5 out of 5 stars.
5 of 5 people found this review helpful.

I found this book well detailed in a very small and consice form. It is great to carry around and even goes into meridian connections instead of simply organ, skeletal, etc systems. It has great pictures and description on locating points. Great for on the go treatments and time constrain treatments.

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A novelty to the international market both in concept and realization, this pocket atlas allows the reader to both effectively learn and quickly reference ear acupuncture points. Clear, simple images accompany concise and "to-the-point" texts creating an educational tool for the localization of ear acupuncture points.

The resourcefulness of the book is increased by the inclusion of the projection of the body meridians onto the auricle according to Bahr. Besides, "prescriptions" of point combinations according to some indications are included.

The reader will profit from the extensive international teaching experience of Beate Strittmatter. Through her former teacher, Frank Bahr, who cooperated directly with Dr.Paul Nogier, she stands in the direct tradition of the founder of Western auriculotherapy

Hypnotize Yourself Out of Pain Now!: A Powerful User-friendly Program for Anyone Searching for Immediate Pain Relief (Book & CD) (Book & CD)

Bruce Eimer

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A Lasting Solution for Persistent Pain 5 out of 5 stars.
10 of 11 people found this review helpful.

As the author, I wrote this book for people who have tried everything to get their persistent pain to leave. I have compiled many techniques for helping people in pain regain control over their pain and diminish the suffering element.

Self hypnosis is the best non-drug remedy for relieving pain that won't go away. I use it myself because I have chronic pain (fibromylagia, chronic fatigue, spinal disease and arthritis).

The book clearly explains what HYPNOSIS is and what it is NOT. Readers are guided to choose the right self hypnosis method for them. Self-hypnotic pain coping methods covered (the "6 D's") include: Deep relaxation, De-catastrophizing, Direct behavior modification, Distraction, Distortion of pain sensations, and Dissociation from pain.

To my knowledge, this is the first self-help book devoted solely to self hypnosis for pain management. The goal is
NO MORE PAIN. The method is self-hypnosis. The result is less pain and less suffering. The bottom line is that if you have a chronic disease, "pain may be mandatory, but suffering is optional".

This book can be used with or without the help of a therapist.

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This is a straightforward, compassionate, and user-friendly guide for anyone who seeks pain relief. Hypnotize Yourself Out of Pain Now! offers a range of hypnotic approaches in order to meet the range of challenges faced by pain sufferers. Readers will learn: How to use self-hypnosis to relieve pain How to tap into one s own innate ability to control pain How to choose the best method for you How to interrupt the body s pain loop How to enlist a variety of tools to empower healing Also included is a complimentary CD that contains guided imagery and relaxation exercises, therapeutic touch and energy healing techniques, stress control strategies, as well as a host of other helpful materials.

The Science of Marijuana

Leslie L. Iversen

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Good but far from perfect 4 out of 5 stars.
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One should start by putting things in perspective.  There are about 400,000 yearly USA deaths due to tobacco, 100,000 each to alcohol and prescription drugs and about 7600 to aspirin and other OTC painkillers. Worldwide we can expect that the figures will be about 10 million for tobacco, 2.5 million each for others and about 200,000 for aspirin and OTC painkillers.  If you calculated the lifetime risks of death or injury from using marijiana, it is probably comparable to that of driving ten km and significantly less than that of putting on a pair of skis.
In addition, the young people who comprise the majority of the users are heavy risk takers, a very high percentage of whom have personality disorders.  There are about 60 million schizophrenics and the same number of manic depressives in the world.  When you add the depressives, schizotypal disorders, anorexics, alcoholics etc it is clear that perhaps a billion people have major mental problems, nearly half of all those are in the prime drug taking ages. In addition nearly all of us have periodic mood swings, medical problems and personal crises. A large percentage of the population will likely show memory deficits and other problems. Nevertheless, if any such effects appear in marijuana users they will almost certainly be ascribed to the drug.  In reality, is not clear that anyone has ever had serious permanent mental problems due to marijuana and its potential medical benefits are enormous. It has a long and remarkable history as a highly effective and safe medicine in many societies.  Nevertheless, the federal government has chosen to ignore medical advice and legal opinion and classify it as a dangerous drug with norecognized medical value and the governments of many other countries have followed along like trained dogs.
On the whole this is an excellent book as Iverson has done his homework and tries to be impartial.  Nevertheless some of the biases nearly universal in scientific and government circles are still evident.  For example, on page 174 he states that the use of cannabis for mood disorders and sleep is obsolete because of the availability of Prozac, Valium and sleeping pills.  However the very well known downsides to the medical drugs(days to weeks before they act, inability of patient to titrate the dose, common major and often fatal side effects, serious and frequent bad interactions with other drugs and alcohol, often addictive, high cost, patients commonly verdose, frequent failure to be fully effective, suicides, accidental poisoning of children, mental clouding, etc.) are not mentioned. Cannabinoids in contrast act immediately, are almost nontoxic, easily titratable, have few known interactions, often produce pain reduction,should be very low cost, are usually effective, have noserious or fatal side effects, essentially nonaddictive,  overdose unlikely, almost impossible to commit suicide with, and highly unlikely to be lifethreatening if they get into children's hands). Also with some experience, a large percentage of patients will come to enjoy the usually moderate but often useful, side effects(stimulation of appetite and sociability, increased enjoyment of music, facilitation of sex, pain reduction, boredom reduction, etc).
All of these facts have been known for a long time and it is primarily the lunatic opposition of the US  government(and its imitators) that has prevented cannabinoids from becoming major medicinals.  However the fact that marijuana had to be either smoked or taken as pills, which took a long time to act, were absorbed irregularly, and could not be easily titrated by doctor or patient, was alsoa major impediment.  Since this book was written, GW Pharmaceuticals(which spent some $42 million in a few years just for marketing) and others have introduced throat sprays, inhalers and high tech sublingual metering devices(that can even keep track of doses and times and send the data to remote medical centers) that largely overcome these problems.  These advances, coupled with the vast amount of research on the brain's natural(endogenous) cannabinoid agonists and antagonists and receptors is rapidly revolutionizing the science of cannabinoids and will almost certainly lead to the introduction of many into mainstream medicine(much to the chagrin of the government and other antidrug groups which have long insisted cannabis has no medical use).  In addition, the opposition to the cultivation and use of cannabis varieties used for hemp(which has little or no THC) should gradually cease.  This is critical as hemp is a very environmentally friendly plant which can replace much of the nonfriendly wood, paper, cotton, and synthetics industries and is useful for food and oil as well.
The eagerness of the US and European governments to fund research showing the bad effects of marijuana has led to a major industry employing hundreds of scientists and their assistants and resulting in dozens of books and reports and several thousand articles over the last 40 years. Almost all this work is irrelevant to the issue of whether marijuana, as used by most persons, has any substantive negative effects.  Iverson is mostly objective but errs sometimes-- eg, in citing the book of Solowij as showing negative effects of marijuana smoking on memory.  Solowij,  like virtually all such studies on bad effects of cannabinoids and psychedelics on humans, has major flaws(eg, no good controls) which render the conclusions useless.  There are also other studies which show little or no negative memory effects from above-normal levels of chronic use.  Of course,  most people do not have a high chronic intake, nor do they take large amounts of alcohol and a very wide variety of legal and illegal drugs(often intravenously)over long periods.  The subjects in such studies are preselected for long term heavy use and are essentially uncontrolled for abuse of other drugs and alcohol and there are no real control groups(eg persons who are identical in their drug and medical history and long term mental stability--or lack thereof--whose only difference is that they have not smoked marijuana every day for many years).  Making such careful investigations of the subjects and finding a good control group would be difficult, but without this such studies are useless.
Iverson follows the normal course when discussing the sociology of psychoactive drug use indicating that alcohol introduces most persons to drugs, but he ignores coffee, tea, and other caffeine beverages which are, incidentally, immensely more destructive than marijuana and probably exceed tobacco and alcohol.  In the case of caffeine drinks the damage is not to health but from the destruction of vast areas of forest for growing, the chemicals used for growing, the huge loss of topsoil annually, the use of energy and pollution generated to manufacture and distribute them and their containers etc. Of course the similar costs apply for tobacco and alcohol and should be added to their health effects when asessing social costs.
All things considered, the damage caused by marijuana(and other psychedelics) is so trivial in comparison that is not worth mentioning.  Like many, he does not see that it is the government's policy and not the drugs that are the danger to society. The huge amounts of money spent to suppress marijuana and the approx. 500,000 arrests a year in the US alone are a total waste of time and socially counterproductive.  Of course the retards in the government are only there because they are put into office by the retards who vote for them.  Let us get down to the basics of monkey psychology here--any kind of significant activity which is not currently regulated activates the control (and perhaps the contamination) templates in the brain and leads to the compulsion to suppress it.  Bush and the DEA, and billions of others, feel that it's only right and just to manipulate and abuse anyone as this is what their inference engines tell them to do.  Unfortunately, these engines were evolved about a  million years ago and are completely self destructive in the 21st century. This is standard cognitive psychology so if it seems odd to explain things this way please read up a little.
He notes that there are more than 100,000 deaths each year in Britain alone due to tobacco and alcohol each but does not then note that this means they do more damage in Britain alone every day than marijuana and all the psychedelics have done in the entire world since the beginning of recorded history.  Tens of thousands die and millions suffer serious effects every year from aspirin and other OTC painkillers, antibiotics, NSAIDS etc. Anyone who doubts can easily find the statistics on the net.  In contrast, one has to look hard and be very noncritical to find a handful of possible yearly deaths and injuries due to cannabinoids and psychedelics.
Not only are cannabinoids amazingly nontoxic but government supported studies of rats and mice given heavy daily doses of THC for two years showed a dramatic drop in various kinds of cancer!  In addition, a study of heavy daily marijuana users who smoked it for average 19 years showed decreased asthma and emphysema relative to controls!  Of course it is only recently and with great reluctance that the government has started to sponsor research that may show desireable effects. He cites one study that claimed to show an increase in injuries in smokers but it lacked any good controls and so is useless.
Likewise, his preoccupation(reflecting the official views of course) with the modest psychological dependency of some smokers seems totally absurd in comparison with the massive addiction and habituation to alcohol, tobacco, caffeine and hundreds of medical drugs which have a high incidence of major side effects, morbidity and mortality almost totally lacking with marijuana.
A cynic might say that the US government concentrates on suppressing marijuana because 200 years of eroding the constitution and the bill of rights has led to such total fascist control that there are few other things left to suppress.
He also makes the statement that LSD has no medical use.  He does not mention that doctors and therapists have been forbidden to use psychedelics by the police states for some 40 years in spite of a vast and clear literature showing they have unique medical applications.
A large and rapidly expanding number of analogs and derivatives of both marijuana-derived and endogenous(eg anandamide) cannabinoids are proving to be even more effective than the THC which is the major active constituent of natural cannabis.  One can expect to see cannabinoids that act faster and more effectively, with fewer side effects and also antagonists to them that will rapidly terminate their action(though there has been limited research and Iverson does not discuss this).
Overall, the book is much saner than most from the medical establishment but it is already out of date and needs to be rewritten to address the criticisms above. 
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In The Science of Marijuana Leslie Iversen explains the remarkable advances that have been made in scientific research on cannabis with the discovery of specific receptors and the existence of naturally occurring cannabis-like substances in the brain. Dr. Iversen provides an objective and up-to-date assessment of the scientific basis for the medical use of cannabis and what risks this may entail. The recreational use of the drug and how it affects users is described along with some predictions about how attitudes to cannabis may change in the future.

Overcome Neck and Back Pain

Kit Laughlin

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If you suffer from back pain, as 85 percent of Americans do, you may think there is no way to bring about a complete end to your pain. Books, videos, and even doctors offer ways to manage the pain, but not to stop it. Finally there is a solution. Overcome Neck & Back Pain, the international bestseller, provides a means to end your back pain permanently through an easy-to-follow four-part program of structural analysis and correction, stretching, strengthening, and relaxing.

Kit Laughlin spent years suffering from back pain, and, in search of relief, even traveled to Japan, where he found the solution. Using the principles of hatha yoga, he developed a combination of Eastern and Western medicine that provides a way to stop back pain and even protect oneself from future injury.

Through clear, instructive photos and easy-to-follow instructions Overcome Neck & Back Pain shows the beginner how to use stretching, strengthening, and relaxation to end the pain. Overcome Neck & Back Pain also provides instruction in more advanced techniques, with an explanation of the principles behind the movements. The comprehensive text offers solutions for athletes and nonathletes, old and young alike.

If you've given up hope of curing your back pain, Overcome Neck & Back Pain provides the sensible solution you need.

Pain Management Secrets

Ronald Kanner

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Editorial Review:

The new edition of this popular volume updates and expands the first edition. The content is organized by classification, mechanisms, clinical approach, syndromes defined by pain, syndromes in which pain is a component, and management by all current modalities and specialties. New chapters include High-Tech Intervention, Pain Management in the Terminally Ill Patient, and the Difficult Patient. Perfect for exam preparation, and a valuable clinical reference.

• Highly successful volume in first edition
  
• Concise answers that include the author's pearls, tips, memory aids
  
• Bulleted lists, tables, and illustrations for quick review
  
• Chapters written by experts their fields
  
• Thorough, highly detailed index
  
• Great for review for Pain Management Board Exams

• New chapters to this edition are Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Interventional Pain Management, and Addiction and Pain Management
  
• All chapters have been significantly revised and update and many new questions have been added

Marijuana Chemistry: Genetics, Processing, Potency

Michael Starks

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An excellent resource. 5 out of 5 stars.
15 of 17 people found this review helpful.

Fully descriptive in the biochemistry of the cannibinoids, including the environmental conditions leading to degradation of THC to CBD and CBN. Also details procedures of organic syntheses of compounds.

Very comprehensive and informative! 5 out of 5 stars.
9 of 11 people found this review helpful.

This is a treatise that extends beyond the normal boundaries of cannabis growing allowing the novice and veteran alike a new and innovative approach. It's multitude of High quality tables and graphs cuts across all boundaries and then some. Comes highly recommended to the newbie and veteran alike, no matter whether or not you're a newbie or veteran!

Good scientific review 4 out of 5 stars.
8 of 8 people found this review helpful.

This book uses data collected from the pre-Reagan ban on marijuana studies to make good informed conclusions about cannabis. It dips into most everything but I wanted more genetic information.

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Marijuana Chemistry is a one-of-a-kind book that explains the various psychoactive constituents of cannabis, with full discussions of the effect of growth conditions, harvesting, and processing, and method of ingestion on potency. This new edition of the widely respected classic features 64 pages of updates based on current research and black market studies.

Overcome Neck & Back Pain

Kit Laughlin

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Using the principle of Eastern and Western medicine, Kit Laughlin has designed a system that that provides a way to stop back and neck pain, and which will protect you against future injury. This four-part program will, in most cases, enable you to overcome your back pain permanently by practicing the careful stretching and strengthening exercises.

The Handbook of C-Arm Fluoroscopy-Guided Spinal Injections

M.D., Ph.D., Linda Hong Wang, M.D., Anne Marie McKenzie-Brown, M.D., Allen Hord

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Excellent Manual of Pain Management 5 out of 5 stars.
2 of 3 people found this review helpful.

A small but concise book that guides pain intervention specialist in doing the right procedure.An excellent book for the Master Neurosurgery(USM) residents and those subspecializing in pain therapy.The instructions are straight to the point.I recommend this to any residents involved in pain management.

Not a do-it-yourself guide! 3 out of 5 stars.
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While pictures and text are generally good, coverage of anatomic variations, new imaging technique and advanced practice techniques is limited. This book,while useful as background for the novice, remains inadequate as a primary guide for the inexperienced physician. Experienced physicians may find its scope and depth insufficient for their purposes. Reading the book does not substitute for the performance of such procedures on cadavers or patients under the guidance of an experienced physician such as would be acquired in formal residency or fellowship training or in approved CME courses.

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C-arm-guided spinal injections have been performed widely for diagnostic and management of spine and para-spinal related pain disorders. This handbook illustrates spinal injections in an easy-to-follow, step-by-step fashion and presents fluoroscopy-imaging and related spinal anatomy for medical professionals who may not have had formal training in radiography and related anatomy of the vertebral column. It is simply written and offers advanced intervention techniques illustrated by patient position, c-arm fluoroscopy position, preferred fluoroscopic images, and placement of needle tip. It also includes correct and incorrect needle placements from different views of the spine.

The The Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of Pain Management

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The Third Edition of this highly popular pocket guide presents the state-of-the-art approaches to pain management that are currently taught and practiced at the Massachusetts General Hospital. This edition has new chapters on chronic back pain, pain control in children with chronic and terminal disease, and diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, plus new illustrations of procedures and techniques. All chapters include the latest evidence-based information and coverage of fibromyalgia, psychosomatic complaints, headaches, and opioid cautions has been expanded. Tables and chapter-opening outlines enable readers to find information quickly. A drug appendix and seven other practical appendices are included.

Dangerous Doses: A True Story of Cops, Counterfeiters, and the Contamination of America's Drug Supply

Katherine Eban

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When counterfeit prescription medicine started turning up in the nation's supply and threatening some of the sickest and weakest patients, Katherine Eban went in search of the story. What she found was an unlikely and irresistible group of heroes-five aging South Florida investigators who dubbed themselves the Horsemen of the Apocalypse and held their meetings at Hooters. Working around the clock on cases no one else wanted to tackle, they followed the trail of stolen and contaminated medicine in a takedown eventually dubbed Operation Stone Cold. This riveting page-turner takes us along with the Horsemen as they wade into "more rank Florida unseemliness than a Carl Hiaasen novel" (Salon) to ultimately uncover $33 million in bad medicine and make more than sixty arrests.

Thanks in part to the attention Dangerous Doses received in hardcover, the media, politicians, and drug companies are starting to address the problems it uncovered. This new paperback edition includes a chapter with the latest update on these developments.