Foot Point-Zone Massage Therapy (The Series of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Foreign Readers)

This book is designed and written for foreign TCM practitioners and patients who hope that they can apply this therapy in their clinical practice or treat their diseases and keep their fit by themselves.

Foot massage therapy is a traditional therapy in China. Different from the foot massage therapy in other countries, this therapy in TCM is based on both the theories of TCM and the achievements of modern science. Therefore, it is more valuable and practical in the clinic.

This book contains three major parts. Part one is a general introduction to the concept of foot point-zone massage therapy; part two involves the commonly used points and reflecting areas with a detailed description of their locations, manipulations and indications; and part three deals with application of this therapy in treatment of various kinds of diseases, in which a general description of the diseases, essentials of diagnosis, massage treatment of the disease and remarks on the treatment are made.

This book can be used as both a textbook for foreign TCM learners and the foreign TCM practitioners. In addition, it may also be adopted as a reference book for Western doctors who hope have some knowledge of TCM