Qigong Hand Diagnostics. The Method of Bioenergetic Diagnostic Based on Extended Skin Sensitivity presents revolutionary developments in the area of diagnostics based on the electrophysiolgical field produced by the human body. Through the skin, the practitioner is able to register patterns emanating from the human physical field. When patterns deviate from the healthy norm, the practitioner is able to specify the disease process occurring in the body by registering changes in the patient's field that feel like pressure, pain, pricking, heat, cold, types of vibrations, moving forces, and repelling and attractive sensations. The Method of Bioenergetic Diagnostics, verified on 5000 patients in a laboratory setting, correlates the particular sensations registered by the practitioner to specific disease processes in the body in both the Chinese and Western medical traditions. Diseases of the Neurological, Respiratory, Digestive, Endocrine, Urinary, and Musculoskeletal systems, as well as a section on tumors, and their correlating patterns are detailed in the Specialties section. Qigong Hand Diagnostics. The Method of Bioenergetic Diagnostics Based on Extended Skin Sensitivity is the first book that presents medical points from both Western and Eastern traditions: 1) The methodology of Qigong Hand Diagnostics (Method of Bioenergy Diagnostics). 2) Full classification of extended skin sensations in QHD. 3) The first electro- neurophysiological evidence for extended skin sensations (electrophysiological patterns). 4) The first sensitive images of the etiological factors, acupuncture points, and syndromes in TCM. 5) The first sensitive images of fifty diseases in Western medicine. 6) The first electro- neurophysiological evidence for sensitive images of the etiological factors and syndromes in TCM, and for the sensitive images of fifty diseases in Western medicine (electrophysiological patterns). 7) The first attempt to create a bridge between Western and Eastern diagnostic mentalities and to create a new integrative diagnostic mentality. 8) A look into one of the deepest and hidden most secrets in TCM, since the beginning of medicine.

This form of Qi Gong was developed by Shaolin priests and brought to the West from Beijing in the mid-1980s. It is an ancient Chinese discipline with links to Martial Arts and Chinese medicine.

Since the turn of the century Singapore has sustained a reputation for both austere governance and cutting-edge biomedical facilities and research. Seeking to emphasize Singapore’s capacity for “modern medicine” and strengthen their burgeoning biopharmaceutical industry, this image has explicitly excluded Chinese medicine – despite its tremendous popularity amongst Singaporeans from all walks of life, and particularly amongst Singapore’s ethnic Chinese majority. This book examines the use and practice of Chinese medicine in Singapore, especially in everyday life, and contributes to anthropological debates regarding the post-colonial intersection of knowledge, identity, and governmentality, and to transnational studies of Chinese medicine as a permeable, plural, and fluid practice.

Develop your hand sensitivity and awaken your healing hands with the help of this practical guide. Inspired by Daoist philosophy and concepts of Qi, the book features illustrations and instructive techniques for working energetically with your hands, allowing you to develop refined diagnostic and healing methods.

18 Buddha Hands Qigong was originated by Bodhidharma in the 6th century. Since that time, the art has been treasured as a means of promoting health, treating and preventing disease, increasing longevity and spiritual development. Qigong, Chinese Medicine, and the I Ching have been closely intertwined for centuries. "18 Buddha Hands Quigong -- A Medical I Ching Exploration" presents an interesting view of the Yin/Yang mechanics of Qigong, how they relate to the I Ching, and what implications that relationship has for our health.

The publication of the Cultural Formulation Outline in the DSM-IV represented a significant event in the history of standard diagnostic systems. It was the first systematic attempt at placing cultural and contextual factors as an integral component of the diagnostic process. The year was 1994 and its coming was ripe since the multicultural explosion due to migration, refugees, and globalization on the ethnic composition of the U.S. population made it compelling to strive for culturally attuned psychiatric care. Understanding the limitations of a dry symptomatological approach in helping clinicians grasp the intricacies of the experience, presentation, and course of mental illness, the NIMH Group on Culture and Diagnosis proposed to appraise, in close collaboration with the patient, the cultural framework of the patient's identity, illness experience, contextual factors, and clinician-patient relationship, and to narrate this along the lines of five major domains. By articulating the patient's experience and the standard symptomatological description of a case, the clinician may be better able to arrive at a more useful understanding of the case for clinical care purposes. Furthermore, attending to the context of the illness and the person of the patient may additionally enhance understanding of the case and enrich the database from which effective treatment can be planned. This reader is a rich collection of chapters relevant to the DSM-IV Cultural Formulation that covers the Cultural Formulation's historical and conceptual background, development, and characteristics. In addition, the reader discusses the prospects of the Cultural Formulation and provides clinical case illustrations of its utility in diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. Book jacket.