Discusses acupuncture from an analytic scientific perspective. This book describes the progression of chronic pain in the peripheral nervous system, demonstrating that points conducting pain impulses through the peripheral nerves become more tender to palpation throughout life in response to episodes of pain.

This original contribution adds new knowledge to the understanding of the progression of pain throughout a person's lifetime.

Acupuncture and Medicine, Characteristics of Acupoints and Their Significance. Pain Quantification. The Primary Acupoints. The Secondary Acupoints. The Tertiary Acupoints. The Non-Specific Acupoints. The Treatment Plan. Complications of Treatment and Other Physiological Reactions. Needles, Accessories and the Treatment Session. Conditions of the Face and Head. Conditions of the Neck, Shoulders and Upper Extremities. Conditions of the Thorax, Abdomen and Pelvis Conditions of the Lower Extremity. Other Considerations. Appendix A - Review of Neuroanatomy as Applied to Acupuncture