Overview
This is the first attempt in English to describe the basic Nan Jing theories and place them in the clinical context of Keiraku Chiryo or “Japanese meridian therapy.” Although it is rich in theoretical content, it also has useful clinical information. It is a useful primer for the basic theories underlaying Japanese meridian therapy.
In this essential text, the authors explore concepts from the Su Wen, Ling Shu and Nan Jing to bring us a view of ideas that flowered in an age rich with Chinese medical history. They discuss the philosophical and theoretical development of the five-phase system, in particular the relationship of five phases tothe I Ching, Tao Te Ching, and other classical Chinese texts, then present the correspondences that a practitioner can apply to the problems of diagnosis and treatment. The diagnostic section is a complete and practical discussion of technique, including pulse, body type, visual diagnosis, and hara or abdominal diagnosis. The treatment section describes basic exercises, breathing techniques, treatment principles, and techniques from eminent classical texts. Modern treatment protocols are presented in clear, easy to use tables. It is one of the best sources of technique currently available and it reaches beyond technique to the art of healing.
Author Information
Kiiko Matsumoto
Kiiko Matsumoto, BS, Tokyo Kasei University. Ms. Matsumoto studied acupuncture at the Japan Central Acupuncture and Moxibustion College of Tokyo. Her additional studies included classical and modern Chinese as well as Sotai, a specific practice of manipulative therapy. Currently Ms. Matsumoto resides and practices in Boston, Massachusetts, and lectures and teaches worldwide.
Stephen Birch
Author: Chasing the Dragons’s Tail, Extraordinary Vessels, Five Elements and Ten Stems, Hara Diagnosis, Extraordinary Vessels, Japanese Acupuncture a Clinical Guide.
Stephen Birch received his BA from the University of Hull and his PhD, Exeter University. Dr. Birch is a graduate of the New England School of Acupuncture (NESA). He undertook private study in Japan with Yoshio Manaka and with Kodo Fukushima. After teaching at NESA for many years, he moved with his family to Amsterdam, where he currently resides and maintains his clinical practice. He lectures and teaches worldwide, and is extensively published in the field of acupuncture. He taught at the New England School of Acupuncture until 1993 and since then began teaching in many locations. Since 1998 he has taught extensively around Europe and Australasia, introducing Japanese acupuncture to many practitioners in Europe. He is the most senior teacher outside of Japan of Toyohari, probably the advanced Meridian Therapy system. He organizes and teaches Toyohari programs in Amsterdam.He has a PhD on acupuncture research (1997) and worked on studies at Harvard and Yale Medical Schools. He is founding past-president of the Society for Acupuncture Research, has consulted on and participated in various studies in Germany, UK, Australia, Holland, Norway, Korea. He has authored dozens of scientific studies, and since 2008 is Associate professor in Norway at the Kristiania University College, Department of Health Sciences. His most recent work involves reviewing the acupuncture literature, sham acupuncture research problems, pattern identification research. He is interested in bringing traditional practice into a more realistic scientific setting so that it can be better investigated and incorporated into health care practice.
Stephen has practiced Japanese acupuncture for thirty-four years, first in the Boston, then Connecticut and since 1998 in Holland. He practices at the Japanese Acupuncture Center in Amsterdam, Holland since 1999 with Junko Ida.
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