This new book could make a difference in the life of a patient when no other therapies will help. The authors, who have a combined 60 years of experience using Chinese scalp acupuncture, have given us a true gift: a thorough clinic manual for learning this amazing tool for patients who suffer from seriously debilitating conditions such as the sequelae of stroke, phantom limb pain, PTSD, Meniere's syndrome, multiple sclerosis, herpes zoster, seizures, essential tremor, and Parkinson's Disease. Features of this book include: * an introduction to the neuroanatomy and neurophysiology of the brain and scalp for non-Western medical practitioners * Chinese medical theories supporting the use of scalp acupuncture * thorough explanations of area locations and uses * details of needle technique specific to scalp acupuncture * excellent illustrations of each treatment area and for many of the case studies * over 40 case studies with treatment details If you have ever wished you could do more to help a patient with a serious condition that Western medicine had given up on, you need this book! Dr. Jason Ji-shun Hao was among a group of doctors who studied scalp acupuncture directly with its early pioneers, Drs. Jiao Shun-fa, Yu Zhi-shun, and Sun Shen-tian. He has been practicing and researching scalp acupuncture for 29 years and teaching classes and seminars in the West since 1989. During that time, Dr. Hao has trained hundreds of acupuncture practitioners and treated thousands of patients with disorders of the central nervous system in the US and Europe. His case histories have been printed in the US Army publication Stripes, in China Daily, and in Alternative Therapies. Dr. Hao currently serves as chairman of the acupuncture committee in the National Certification Commission of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, as president of the board of directors at Southwest Acupuncture College, and as president of the International Academy of Scalp Acupuncture. Dr. Linda Ling-zhi Hao holds a doctorate in acupuncture from Heilongjiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine with a concentration in scalp acupuncture. She studied for four years under Dr. Sun Shen-tian, a highly acclaimed professor of scalp acupuncture development and research, as well as with Dr. Jiao Shun-fa, the founder of scalp acupuncture. A successful practitioner with a well-established practice, she has collaborated with her husband, Dr. Jason Hao, presenting seminars in the US and Europe. Dr. Hao has published articles in Acupuncture Today in the US, and in the Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine and The World Federation of Acupuncture in Beijing. Dr. Hao is president of the National Healthcare Center in Albuquerque, NM, and is also a founder and vice president of the International Academy of Scalp Acupuncture.