The new book by F. Bahr / L. Dorfer / F. Jost / B. Ramme / M. Reininger / R. Sa / S. Suwanda

With practical application examples from 50 years of practical experience and TCM exam questions
Foreword

All too often, Chinese medicine is reduced to acupuncture - and acupuncture to the symptomatic treatment of pain syndromes.
This does not even begin to do justice to Chinese medicine and its possibilities. To put it simply, Chinese medicine is a system that is thousands of years old, which describes dependencies and disruptive influences on our body and provides very differentiated, tried and tested treatment suggestions. Chinese medicine describes the body as a finely tuned, complex, energetic balance system. Chinese energy medicine defines the body in a balanced state as healthy and deviations from this balance as illness.
In the case of complex pathology, such as rheumatism, the interplay of multiple factors and individual predispositions results in the manifestation of the disease and its symptoms. There is therefore no single causal cause that can be specifically treated. In Western medicine, the treatment methods are usually uniformly generalised, in this case a painkiller for the pain symptoms, cortisone to suppress symptoms, or antibiotics to treat the bacterial infestation as the cause of the disease.
A basic understanding of the fundamental principles of Chinese medicine is initially difficult due to the unfamiliar terminology. However, if you focus on the cornerstones of the teachings, you quickly realise that Chinese medicine describes energetic states of balance and deviations with very effective means. The deviation from the balanced normal state (healthy) is mainly described using four simple opposing terms: inside-outside, top-bottom, hot-cold and the differentiated observation of a disease process according to whether it has a pronounced YIN or more YANG character. This description of the condition is very differentiated and specific. It can be used to describe diseases and therapeutic progress very precisely.
With this work, my esteemed colleague Professor Dr Bahr has succeeded in describing the differentiated view and the possibilities of Chinese medicine in its application today and placing its significance in the context of the overall medical possibilities in a context that allows colleagues in daily practice to apply this knowledge immediately in practice.
A standard work that describes the current significance of Chinese energy medicine for the treating physician and should have a permanent place in practice as a guide.

Dr Klaus Teichert Chairman of the Acupuncture Foundation Munich, August 2021

About the authors:

Prof. mult. hc / China Dr Frank R. Bahr, born 1944, studied medicine 1963-1969 at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich. After his subsequent work as a medical assistant, he trained at the Institute of Anaesthesiology at the University of Munich and practised as a general practitioner from 1972. From 1972, studied classical Chinese acupuncture and ear acupuncture in China, Germany and France, among other places. Founder and long-standing president of the German Academy for Acupuncture and Auriculomedicine (DAA), Munich, founded in 1973/74. 1974 to date: Research work on ear acupuncture in close collaboration with Dr Paul Nogier, Lyon, President of the European Academy for Traditional Chinese Medicine (founded in 1980), research in the field of traditional Chinese medicine. 1998 Appointed Visiting Professor at Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, where he was also an honorary member of the teaching staff during the Cultural Revolution in 1975. Appointed Professor h. c. of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Acupuncture Research at the Institute of Applied Chemistry in Beijing in 2000. Appointed Professor h. c. of Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 2001 and appointed Senior Professor and official member of the faculty with authorisation to train for the university title of Master of Acupuncture in 2014. Honorary President of the German Academy of Acupuncture, the Austrian Society for Controlled Acupuncture and Honorary President of the Swiss Medical Society for Auriculomedicine and Acupuncture. Author of numerous books, scripts and teaching charts in German, English and Chinese, hundreds of publications for over 40 years in various scientific journals including "Science" and "The Lancet".

Prof. Dr Leopold Dorfer, Graz. Specialist in general medicine, president of the Austrian Society for Controlled Acupuncture (ÖGKA), university lecturer at the Medical University of Graz, speaker at the European Academy of Acupuncture, co-editor of the journal 'Schmerz & Akupunktur', several publications, author of instructional videos and CDs, organises the major TCM congress in Graz.

Dr Franz Jost, Lugano. Specialist in general medicine (FMH) with a diploma in acupuncture in his own practice in Lugano since 1967. He attended courses by Dr Nguyen van Nghi and Dr Schmid as a student and founded the SGA, Swiss Society for Acupuncture, together with Dr Guido Fisch in 1969. He was vice-president and president of this society for many years, later he was also a board member of the SAEGAA (Swiss Medical Association for Acupuncture and Auriculomedicine) and the first president of the ASA (Association of Swiss Medical Societies for Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine). Since 1969 he has been co-author of various journals ('Physiological Acupuncture' and 'The Acupuncturist/Auriculotherapist') and has taught TCM, acupuncture and auriculomedicine, most recently in the TCM courses organised by the ASA at the University of Berne.

Dr Bernd Ramme, studied at the Westf. Wilhelmsuniversität in Münster, since 1996 general practitioner, additional qualification in acupuncture - 1997-2008 Deputy Chairman of the Research Group Therapy and Environment e.V., Münster - Since 2003 1st Chairman of the German Academy for Chronic Diseases, DGCE e.V. - Since 2014 President of the German Academy for Acupuncture, DAA e.V. and the professional association DAA-B e.V.

Dr Manfred Reininger, born 30.7.1956 in Wels, studied at the University of Vienna, doctorate 1981, specialist training 1982 - 1984, acupuncture training: ÖÄK diploma for acupuncture. A, B, C and D diplomas from the European Academy of Acupuncture. Additional specialised equipment: frequency-modulated laser, high-frequency device (both for acupuncture). Fields of activity: Lectures and seminars as part of the ÖÄK diploma training for acupuncture, lectures in the field of traditional Chinese medicine, lecturer at the European Academy for Acupuncture. Medicine, lecturer at the European Academy of Acupuncture, Vice President of the Austrian Society for Controlled Acupuncture, numerous own acupuncture research projects, publications on acupuncture.

Prof. mult. hc / China Dr Sandi Suwanda, Zurich. President of the Association of Swiss Medical Societies for Acupuncture - Chinese Medicine (ASA), Professor h.c. of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, lecturer at DAAAM, EAA and EATCM as well as guest lecturer at Beijing University of TCM and speaker at numerous international congresses.