Product Description

HEALTHY JOINTS ARE VITAL TO PAIN FREE MOVEMENT QIGONG EXERCISES CAN HELP HEAL AND PREVENT ARTHRITIS

Young or old, sedentary or athletic; it is likely that 1 out of 7 of us will be afflicted with Arthritis in our lifetime. Since healthy joints are key to pain free movement, rejuvenating them is vital to well-being.

Although Western Medicine has made great progress in treating Arthritis, it has limited success in actually healing it; rather focusing more on relieving pain and inflammation.

Chinese Medicine, over the last four thousand years, has developed many of its own methods to treat Arthritis, including Qigong exercises, acupuncture, massage, and herbal treatments. By doing Qigong exercises, you can effectively treat many types of Arthritis and rebuild the strength of your joints, which is the root of complete healing.

This book introduces Qigong exercises that have been successfully used in China to treat Arthritis. It begins with general concepts of Qigong, a summary of Arthritis according to both Western and Eastern medicine, an explanation of how Qigong treats Arthritis, and finally gentle Qigong exercises you can use to help prevent, treat and heal Arthritis.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #313610 in Books
• Published on: 2005-06-25
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 200 pages

About the Author
Yang, Jwing-Ming Ph.D., is a renowned author and teacher of Chinese martial arts and Qigong. Born in Taiwan, he has trained and taught Taijiquan, Qigong and Chinese martial arts for over forty-five years. He is the author of over thirty books, and was elected by Inside Kung Fu magazine as one of the 10 people who has "made the greatest impact on martial arts in the past 100 years." Dr. Yang lives in Northern California.

Customer Reviews

Comprehensive, helpful, and fascinating
This book provided helpful exercises and a wealth of background information to support them. So much of Qigong depends on really understanding the underlying concepts. This book presents these underlying concepts in a very comprehensive, but easy-to-read and fascinating way. If you are serious about Qigong this book with help you make great strides forward in your practice.

A welcome, easy-to-follow supplement especially for those suffering from arthritis

Written by a Chinese martial arts and Qigong instructor who has trained and practiced since 1961, Arthritis Relief: Chinese Qigong For Healing And Prevention is now in an updated third edition with revised instructions for performing its suggested exercises. Presented as a complement to Western medicine, which is more proficient at relieving pain and inflammation than promoting full healing, Arthritis Relief demonstrates Qigong exercises and massage/acupressure techniques designed to rebuild the strength of one's joints, as well as an overview of arthritis itself and the dietary, genetic, and other factors that cause it. Black-and-white photographs demonstrate the recommended exercises and body movements. Though it cannot replace a visit to one's physician, Arthritis Relief is a welcome, easy-to-follow supplement especially for those suffering from arthritis and who want to do something more about it than just taking medicine.

Interesting & full of hope!
Rheumatoid Arthritis runs in my family and 1.5 years ago I was also diagnosed. I have recently taken myself off Methotrexate because of the way it lowers the immune system. I was very worried about how to treat the disease at this point. This book offered hope in a new and interesting way to provide arthritis relief with regular exercise or Qigong. The diagrams are very well done and easy to follow, and the exercises seem much better than what I received from my Rheumatologist. What was really exciting is the possibility that Qigong may cure arthritis, with my persistence of the exercises. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to prevent, treat, and heal arthritis!