Biomedical Acupuncture for Pain Management :
An Integrative approach, Yun-tao Ma, Mila Ma, Zang  Hee Cho,
Elsevier, 2005

Translated into German, Portuguese, Chinese

I have purchased at least fifty acupuncture text books and without a moment’s hesitation I recommend yours to every doctor I know that is interested in learning acupuncture.      Mark Kestner, DC

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Dr Ma’s new textbook Biomedical Acupuncture for Sports and Trauma Rehabilitatio, Dry Needling techniques will be published by ElsevierApril 2010. New concepts and techniques from this textbook are presented during our course.

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Introduction
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The authors of this book have developed a treatment protocol which they term the Integrative Neuromuscular Acupuncture System (INMAS), a synthesis of biomedicine and traditional acupuncture based on biomedical mechanism of acupuncture to develop reproducible
clinical procedures of medical acupuncture .

When I first read Biomedical Acupuncture for Pain Management, my thought over and over was “Wow!  This is great!  This approach is much more sensible to me!” I have been using acupuncture since 1998. So many acupuncture texts simply re-write the ancient and confusing tenants put forth two thousand years ago in the Yellow Emperor’s Classic.  Your explanations are eloquent.  I have learned a great deal from your book and continue to try to learn more so I can be of greater help to my patients.    Mark Kestner, DC

Book review from the International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine:

"As an osteopath and traditionally trained acupuncturist I believe that this book is
a genuine milestone and the essential guide to the management
of neuro-musculoskeletal pain.
Highly trained modern healthcare professionals end up spending years studying the traditional acupuncture methods (TCM) and feel confused. That is, until the recent publication of Biomedical Acupuncture for Pain Management: An Integrative Approach.
This remarkable book represents a unique, neuroanatomically defined medical acupuncture   system for the management of neuro-musculoskeletal pain- Integrative Neuromuscular Acupuncture System (INMAS). The INMAS allows the practitioner to follow a standardized treatment protocol that is also flexible enough to allow customization for each individual patient ". ~ Luke Rickards, DO

"I am a western trained Osteopathic Family Physician with a strong interest in integrating  medical acupuncture into my clinical practice. I have studied numerous TCM texts and find myself lost and confused. What I can grasp are the concepts of Biomedical and Neuroanatomical acupuncture as presented in 'Biomedical Acupuncture for Pain Management'. This practical book can help you integrate medical acupuncture into your clinical practice." Graig J. Amnott, DO

Your textbook is a brilliant work.
I highly recommend your book for the practitioner who wishes to learn acupuncture divested of pre-scientific concepts, pseudo-spiritual trappings, and elliptical arguments.  Seth Allen MA, DC, DCBCN