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ESSENTIAL READING (the most authoritative texts; * = highly recommended)

• Anon (1973) Newest Illustrations of the AP Points (Charts & Booklet). Med. & Health Publ. Co., Hong Kong 100pp.
• Anon (1977) Basic AP: Scientific Interpretation & Application. Chin. AP Research Foundation. 84-223 Taipei, R.0.C. 313pp.
• Anon (1980)* Essentials of Chinese AP. Foreign languages Press, Peking 432pp.
• Anon (1980)* Barefoot Doctor's Manual -Official paramedical Manual. Running Press, Philadelphia. 948pp.
• Chung, Chien (1983) The Ahshih Point: Illustrated Guide to Clinical AP. Chen Kwan Books, 5-2-1F Chung Ching South Road, Taipei, Taiwan 212pp.
• Connolly, Dianne (1979) Traditional AP: The Law of the Five Elements. Centre for Traditional AP. American City Bldg. Columbia, Maryland 21044, 197pp.
• Lee, Jane F. & Cheung, C.S. (1978) Current AP Therapy, Med. Interflow Publ. House, Hong Kong 408pp.
• O'Connor, J. and Bensky, D.(1983) AP: A Comprehensive Text. Shanghai College of Trad. Med. (Eastland Press, Chicago) 750pp.

OTHER ORIENTAL TEXTS IN ENGLISH (* = highly recommended)

• Anon (1974)* China's New Needling Treatment. Med. & Health Publ. Co., Hong Kong 80pp.
• Anon (1974) Principles & Practical use of AP Anaesthesia. Med. & Health Publ. Co. Hong Kong 325pp.
• Anon (1979)* Treatment of 100 Diseases by New AP. Med. & Health Publ. Co., Hong Kong, 89pp.
• Anon (1980) AP Manual, AP Research Centre, China Medical College, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C. 229pp.
• Anon (1983) Anatomical Atlas of Chinese AP Points, Shandong Scientific & Technical Press, Jinan, China, 256pp.
• Cheng, W.C. & Yang, C.P. (1976)* Synopsis of Chinese AP. Light Publishing Co. Hong Kong 128pp.
• Hyodo, Mayayoshi (1980) Recent Advances in AP Treatment. Dept. Anaesthesia, Osaka Med. College, Japan, 245pp.
• Hyodo M. & Kitade, T. (1980)* Guide to Silver Spike Point Electrotherapy, Dept. Anaesthes. Osaka Med. College, Japan 212pp.
• Kao, F.F. & Kao,J.J. (1973) AP Therapeutics, Eastern Press, New Haven, Connecticut, 98pp.
• Shen, Chou AI, Stenbaeck, L., Hammond, G.L. & Clausen, T. (1973)* Practical AP, FADL Publishing House, Copenhagen, 160pp.
• Shui, Wae (1976) A research in AP and its clinical Practice. Commercial Press Ltd., Hong Kong 231pp.
• Silverstein, M.E, Chang, I.L. & Macon, N. (1975) Handbook for Barefoot Doctors of China. Schocken Books, New York 372pp.
• Wong and Law (1982) Chinese AP Handbook. Light Publishing Co., Hong Kong, 150pp.

OTHER WESTERN TEXTS (* = highly recommended)

• Austin, Mary (1974) AP Therapy. Turnstone Books, London. 290pp.
• Callehr, H. (1976) AP in Psychosomatic Medicine: Diagnostic & Therapeutic Standards Amer. J. Acup. Vol. 4, 101-.
• Chaitow, Leon (1976) AP Treatment of pain. Thorsons Publ. Wellingborough, Northants, U.K. 160pp.
• Chan, Pedro (1975) Finger Acupressure. Price, Stern, Sloan Publishers, Los Angeles, California 92pp.
• Chan, Pedro (1977) Ear Acupressure, Price, Stern, Sloan Publ. Los Angeles, CA. 109pp.
• Chang, S.T. (1976) Complete Book of AP Celestial Arts, Milbrae, CA. 244pp.
• Connolly Dianne (1979)* Traditional AP: The Law of the Five Elements. Centre for Traditional AP, American City Building, Columbia, Maryland 21944, USA. 197pp.
• Dorrigo, Bruno et al (1979)* Fibrositic Myofascial Pain in Intermittent Claudication, Effect of TP block on Exercise Tolerance, Pain, Vol 6, 183-.
• Fox, W.W. (1975)* Arthritis & Allied Conditions. A New & Successful Approach, Ranelagh Press, Hampstead, London, 9lpp.
• Houston, F.M. (1974) Healing Benefits of Acupressure. Keats Publ. Inc., New Haven, Connecticut, 76pp.
• Huneke, F. (1961) Das Sekunden Phanomen. Karl F. Haug Verlag, Ulm, Germany (In German)
• Hwang F.T.K., Wong, J.S.L. & Chan, P.C.P. (1975) AP made Easy. AP Research Institute, Chan's Books, Alhambra, CA, USA. 97pp.
• Kajdos, V. (1974) Neural Therapy - Its possibilities in everyday practice. Amer. J. Acup. Vol 2, 113-.
• Kaptchuk, Ted (1983)* The Web that has no Weaver. Congdon & Weed, New York, USA.
• Kellgren, J.R. (1939-42) On the Distribution of Pain arising from Deep Somatic Structures & Charts of Segmental Pain Areas. Clin. Sci., Vol 4, 35-.
• Khoe, Willem (1979)* Scar Injection in AP. Amer. J. Acup. Vol 7, 15-.
• Lau, P.D. (No Date) Explanatory Manual of AP Hampton Gen. Hospital, Hampton, Virginia, U.S.A
• Lavier, J. (1974) Points of Chinese AP. Health Science Press, Wellingborough, Northants, U.K. 115pp.
• Lawson Wood, D. & J. (1973) AP Handbook. Health Science Press, Wellingborough, Northants, U.K. 141pp.
• Lee, I.J. & Lee, T.D.H. (1975) AP Atlas. Lycee Trading Corp. Melville, New York, 203pp.
• Lewitt, Karel (1979) The Needle Effect in Relief of Myofascial Pain. Pain, Vol 6, 83-.
• Lu, Henry C. (1974) Complete Textbook of Auricular AP. Acad. Oriental Heritage, Vancouver, Canada, 250pp.
• Manaka, Y & Urquart, I.A. (1973) Quick and easy Chinese Massage. Japan Publishing Trading Co., 1255 Howard St. San Francisco 31pp.
• Mann, Felix (1973)* AP cure of many Diseases. Heinemann Medical Books, London, UK.
• Mann, Felix (1974) Meridians of AP. William Heinemann Med. Books; London 174pp.
• Mann, Felix (1974) Treatment of Disease by AP. William Heinemann Med. Books Ltd. London 202pp.
• Matsumoto, Teruo (1973) AP for Physicians, Charles C. Thomas, Springfield, Illinois 202pp.
• Melzack, Ronald et al (1977)* Trigger Points and AP Points for pain; Correlations and Implications. Pain, Vol 3, 3-.
• Macdonald, Alex (1983)* Trigger Mechanisms and Myofascial Fain. 3rd Nordic Congress on AP (May 1983) and Annals Roy. Coll. Surg. Eng., Vol 65,44-.
• Moss, Louis (1972)* AP and You. Paul Elek Books, London, 196pp.
• Namikoshi, Tokujiro (1974) Shiatsu. Japan Publ. Trading Co., San Francisco, CA, USA. 81pp.
• Niboyet J.E.H. et al (1973) L'anaesthesie par l'acupuncture, Maisoneuve, Saint Ruffine, France 433pp.
• Patterson, Margaret (1975)* Addictions can be Cured. Lion Publ. Co., Berkhamsted, Herts, U.K. 95pp.
• Porkert, M. (1983) The Essentials of Chinese Diagnostics. Acta Medicinae Sinensis, Chinese Medical Publications Ltd., Zurich, Switzerland. 292pp.
• Rogers, Carole (1982)* AP Therapy for Post-Operative Scars. Amer. J. Acup., Vol 10, 201-.
• Pontinen, Pekka (1982) AP Seminar for Swedish Physicians, AP Research Dept., Tampere Univ. Finland.
• Shenberger, R.M. (1980) AP Therapy Prescription Index. Shenco, 205 Pinecroft Drive, Roselle, ILL 60172 U.S.A.
• Travell, J. and Simons M. (1984) Myofascial pain and dysfunction - the Trigger Point Manual, Part 1. (Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore & London), 713pp.
• Turner, Roger, N. & Low, Royston, H. (1981)* Principles & Practice of Moxa. Thorson's Publ. Wellingborough, Northants, UK 95pp.
• Ulett, G. (1982) Principles and Practice of Physiological AP. Warren Greene Inc., 8356 Olive Blvd., Missouri 63132, U.S.A. 220pp.
• Van Nghi, Nguyen (1971) Pathogenie et Pathologie Energetiques en Med. Chinoise. Imprimerie Ecole Don Bosco, Marseille. 679pp.
• Warren, F.Z. & Fischman, W.L. (1980) Sexual AP and Acupressure. Unwin Paperbacks, London, Boston, Sydney 238pp.
• Wu Wei Ping (1973) Chinese AP. Health Science Press, Holsworthy. Devon, UK. 181pp.

SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS, OVERVIEWS, REVIEWS (* = highly recommended)

• Anon (1975) Summaries of Rep. of China (Taiwan) Delegation to 5th World Congress of AP 136pp.
• Anon (1975) Proc. 3rd World Symposium on AP and Chinese Medicine, New York (Amer. J Chin. Med., 3, Supp 1, 54pp.
• Anon (1979)* Abstracts from Symposium on AP, Moxa and AP analgesia. Peking and Jean Bossy's Synthesis (Doin Editors, Paris) 286pp.
• Anon (1981)* Symposium on Myofascial Trigger Points (Melzack, Renolds, Rubin, Simons, Travell) Archives of Rehabilitation Medicine, March 1981, 97-117.
• Lin, J.H. & Rogers, P.A.M. (1980) AP effects on the body's defence systems: a review. Vet. Bulletin, 50, 633-.
• Rogers, P.A.M. & Ottaway, C.W. (1974) Success claimed for AP in domestic animals: a veterinary news item. Irish Vet. J., 28, 182-.
• Rogers, P.A.M., White, S.S. & Ottaway, C.W. (1977) Stimulation of the AP points re analgesia and therapy of clinical disorders in animals. Vet. Annual (Wright Scitechnica, Bristol, UK), 17, 258-.
• Rogers, P.A.M. & Bossy, J. (1981) Activation of the defence systems in animals and man by AP and moxibustion. Acup. Res. Quart., (Taiwan), 5, 47-.
• Rogers, P.A.M. (1983) The Taiwan Report. Acup. Res. Quart., (Taiwan), 7, 44-.

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