| Principles of Chinese Sports Medicine | |
| Introduction to Part I | p. 3 |
| A Tooth from the Tiger's Mouth: Martial Origins, Modern Alternative | p. 7 |
| How to Use This Book | p. 11 |
| Sports Injuries East and West | p. 14 |
| Modern Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine | p. 14 |
| Anatomy of an Injury-East and West | p. 18 |
| To Heal or Not to Heal | p. 27 |
| Healthy Organs/Healthy Tissues | p. 29 |
| Recovery Times | p. 31 |
| Sprains, Strains, and Pain: The Three Stages of Healing Sinew Injuries | p. 39 |
| Acute | p. 40 |
| Post-Acute | p. 45 |
| Chronic | p. 48 |
| Down to the Bone: Fractures and How They Heal | p. 57 |
| Fracture Healing | p. 57 |
| Treatment | p. 60 |
| Injury Prevention: Exercise, Diet, and Health Preservation | |
| Introduction to Part II | p. 69 |
| Stretching and Flexibility | p. 71 |
| The Problem with Stretching | p. 71 |
| Mind and Movement | p. 74 |
| Breathing and Flexibility | p. 74 |
| The Daily Dozen | p. 77 |
| Strength Training | p. 96 |
| Too Many Muscles | p. 96 |
| Tendon Strength vs. Bulging Muscles | p. 97 |
| Muscles Don't Work Alone | p. 99 |
| Resistance Training Can Cause Injury | p. 101 |
| What Is Strength? | p. 103 |
| The Eight Brocade Plus | p. 107 |
| Diet and Health Maintenance | p. 124 |
| Diet | p. 124 |
| Commonsense Eating | p. 126 |
| A Balanced Diet | p. 128 |
| Controlling Fluid Intake | p. 136 |
| Nutritional Supplements: Help or Hindrance? | p. 136 |
| Chinese Herbs | p. 138 |
| Fasting, Liver Detoxification, and Colon Cleansing | p. 139 |
| Lifestyle and Health Maintenance | p. 142 |
| Balancing Work and Rest | p. 142 |
| Adapting Athletic Training and Exercise to the Seasons | p. 142 |
| Sex, Health, and Athletic Performance | p. 144 |
| Health Preservation Exercises | p. 145 |
| Healing Meditation | p. 150 |
| The Therapies of Chinese Sports Medicine | |
| Introduction to Part III | p. 153 |
| Cuts and Lacerations | p. 157 |
| Yunnan Paiyao | p. 158 |
| Avoiding Stitches | p. 161 |
| Preventing Scarring | p. 162 |
| Nosebleeds | p. 162 |
| Cupping and Bleeding | p. 164 |
| Bleeding | p. 165 |
| Cupping | p. 165 |
| Cupping Indications and Contraindications | p. 170 |
| Cleaning Your Cups | p. 170 |
| Disposing of Lancets | p. 172 |
| Liniments | p. 173 |
| Trauma Liniment | p. 175 |
| Tendon Lotion | p. 179 |
| U-I Oil | p. 181 |
| Chinese Massage Oil | p. 182 |
| Black Ghost Oil | p. 183 |
| Summary | p. 183 |
| Poultices and Plasters | p. 185 |
| Poultices | p. 185 |
| San Huang San: The Herbal Ice | p. 186 |
| Sinew-Bone Poultice | p. 190 |
| Plasters | p. 192 |
| Wu Yang Pain-Relieving Plaster | p. 193 |
| Yunnan Paiyao Plaster | p. 193 |
| 701 Plaster | p. 194 |
| Hua Tuo Anticontusion Rheumatism Plaster | p. 194 |
| Gou Pi Plaster | p. 194 |
| Summary | p. 195 |
| Herbal Soaks | p. 198 |
| How to Make and Use Herbal Soaks | p. 199 |
| Tendon-Relaxing Soak | p. 200 |
| Warming Soak | p. 202 |
| Summary | p. 203 |
| Sports Medicine Acupoints | p. 205 |
| How to Stimulate Acupoints | p. 207 |
| The Limb Energizers | p. 208 |
| The Limb Gate Points | p. 210 |
| Shoulder Injury Point | p. 211 |
| Ankle Injury Point | p. 211 |
| Master Points | p. 212 |
| Special Hand Acupoints for Pain Relief | p. 213 |
| Influential Point of the Tendons and Ligaments | p. 215 |
| Respiration Points | p. 215 |
| Groin Injury Points | p. 216 |
| Nausea Point | p. 216 |
| Ear Acupressure | p. 217 |
| Stimulating Ear Points | p. 221 |
| Massage for Sports Injuries | p. 223 |
| Massage Techniques | p. 224 |
| Bruises | p. 227 |
| Tight and Sore Muscles | p. 227 |
| Sprains and Strains | p. 228 |
| Fractures and Suspected Fractures | p. 229 |
| Internal Herbal Formulas | p. 231 |
| Herbal Formulas for Acute Injury | p. 232 |
| Trauma Pills | p. 232 |
| Resinall K | p. 234 |
| Fractures | p. 234 |
| Rib Fracture Formula | p. 235 |
| Bone-Knitting Powder | p. 237 |
| Bone Spurs | p. 240 |
| Moxibustion | p. 244 |
| Using Moxa Poles | p. 246 |
| Common Uses of Moxibustion | p. 247 |
| Treatments for Common Sports Injuries and Miscellaneous Injuries | |
| Introduction to Part IV | p. 253 |
| Treatments | p. 255 |
| Achilles' Tendonitis | p. 255 |
| Ankle Sprain | p. 258 |
| Arthritis | p. 261 |
| Back Sprain/Strain-Lower | p. 263 |
| Back Sprain/Strain-Upper | p. 266 |
| Back-Herniated Disc | p. 270 |
| Burns | p. 273 |
| Concussion | p. 274 |
| Contusions/Bruises | p. 275 |
| Cuts, Lacerations, and Punctures | p. 277 |
| Dislocations | p. 278 |
| Elbow-Tennis and Golfer's | p. 280 |
| Eye-Contusion (Black Eye) | p. 283 |
| Finger-Jammed/Sprained | p. 284 |
| Foot Pain-Plantar Fascitis | p. 286 |
| Fractures | p. 288 |
| Groin Muscle-Pulled/Strained | p. 290 |
| Hamstring-Pulled/Torn | p. 293 |
| Heel Spur | p. 297 |
| Hip Pain | p. 299 |
| Knee-Pain Under the Kneecap (Chondromalacia and Runner's Knee) | p. 301 |
| Knee-Torn Ligament (Torn ACL or Medial Collateral Ligament) | p. 304 |
| Knee-Torn Meniscus | p. 308 |
| Muscle Cramps/Spasms | p. 311 |
| Neck Strain/Sprain | p. 313 |
| Nosebleed | p. 315 |
| Piriformis Syndrome and Sciatica | p. 316 |
| Poisonous Bites | p. 319 |
| Shoulder-Bursitis | p. 320 |
| Shoulder-Frozen Shoulder | p. 325 |
| Shoulder-Rotator Cuff Tear | p. 328 |
| Wrist-Sprain/Strain | p. 331 |
| Wrist-Carpal Tunnel Syndrome | p. 334 |
| Chinese Sports Medicine First-Aid Kit | p. 337 |
| Where to Buy Chinese Herbs and Equipment | p. 339 |
| Index | p. 345 |
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