The TraditionaI Acupuncture

About the Book

The micromassager is a bone ball attached to a bone or wooden handle by a steel shaft. Traditionally, these instruments were made out of ivory. Hardly appropriate these days, of course. These current instruments are beautifully handcrafted from sustainable, sterilised New Zealand beef bone and native hardwood, and the bone balls have similar properties to ivory in therapeutic application. The construction is deceptively simple in that the results obtained are beyond the scope of ordinary acupressure. These traditional type instruments are in fact rather ingenious.

About the Author

Michael Buist Michael qualified in traditional Chinese acupuncture in the UK in 1979. Since then he has been practicing in Wellington, New Zealand. In 1981 he began using traditional acupuncture micromassage in his clinic, finding it particularly effective on children and chronic fatigue clients. Initially, with his other clients, he used the method as a supplementary treatment while standard needles were in place. Gradually he started using micromassage more exclusively in his clinical work until, in the mid 90's, most of his work was with micromassage. He continues to practice in Wellington. Now he is also writing about this special method and technique, and welcomes contact with interested people who have obtained a micromassager tool.