Fascia of TCM and Western medicine interlace

A well written work giving credence to subtle fields and pathways which Western "science" all-too-often dismisses to the realms of witchcraft or quackery. Thank you

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Brilliant!

I LOVED this book! And I’ve recommended it to family, friends, and all my students and graduates too! BRIlLIANT!

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Excellent

As a manual therapist of ancient Japanese tradition (Amatsu), I found this book fascinatingly educating. Really well read and full of in depth expert content. This book will certainly be of use to anyone with an interest in fascia and acupuncture.

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Excellent material and concepts, but could use an editor

The whole concept of this book is fascinating, and should be much more widely read by western healthcare practitioners. Dr Keown’s synthesis of eastern and western medicinal theories is groundbreaking and badly needed. He explains Chinese concepts such as “Qi”, “dampness”, and “excessive Liver Yin” in scientific terms that anyone trained in a western model will be able to grasp. He acknowledges points where he is making a leap or reading between the lines of established knowledge, but still manages to make the whole model coherent and practical.

My main complaint would be that it could use an editor - at times he repeats himself, and some topics could have been covered more succinctly. However I found this less noticeable than colleagues of mine who read the book - the narration is excellent and complements the conversational informal tone of his writing. In fairness the narrator does mispronounce medical terms, and uses a somewhat jarring and unnecessary Italian accent when reading them. However the rest of the performance is excellent and more than makes up for this

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A brilliant, enlightening book

I am not great at absorbing anything vaguely scientific but this was so incredibly accessible and utterly fascinating, I would recommend to anyone with any interest in TCM.

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Enlightening all medical professionals would benefit from reading

Well written and beautiful narrated a refreshing read.
The science is well explained and can be understood by all, should you have the genuine interest to absorb.
Having always wondered why the west has remained so ignorant to the studies of the east considering they have thousands more years of working on and studying the human body, finally Dr Daniel Keown eloquently creates a bridge between the east and west’s understanding, something that should be taught to all medics in the west, ignorance to the facia within the body is practically dangerous and incomprehensible.

Having worked holistically with massage, lymphatic drainage, acupressure and many eastern methods for over 30 years, often achieving very successful results, but also discovering that the one place people achieve the least help for back problems has been from their own GP. It is certainly not the that the fact that each GP lacks the knowledge, but understanding western methods are restrictive, and sadly dominated by providing pain blocking medication, continue this and pain is no longer the issue, but pharmacy drug addiction is… and then the only winner is the pharmaceutical manufacturer, not the person still suffering with pain, but also drug addiction.
Change in the western medical methodology is essential.
Having enjoyed Studing medical history, I realised all to quickly the western people will often only believe many facts delivered by a medical professional, therefore we need to re educate and open the minds of our medical practitioners.
Hopefully this and other similar books are just the begging,

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Brilliant!

This book has been well written, and is very interesting, full of great information and has inspired me to learn more.

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Interesting topic, well written and read

I have a general curiosity about Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and how it views the body differently to western medicine. This was a guided tour of the body explaining how organs work, but more importantly how they are created and their relationships. Fundamentals of the energy flow around the body was also interesting.
Real life examples of the use of TCM in a western accident and emergency room were interesting. I believe this would be useful to medical students wanting a deeper and different perspective to the human body.

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A truly enlightening read

I thoroughly enjoyed this book on many levels. This has impacted me professionally and personally

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Intelligent and fun reading !

In-depth Chinese Medicine is explained in a fun and yet intelligent way. It is full of knowledgable comparisons and correspondence with Western Medicine.

Thank you , Dr. I will trust any Western Doctor with respect as well as knowledge of Chinese Medicine.

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