Written by Professor Jia Chengwen, Shanxi College of TCM. Specialist in acupuncture therapy. Acupuncture therapy is one of the most effective treatments for dysmenorrhea. This DVD program carefully presents several acupuncture techniques for treating menstural pain, and introduces a variety of supplementary treatment methods. Mastery of the techniques presented in this video will allow acupuncturists to maximize the benfefits that they can offer to their patients with dysmennorrhea. Other features include: 1.A detailed analysis of etiology oan dpathology gives the student a clear understandg of the disease from both biomedical and Chinese medical perspectives. 2.Differrential diagnosis helps the practitioner distiguish painful menstruation from other common ailments. 3.Treatment categories divided according to pattern identification help practitioners develop clear treatment strategies. 4.Supplementary treatment methods include: electroacupuncture, auricular acupuncture, intradermal needling therapy, wrist-ankle needling and injection therapy.