Bernard de Wurstemberger

"Pain cannot be proven, it must be experienced" (David Le Breton). This idea is at the heart of this book's approach to pain and suffering as well as to the emotional and symbolic aspects associated with it. Pain cannot be considered on a therapeutic level alone. We must first seek its meaning, understand its mechanisms. History shows how pain has been considered over the centuries, and the detours it has taken from the divine punishment it was in ancient times to the enemy to fight it is today.
Acupuncture plays a key role in the treatment of pain. This is precisely what this book aims to demonstrate by describing what Traditional Chinese Medicine offers to understand and relieve pain.