Acknowledgments<br > It would be humanly impossible to give adequate acknowledgmen<br >to all of the many fine people who have contributed to the writing o<br >this book. Primary recognition should be given to Lucille Daniels， whos，<br >vision and wisdom assisted the author in building a solid foundation il<br >the form of a Master s thesis on massage.<br > Josephine A. Dolan， Associate Professor， School of Nursing， Uni<br >versity of Connecticut， gave valuable advice concerning the use of mas<br >sage in the field of nursing.<br > The members of the staff of the School of Physical Therapy at thd<br >University of Connecticut who willingly gave their time， energy， and per<br >sonal resources deserve credit for their valuable assistance， especiall，.<br >Vera Kaska， who used this material for two years and made wortbwhil，<br >suggestions that made this text clearer to those using it for the first time<br > Words cannot express my appreciation to the people who typed<br >drew the original sketches， and provided excellent editorial service， oriel<br >working far into the night to meet the many deadlines involved in th~<br >production of this book， namly Gerri Pellecchia， Virginia Darrow， Nanc~<br >Wahnowsky， and Patricia McClellan Miller.<br > My thanks also to Dorothy McLaughlin， who was my patient an(<br >loyal companion as we studied acupuncture in Talpei， Taiwan， and tc<br >Dr. Min der Huang， our primary professor; to Dr. Edith Pao， who mad~<br >it possible for us to study in Taiwan; and to Dr. Joseph Yao， Donalc<br >Courtial， and Dorothy McLaughlin for their assistance with description~<br >and locations of the twenty acupuncture points used most commonly ant<br >thereby selected for study in this publication.<br >