An Introduction to Western Medical Acupuncture
- 1st Edition - November 24, 2008
- Latest edition
- Authors: Adrian White, Mike Cummings, Jacqueline Filshie
- Language: English
This book is a clear and practical introductory guide to the practice of medical acupuncture. It describes the Western medical approach to the use of acupuncture as a therapy… Read more
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Description
Description
This book is a clear and practical introductory guide to the practice of medical acupuncture. It describes the Western medical approach to the use of acupuncture as a therapy following orthodox diagnosis. The text covers issues of safety, different approaches to acupuncture, basic point information, clinical issues and the application of acupuncture in clinical conditions, especially in the treatment of pain.
Key features
Key features
- A practical guide to the principles and clinical practice of medical acupuncture
- A clear guide to the neurophysiological principles which underlie medical approaches to acupuncture
- A basic explanation of the different styles of medical acupuncture treatment
- Allows the reader to accrue the practical knowledge necessary before beginning to work with medical acupuncture
Readership
Readership
All medical and allied health professionals who have an interest in or intend to practice medical acupuncture, especially GPs, anaesthetists, physios, and students and trainees.Also, all complementary therapists who practice or have an interest in acupuncture, especially acupuncturists, osteopaths.
Table of contents
Table of contents
1. Introduction
Section I Principles
2. An overview of Western medical acupuncture
3. Neurological mechanisms I: local effects
4. Neurological mechanisms II: segmental analgesia
5. Neurological mechanisms III: extrasegmental analgesia
6. Neurological mechanisms IV: central regulatory effects
7. Myofascial trigger points
8. Traditional Chinese acupuncture reinterpreted
Section II: The evidence
9. Clinical research into the effectiveness of acupuncture
10. Evidence on the safety of acupuncture
Section III: Practical aspects
11. Preparation for treatment
12. Effective needling techniques
13. Safe needling
14. Other acupuncture techniques
Section IV: Treatment manual15. Treatment guidelines
16. Reference charts: points and innervation
Section I Principles
2. An overview of Western medical acupuncture
3. Neurological mechanisms I: local effects
4. Neurological mechanisms II: segmental analgesia
5. Neurological mechanisms III: extrasegmental analgesia
6. Neurological mechanisms IV: central regulatory effects
7. Myofascial trigger points
8. Traditional Chinese acupuncture reinterpreted
Section II: The evidence
9. Clinical research into the effectiveness of acupuncture
10. Evidence on the safety of acupuncture
Section III: Practical aspects
11. Preparation for treatment
12. Effective needling techniques
13. Safe needling
14. Other acupuncture techniques
Section IV: Treatment manual15. Treatment guidelines
16. Reference charts: points and innervation
Review quotes
Review quotes
"Written by a trio of very experienced acupuncture practitioners, clinicians and researchers, the book is a ‘one-stop shop’ in Western medical acupuncture...I am confident that it will be able to stand on its own and establish itself as THE modern manual of medical acupuncture. I do not think I will stop recommending it." -Focus on Alternative and Complimentary Therapies, 2009
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: November 24, 2008
- Language: English
About the authors
About the authors
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Adrian White
Affiliations and expertise
Clinical Research Fellow (retired), Plymouth University Peninsula School of Medicine and Dentistry, Plymouth, UK; (formerly) Editor in Chief, Acupuncture in Medicine.MC
Mike Cummings
Affiliations and expertise
Medical Director, British Medical Acupuncture Society, Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine, London, UKJF
Jacqueline Filshie
Affiliations and expertise
Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain Management, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, UKView book on ScienceDirect
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