An Introduction to Western Medical Acupuncture
- 2nd Edition - April 18, 2018
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Authors: Adrian White, Mike Cummings, Jacqueline Filshie
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 7 3 1 8 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 7 5 1 1 - 7
Now in its 2nd edition, An Introduction to Western Medical Acupuncture provides a broad evidence-based approach to acupuncture when used as part of modern medicine. Illustrate… Read more
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Request a sales quoteNow in its 2nd edition, An Introduction to Western Medical Acupuncture provides a broad evidence-based approach to acupuncture when used as part of modern medicine. Illustrated throughout it gives the practitioner an essential guide for deciding where and how to treat conditions with acupuncture, and how to avoid known risks associated with it. Ultimately it provides the practitioner with a tool to develop safe and effective practice. For this edition the text has been revised, updated and extensively re-written. A new chapter brings together the understanding of how pain is recognised by the nervous system, and how acupuncture can influence these pathways. This is followed by six chapters providing detailed explanations of the effects and mechanisms of acupuncture, organised according to three recognised treatment approaches – needling to produce local changes, to generate effects at the level of the spinal segment, and to modify the overall function of the nervous system. The chapters on the evidence from research have been also updated.
- An explanation of the various mechanisms of acupuncture linked to how they can best be activated by needling.
- Learn the principles of treatment rather than any 'cook-book' approach.
- Clear and objective discussion of the evidence for the effectiveness and the risks of acupuncture.
- Thorough and detailed description of all aspects of clinical practice.
- Reference section for quickly reminding the practitioner of the best approach to treating many problems.
- Edition: 2
- Published: April 18, 2018
- Imprint: Elsevier
- No. of pages: 250
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780702073182
- eBook ISBN: 9780702075117
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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, UK