Management of Post-Operative Pain with Acupuncture

CHAPTER 1 GENERAL INTRODUCTIONGeneralisationAetiology of the Pain after the operation Incomplete disappearance of Exogenous factorsWind. Cold. Damp. Dryness. Heat (Fire, Warmth) Seven emotional factorsOver thinking. Excessive anger. Excessive sadness.Excessive meditation. Over fear Miscellaneous pathogenic factorsImproper food intake or medications. Over stress, overstrain or lack of physical exertion. Traumatic injuriesPathology of Pain after the operation Disturbance of the Qi and Blood circulation is the main pathology Influence on physiological function of the Zang-Fu organs and tissues Damage or even cutting off some normal tissues and Meridians Blood stagnation due to remaining of some excessive Blood during the operation Loss of Qi and Blood Disturbance of the Heart in housing the Shen Scale formationDifferentiation of Pain after the operation Differentiation of the location of the pain Differentiation of the nature of the pain Incomplete disappearance of Exogenous factors. Cold and Heat. Excess and Deficiency. Qi Stagnation and Blood Stagnation. Damp and DrynessDifferentiation of the characteristics of the painSore pain. Distending pain. Stabling pain. Sharp pain. Throbbing pain. Burning pain. Colic pain. Hemialgia. Pantalgia. Wandering pain. Pain with spasm. Pain with suffocating feeling. Pain with radiation. Pain with contraction. Pain with heaviness. Pain with swelling. Pain with dislike or preference to pressure and massage. Pain with preference to warmth or cold. Constant or intermittent painDiagnosis principle and treatment concepts General principle of pain diagnosis Application of four methods of diagnosis.Master of the syndromes prior to the operation.Determination of the actual and past causative factors for the pain. Channel and point palpation General concepts of treatment Managing the secondary symptom and searching the root causes Supporting the Anti-pathogenic Qi and expel pathogenic factors Preventing possible new invasion of Exogenous pathogenic factors Considering the individual constitutionsSelection and combination of acupuncture points Selection of acupuncture point Selection of the pain-controlling points Selection of the points for the causative treatment Calming the Shen and benefiting the HeartSelection of the inducing points Combination of acupuncture points Combining the local points and distal points Combining the points on the left with the diseases on the right Combining the points on the front with the points on the back Combining the point on the Yang Channels and the points on the Yin Channels Combining the points above with the points belowAdditional Techniques Moxibustion. Electric Stimulation. Cutaneous Needle. The Three - Edged Needle. The Intradermal Needle. Point Injection. Auricular Acupuncture. Scalp Acupuncture.Point prescription and frequency of treatment Point prescriptions Frequency of treatmentModern research on pain control by acupunctureCHAPTER 2 SENSE ORGAN PAIN AFTER THE OPERATIONPost-operative Facial PainPost-operative Eye PainPost-operative Ear PainPost-operative Nasal PainPost-operative Lip PainPost-operative Tooth PainPost-operative Tongue PainPost-operative Throat PainCHAPTER 3 FRONT TRUNK PAINPost-operative Painful SwallowingPost-operative Chest PainPost-operative Breast PainPost-operative Axillary PainPost-operative Epigastric PainPost-operative Hypochondria PainPost-operative Abdominal PainII. Treatment differentiationsCHAPTER 4 THE PAIN OVER THE BODYPain in the Entire BodyPost-operative HeadachePost-operative Neck PainPost-operative Shoulder PainPost-operative Elbow PainPost-operative Wrist PainPost-operative Hand PainPost-operative Hip PainPost-operative Knee PainPost-operative Ankle PainPost-operative Heel PainPost-operative Foot PainPost-operative Leg PainPost-operative Back Pain Post-operative Coccyx Pain Phantom PainCHAPTER 5 GENITAL PAINPost-operative Gynecological Pain Post-operative Genital Pain Post-operative Urination Pain Post-operative Anal Pain BIBLIOGRAPHIES