Medical Acupuncture. A Western Scientific Approach

Description

This textbook presents a thorough review of available scientific data on western acupuncture, combined with a practical introduction to the subject on its different applications. No existing book draws together such a variety of up-to-date material, and its value as a comprehensive and scientific reference for beginner or practising acupuncturists - both medical and non-medical - will be unique. Authors are drawn from the UK, Europe and USA.

Contents

Section 1 Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 History of medical acupuncture

Section 2 Mechanisms of action
Chapter 3 Peripheral components of acupuncture stimulation: their contribution to the specific clinical effects of acupuncture
Chapter 4 Neuroimaging: A window into human brain mechanisms supporting acupuncture effects
Chapter 5 Neurophysiology of chronic pain
Chapter 6 Acupuncture and the autonomic nervous system

Section 3 Clinical Approaches
Chapter 7 Western Medical Acupuncture - the approach to treatment
Chapter 8 Acupuncture without points
Chapter 9 Superficial needling
Chapter 10 Auricular acupuncture
Chapter 11 Electroacupuncture
Chapter 12 Self-acupuncture
Chapter 13 Integration of acupuncture in the health service
Chapter 14 Safety of acupunture

Section 4 Related Techniques
Chapter 15 Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)
Chapter 16 Laser therapy

Section 5 Research
Chapter 17 A critical approach to randomised controlled trials of acupuncture
Chapter 18 A critical approach to systemic reviews of acupunture

Section 6 Clinical use
Chapter 19 Acupuncture for chronic pain
Chapter 20 Acupuncture analgesia
Chapter 21 Acupuncture for gastrointestinal conditions
Chapter 22 Acupuncture for nausea and vomiting
Chapter 23 Acupuncture for cardiovascular disease
Chapter 24 Acupuncture for neurology (inc headache)
Chapter 25 Acupuncture in mental health
Chapter 26 Acupuncture for drug dependence and obesity
Chapter 27 Acupuncture for urogenital conditions
Chapter 28 Acupuncture for respiratory conditions
Chapter 29 Acupuncture for ear, nose and throat conditions
Chapter 30 Acupuncture for eye conditions
Chapter 31 Acupuncture for skin conditions
Chapter 32 Acupuncture for gynaecology and infertility
Chapter 33 Acupuncture in obstetrics
Chapter 34 Acupuncture in cancer and palliative care
Chapter 35 Acupuncture in rheumatology
Chapter 36 Acupuncture in sports medicine
Chapter 37 Acupuncture in primary care
Chapter 38 Acupuncture in dentistry
Chapter 39 Acupuncture for veterinary practice

Section 7 Appendix
Appendix 1 Dermatome/ Myotome maps
Appendix 2 Meridian/channel charts
Appendix 3 Standard international nomenclature for the meridians/channels

Authors

Edited by Jacqueline Filshie, MBBS, FRCA, MB BS FRCS, Consultant Anaesthetist, The Royal Marsden NHS Trust; Honorary Senior Lecturer, Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, Surrey, UK; Adrian White, PhD, MA, BM, BCh, MA MD BM BCh, Clinical Research Fellow, Primary Care Research, Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter and Plymouth, Plymouth, UK. Editor, Acupuncture in Medicine. and Mike Cummings, MB, ChB, Dip Med Ac, Medical Acupuncturist; Medical Director, British Medical Acupuncture Society, Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine, London, UK