Acupuncture for Pain Management

Description

Acupuncture for Pain Management is intended as the premier resource for learning the fundamentals of the art of medical acupuncture. Edited by top pain medicine specialists at Harvard and UCLA, and based on their popular annual workshop at the American Society for Anesthesiologists, the book is the perfect synthesis of Western and Chinese medicine. Anesthesiologists, pain medicine specialists, primary care physicians, osteopaths, chiropractors, and other health professionals looking to add acupuncture to their repertoire will benefit from the concise and practical approach of the book.

Features:

• Each individual meridian discussed in detail
• Acupuncture for 25 clinical conditions, including headache, menstrual pain, low back pain, insomnia, and more
• Aimed at acupuncturists as well as practitioners who want to add acupuncture to their clinical armamentarium

Table fo Contents

Part 1: General Consideration

• Ch. 1: History of Acupuncture
  Jen-Hwey Chiu
• Ch. 2: Basic Theories of Traditional Chinese Medicine
  Francisco Lozano
• Ch. 3: Pattern Discrimination in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
  Francisco Lozano
• Ch. 4: Mechanisms of Acupuncture Analgesia
  Annie D. Lee, Eric S. Hsu
• Ch. 5: Common Acupuncture Practices
  Shu-Ming Wang
• Ch. 6: Peri-Operative Acupuncture
  Yue Pang Mok
• Ch. 7: Acupuncture Pain Research: Quantitative and Qualitative
  Tat Leang Lee, Zhen Zheng
• Ch. 8: Auricular Acupuncture
  Yung-Fong Sung

Part 2: Acupuncture Channels

• Ch. 9: Acupuncture Qi Flow and Points Measurement
  Yuan-Chi Lin, Cynthia Tung
• Ch. 10: Hand Tai Yin Lung Meridian
  Yuan-Chi Lin, Rosalie F. Tassone
• Ch. 11: Hand Yang Ming Large Intestine Meridian
  Yuan-Chi Lin, Rosalie F. Tassone
• Ch. 12: Foot Yang Ming Stomach Meridian
  Yuan-Chi Lin, Rosalie F. Tassone
• Ch. 13: Foot Tai Yin Spleen Meridian
  Yuan-Chi Lin, Rosalie F. Tassone
• Ch. 14: The Hand Sho Yin Heart Meridian
  Rosalie F. Tassone, Yuan-Chi Lin
• Ch. 15: The Hand Tai Yang Small Intestine Meridian
  Rosalie F. Tassone, Yuan-Chi Lin
• Ch.16: Foot Tai Yang Bladder Meridian
  Rosalie F. Tassone,Yuan-Chi Lin
• Ch. 17: Foot Shao Yin Kidney Meridian
  Rosalie F. Tassone,Yuan-Chi Lin
• Ch. 18: The Hand Jue Yin Pericardium Meridian
  Lynn M. Rusy,Yuan-Chi Lin
• Ch. 19: The Hand Sho Yang Triple Energizer Meridian
  Lynn M. Rusy,Yuan-Chi Lin
• Ch. 20: The Foot Shao Yang Gall Bladder Meridian
  Lynn M. Rusy,Yuan-Chi Lin
• Ch. 21: The Foot Jun Yin Liver Meridian
  Lynn M. Rusy,Yuan-Chi Lin
• Ch. 22: Conception Vessel
  Yuan-Chi Lin,Lynn M. Rusy
• Ch. 23: Governor Vessel
  Yuan-Chi Lin, Lynn M. Rusy
• Ch. 24: The Extra Acupuncture Points
  Yuan-Chi Lin, Cynthia S. Tung

Part 3: Clinical Conditions

• Ch. 25: Headache
  Jaung-Geng Lin, Kuen-Bao Chen, Yu-Chen Lee
• Ch. 26: Facial nerve palsy
  Jaung-Geng Lin, Kuen-Bao Chen, Yu-Chen Lee
• Ch. 27: Vertigo
  Jaung-Geng Lin, Kuen-Bao Chen, Yu-Chen Lee
• Ch. 28: Toothache
  Jaung-Geng Lin, Kuen-Bao Chen, Yu-Chen Lee
• Ch. 29: Neck Pain
  Jaung-Geng Lin, Kuen-Bao Chen, Yu-Chen Lee
• Ch. 30: Chest Pain
  Jaung-Geng Lin, Kuen-Bao Chen, Yu-Chen Lee
• Ch. 31: Epigastic Pain
  Jaung-Geng Lin, Kuen-Bao Chen, Yu-Chen Lee
• Ch. 32: Abdominal Pain
  Jaung-Geng Lin, Kuen-Bao Chen, Yu-Chen Lee
• Ch. 33: Dysmenorrhea
  Jaung-Geng Lin, Kuen-Bao Chen, Yu-Chen Lee
• Ch. 34: Upper Back Pain
  Jaung-Geng Lin, Kuen-Bao Chen, Yu-Chen Lee
• Ch. 35: Frozen Shoulder
  Jaung-Geng Lin, Kuen-Bao Chen, Yu-Chen Lee
• Ch. 36: Low Back Pain
  Jaung-Geng Lin, Kuen-Bao Chen, Yu-Chen Lee
• Ch. 37: Arthritis, Joint Pain
  Jaung-Geng Lin, Kuen-Bao Chen, Yu-Chen Lee
• Ch. 38: Coccygeal Pain
  Jaung-Geng Lin, Kuen-Bao Chen, Yu-Chen Lee
• Ch. 39: Elbow Pain
  Jaung-Geng Lin, Kuen-Bao Chen, Yu-Chen Lee
• Ch. 40: Wrist Pain
  Jaung-Geng Lin, Kuen-Bao Chen, Yu-Chen Lee
• Ch. 41: Ankle Pain
  Jaung-Geng Lin, Kuen-Bao Chen, Yu-Chen Lee
• Ch. 42: Heel Pain
  Jaung-Geng Lin, Kuen-Bao Chen, Yu-Chen Lee
• Ch. 43: Insomnia
  Jaung-Geng Lin, Kuen-Bao Chen, Yu-Chen Lee
• Ch. 44: Nausea and Vomiting
  Jaung-Geng Lin, Kuen-Bao Chen, Yu-Chen Lee
• Ch. 45: Sedation
  Jaung-Geng Lin, Kuen-Bao Chen, Yu-Chen Lee
• Ch. 46: Dizziness
  Jaung-Geng Lin, Kuen-Bao Chen, Yu-Chen Lee