TY  - BOOK
AU  - White,Adrian
AU  - Cummings,T.M.
AU  - Filshie,Jacqueline
TI  - An Introduction to Western medical acupunture
SN  - 9780702073182
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Edinburgh
PB  - Elsevier Saunders, 
KW  - Acupuncture
N1  - With 5 folded cards. Kept in the special collection.; Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Introduction -- Section 1 Principles -- 2. An overview of Western medical acupuncture -- 3. Pain, acupuncture and the nervous system -- 4. An introduction to acupuncture technique -- Section 2 Effects Mechanisms Techniques -- 5. Local effects I: analgesia, increased blood flow -- 6. Local effects II: myofascial trigger point inactivation -- 7. Segmental effects I: analgesia -- 8. Segmental effects II: autonomic modulation -- 9. General effects I: descending analgesia -- 10. General effects II: central regulation -- 11. Traditional Chinese acupuncture reinterpreted -- Section 3 The Evidence Base -- 12. Clinical research into the effectiveness of acupuncture -- 13. Evidence on the safety of acupuncture -- Section 4 Practical Aspects -- 14. Preparation for treatment -- 15. Effective needling techniques -- 16. Safe needling -- 17. Other acupuncture techniques -- Section 5 Treatment Manual -- 18. Treatment guidelines -- 19. Reference charts: points and innervation.
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