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An Introduction to Western medical acupunture / [edited by] Adrian White, Mike Cummings, Jacqueline Filshie.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Edinburgh : Elsevier Saunders, c2018.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xv, 234 p. : illISBN:
  • 9780702073182
  • 0702073180
Subject(s): NLM classification:
  • WB369
Contents:
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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Books Books Punsarn Library General Stacks WB369 .I58 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available PNLIB21060078
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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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