Medical Acupuncture, 2nd Edition
Hardcover
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- Comprehensive coverage of the scientific evidence and clinical application of acupuncture in medicine
- Balances the genuine benefits of acupuncture against unfounded claims
- Presents a wide range of treatable conditions from psychiatry and palliative care through to the pain clinic and veterinary medicine
- Clinical points boxes highlight key knowledge and learning
- Illustrated with over 130 drawings and photographs
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- Content restructure and overhaul with contributions from over 40 world leading experts
- Individual chapters on the use of acupuncture for a wide range of medical conditions including gynaecology and infertility, cancer and palliative care, drug dependence, obesity, sports medicine, dentistry and veterinary practice
- Updated with the latest scientific evidence
- Expanded information on neuroanatomical and neurophysiological considerations in relation to the mechanisms of acupuncture
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Foreword Acknowledgements Contributors Abbreviations
SECTION 1: Introduction
1 Introduction A. White, M. Cummings, J. Filshie
2 The history of medical acupuncture A. Campbell
SECTION 2: Mechanisms of action
3 Peripheral components of acupuncture stimulation – their contribution to the specific clinical effects of acupuncture T. Lundeberg, I. Lund
4 Neuroimaging: a window into human brain mechanisms supporting acupuncture effects V. Napadow, N. Kettner, R.E. Harris
5 Neurophysiology of chronic pain R. Gupta, P. Farquhar-Smith
6 Acupuncture and the autonomic nervous system E. Stener-Victorin
SECTION 3: Clinical approaches
7 Western medical acupuncture – the approach to treatment M. Cummings
8 Acupuncture without points A. Campbell
9 Superficial acupuncture A. Macdonald
10 Auricular acupuncture T. Usichenko, E. Anders
11 Electroacupuncture D. Mayor
12 Self-acupuncture M. Forrester
13 Integration of acupuncture in the health service S. Hayhoe, A. White and Contributors
14 Safety of acupuncture A. White, M. Cummings
SECTION 4: Related techniques
15 Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) M.I. Johnson, J.W. Thompson
16 Laser acupuncture G.D. Baxter, S.M. McDonough
SECTION 5: Research
17 A critical approach to randomised controlled trials of acupuncture M. Cummings, A. White
18 A critical approach to systematic reviews of acupuncture A. White
SECTION 6: Clinical use
19 Acupuncture for chronic pain S. Hayhoe
20 Acupuncture analgesia for interventions K. Streitberger, T. Usichenko
21 Acupuncture for gastrointestinal conditions S. Joos
22 Acupuncture for nausea and vomiting K. Streitberger
23 Acupuncture in cardiovascular medicine J. Longhurst
24 Acupuncture for neurological conditions D.J. Grant
25 Acupuncture in mental health P. Ronan, H. Rampes
26 Acupuncture for drug dependence and obesity A. White
27 Acupuncture for urogenital conditions M. Pullman
28 Acupuncture for respiratory conditions A. White
29 Acupuncture for ear, nose and throat conditions A. White
30 Acupuncture for eye conditions E. Rom
31 Acupuncture for skin conditions F. Pfab
32 Acupuncture in gynaecology and infertility E. Stener-Victorin
33 Acupuncture in obstetrics C.A. Smith
34 Acupuncture in cancer and palliative care C. Rubens, J. Filshie
35 Acupuncture in rheumatology L. Williamson
36 Acupuncture in sports medicine K.V. Trinh, S.J. Scott, E. Ho, L. Field
37 Acupuncture in primary care J. Foell
38 Acupuncture in dentistry T. Thayer
39 Acupuncture in veterinary medicine S. Lindley
SECTION 7: Appendix
Appendix 1 Dermatome/myotome maps Appendix 2 Meridian/channel charts Appendix 3 Standard international nomenclature for the 14 meridians
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Jacqueline Filshie, MBBS FRCA DipMedAC, Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain Management, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK, Adrian White, MA MD BM BCh DipMedAc, Clinical Research Fellow (retired), Plymouth University Peninsula School of Medicine and Dentistry, Plymouth, UK; (formerly) Editor in Chief, Acupuncture in Medicine. and Mike Cummings, MB ChB DipMedAc, Medical Director, British Medical Acupuncture Society, Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine, London, UK
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