BookYuan Chi Lin, Eric Hsu, editors.
Summary: 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, neurologists, psychiatrists, physical medicine and rehabilitation specialists, 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.
Contents:
Part I: General Consideration
1. History of Acupuncture
2. Basic Theories of Traditional Chinese Medicine
3. Pattern Discrimination in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
4. Mechanisms of Acupuncture Analgesia
5. Common Acupuncture Practices
6. Peri-Operative Acupuncture
7. Acupuncture Pain Research: Quantitative and Qualitative
8. Auricular Acupuncture
Part II: Acupuncture Channels
9. Acupuncture Qi Flow and Points Measurement
10. Hand Tai Yin Lung Meridian
11. Hand Yang Ming Large Intestine Meridian
12. Foot Yang Ming Stomach Meridian
13. Foot Tai Yin Spleen Meridian
14. The Hand Sho Yin Heart Meridian
15. The Hand Tai Yang Small Intestine Meridian
16. Foot Tai Yang Bladder Meridian
17. Foot Shao Yin Kidney Meridian
18. The Hand Jue Yin Pericardium Meridian
19. The Hand Sho Yang Triple Energizer Meridian
20. The Foot Shao Yang Gall Bladder Meridian
21. The Foot Jun Yin Liver Meridian
22. Conception Vessel
23. Governor Vessel
24. The Extra Acupuncture Points
Part III: Clinical Conditions
25. Headache
26. Facial nerve palsy
27. Vertigo
28. Toothache
29. Neck Pain
30. Chest Pain
31. Epigastic Pain
32. Abdominal Pain
33. Dysmenorrhea
34. Upper Back Pain
35. Frozen Shoulder
36. Low Back Pain
37. Arthritis, Joint Pain
38. Coccygeal Pain
39. Elbow Pain
40. Wrist Pain
41. Ankle Pain
42. Heel Pain
43. Insomnia
44. Nausea and Vomiting
45. Sedation
46. Dizziness.