Biomedical acupuncture for pain management : an integrative approach / Yun-tao Ma, Mila Ma, Zang Hee Cho.

Author/creator Ma, Yun-tao
Other author Ma, Mila.
Other author Cho, Zang Hee.
Format Book
Publication InfoSt. Louis, MO : Elsevier Churchill Livingstone, ©2005.
Descriptionxxi, 266 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects
Back Pain--physiopathology.
Acupuncture Therapy--methods.
Electroacupuncture--methods.
Acupuncture Analgesia--methods.
Complementary Therapies.

Contents Ch.1 From neurons to acupoints: basic neuroanatomy of acupoints -- Ch.2 Dynamic pathophysiology of acupoints -- Ch.3 Peripheral mechanism of acupuncture -- Ch.4 The neural bases of acupuncture: central mechanisms -- Ch.5 Integrative neuromuscular acupoint system -- Ch.6 Quantitative acupuncture evaluation and clinical techniques -- Ch.7 The psychology of acupuncture therapy: placebo and nocebo effects in acupuncture pain management -- Ch.8 Introduction to the practical application of the integrative neuromuscular acupoint system -- Ch.9 Back pain: neck, upper back, and lower back -- Ch.10 Upper limb pain: shoulder, elbow, wrist, and hand -- Ch.11 Lower limb pain: hip, thigh, knee, leg, ankle, and foot -- Ch.12 Systemic pain-related disorders -- Ch.13 Acupuncture therapy for non-pain symptoms -- Ch.14 Acupuncture therapy in sports medicine -- Ch.15 Electroacupuncture analgesia -- Ch.16 Using the integrative neuromuscular acupoint system for acupoint injection therapy -- Ch.17 Case studies -- Appendix A: Acronyms and abbreviations -- Appendix B: Cross reference between 24 homeostatic acupoints and their corresponding meridian nomenclature.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN0443066590 :

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