Dry needling for manual therapists : points, techniques and treatments, including electroacupuncture and advanced tendon techniques /: points, techniques and treatments, including electroacupuncture and advanced tendon techniques. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Giles Gyer, Jimmy Michael, Ben Tolson.
• Authors: Gyer, Giles; Michael, Jimmy; Tolson, Ben
• Contents: Section 1. Background. 1. Introduction. 2. A Short History of Acupuncture. Section 2. Theories around Medical Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine. 3. Myofascial Pain and Trigger Points (MTrPS). 4. Physiological Mechanism of Acupuncture in Pain Control. 5. Unifying Theories of Acupuncture: Fascia, Piezoelectricity and Embryology. 6. The Effects and Effectiveness of Medical Acupuncture for Treating Pain. Section 3. Getting Started. 7. Current Safety of Medical Acupuncture. 8. Palpation. 9. Deqi. 10. Planning Your Treatment. Section 4. Using the Needles. 11. Muscles: Technique and Clinical Implications. 12. Electro-Acupuncture. 13. Acupuncture and the Treatment of Tendinopathy.
• Publisher Details: London : Singing Dragon
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (colour)
• Subjects: 615.892; Acupuncture; Musculoskeletal system -- Acupuncture
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780857012029
• Related ISBNs: 9781848192553
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