An introduction to Western medical acupuncture. (2008)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Adrian White, Mike Cummings, Jacqueline Filshie.
• Other Names: White, Adrian; Cummings, T. M (Thomas Michael), 1963-; Filshie, Jacqueline
• Contents: Glossary -- 1. Introduction -- Section I Principles -- 2. An overview of Western medical acupuncture -- 3. Neurological mechanisms I: local effects -- 4. Neurological mechanisms II: segmental analgesia -- 5. Neurological mechanisms III: extrasegmental analgesia -- 6. Neurological mechanisms IV: central regulatory effects -- 7. Myofascial trigger points -- 8. Traditional Chinese acupuncture reinterpreted -- Section II: The evidence -- 9. Clinical research into the effectiveness of acupuncture -- 10. Evidence on the safety of acupuncture -- Section III: Practical aspects -- 11. Preparation for treatment -- 12. Effective needling techniques -- 13. Safe needling -- 14. Other acupuncture techniques -- Section IV: Treatment manual -- 15. Treatment guidelines -- 16. Reference charts: points and innervation -- References -- Index.
• Publisher Details: Edinburgh : Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2008
• Extent: 1 online resource (xviii, 240 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 615.892; Acupuncture; Acupuncture Therapy; Acupuncture; MEDICAL / Pharmacology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780702033063; 0702033065
• Related ISBNs: 9780443071775; 0443071772; 9780702036392; 0702036390
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.