Acupuncture for Pain Management, 2014

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

Part 1: General Consideration

Ch. 1: History of Acupuncture

Jen-Hwey Chiu

Ch. 2: Basic Theories of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Francisco Lozano

Ch. 3: Pattern Discrimination in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)

Francisco Lozano

Ch. 4: Mechanisms of Acupuncture Analgesia

Annie D. Lee

Eric S. Hsu

Ch. 5: Common Acupuncture Practices

Shu-Ming Wang

Ch. 6: Peri-Operative Acupuncture

Yue Pang Mok

Ch. 7: Acupuncture Pain Research: Quantitative and Qualitative

Tat Leang Lee

Zhen Zheng

Ch. 8: Auricular Acupuncture

Yung-Fong Sung

 Part 2: Acupuncture Channels

Ch. 9: Acupuncture Qi Flow and Points Measurement

Yuan-Chi Lin

Cynthia Tung

Ch. 10: Hand Tai Yin Lung Meridian 手太陰肺經穴

Yuan-Chi Lin

Rosalie F. Tassone

Ch. 11: Hand Yang Ming Large Intestine Meridian 手陽明大腸經穴

Yuan-Chi Lin

Rosalie F. Tassone

Ch. 12: Foot Yang Ming Stomach Meridian 足陽明胃經穴

Yuan-Chi Lin

Rosalie F. Tassone

Ch. 13: Foot Tai Yin Spleen Meridian 足太陰睥經穴

Yuan-Chi Lin

Rosalie F. Tassone

Ch. 14: The Hand Sho Yin Heart Meridian  手少陰心經穴

Rosalie F. Tassone

Yuan-Chi Lin

Ch. 15: The Hand Tai Yang Small Intestine Meridian 手太陽小腸經穴

Rosalie F. Tassone

Yuan-Chi Lin

Ch.16: Foot Tai Yang Bladder Meridian 足太陽膀胱經穴

Rosalie F. Tassone

Yuan-Chi Lin

Ch. 17: Foot Shao Yin Kidney Meridian 足少陰腎經穴

Rosalie F. Tassone

Yuan-Chi Lin

Ch. 18: The Hand Jue Yin Pericardium Meridian 手厥陰心包經穴

Lynn M. Rusy

Yuan-Chi Lin

Ch. 19: The Hand Sho Yang Triple Energizer Meridian  手少陽三焦經穴

Lynn M. Rusy

Yuan-Chi Lin

Ch. 20: The Foot Shao Yang Gall Bladder Meridian 足少陽膽經穴

Lynn M. Rusy

Yuan-Chi Lin

Ch. 21: The Foot Jun Yin Liver Meridian  足厥陰肝經穴

Lynn M. Rusy

Yuan-Chi Lin

Ch. 22: Conception Vessel 任脈經穴

Yuan-Chi Lin

Lynn M. Rusy

Ch. 23: Governor Vessel 督脈經穴

Yuan-Chi Lin

Lynn M. Rusy

Ch. 24: The Extra Acupuncture Points 奇穴

Yuan-Chi Lin

Cynthia S. Tung

 Part 3: Clinical Conditions

Ch. 25: Headache

Jaung-Geng Lin

Kuen-Bao Chen

Yu-Chen Lee

Ch. 26: Facial nerve palsy

Jaung-Geng Lin

Kuen-Bao Chen

Yu-Chen Lee

Ch. 27: Vertigo

Jaung-Geng Lin

Kuen-Bao Chen

Yu-Chen Lee

Ch. 28: Toothache

Jaung-Geng Lin

Kuen-Bao Chen

Yu-Chen Lee

Ch. 29: Neck Pain

Jaung-Geng Lin

Kuen-Bao Chen

Yu-Chen Lee

Ch. 30: Chest Pain

Jaung-Geng Lin

Kuen-Bao Chen

Yu-Chen Lee

Ch. 31: Epigastic Pain

Jaung-Geng Lin

Kuen-Bao Chen

Yu-Chen Lee

Ch. 32: Abdominal Pain

Jaung-Geng Lin

Kuen-Bao Chen

Yu-Chen Lee

Ch. 33: Dysmenorrhea

Jaung-Geng Lin

Kuen-Bao Chen

Yu-Chen Lee

Ch. 34: Upper Back Pain

Jaung-Geng Lin

Kuen-Bao Chen

Yu-Chen Lee

Ch. 35: Frozen Shoulder

Jaung-Geng Lin

Kuen-Bao Chen

Yu-Chen Lee

Ch. 36: Low Back Pain

Jaung-Geng Lin

Kuen-Bao Chen

Yu-Chen Lee

Ch. 37: Arthritis, Joint Pain

Jaung-Geng Lin

Kuen-Bao Chen

Yu-Chen Lee

Ch. 38: Coccygeal Pain

Jaung-Geng Lin

Kuen-Bao Chen

Yu-Chen Lee

Ch. 39: Elbow Pain

Jaung-Geng Lin

Kuen-Bao Chen

Yu-Chen Lee

Ch. 40: Wrist Pain

Jaung-Geng Lin

Kuen-Bao Chen

Yu-Chen Lee

Ch. 41: Ankle Pain

Jaung-Geng Lin

Kuen-Bao Chen

Yu-Chen Lee

Ch. 42: Heel Pain

Jaung-Geng Lin

Kuen-Bao Chen

Yu-Chen Lee

Ch. 43: Insomnia

Jaung-Geng Lin

Kuen-Bao Chen

Yu-Chen Lee

Ch. 44: Nausea and Vomiting

Jaung-Geng Lin

Kuen-Bao Chen

Yu-Chen Lee

Ch. 45: Sedation

Jaung-Geng Lin

Kuen-Bao Chen

Yu-Chen Lee

Ch. 46: Dizziness

Jaung-Geng Lin

Kuen-Bao Chen

Yu-Chen Lee

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

Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras