Electroacupuncture: A Practical Manual and Resource Book

Foreword   Angela Hicks   John Hicks     vii
Foreword   Zang-Hee Cho     viii
Preface     ix
Endorsements     x
Contributors     xv
Acknowledgements     xvii
List of abbreviations and icons     xix
Initial Orientation     1
Introduction to Part 1     1
Introduction     3
Electroacupuncture East and West: the historical context     7
Scientific and Clinical Foundations     21
Introduction to Part 2     22
Electromagnetism and vibration: concepts and terminology     27
Electroacupuncture in context: the effects of electrotherapy     39
Neurophysiology, acupoints and meridians: Western and Eastern perspectives     47
How electroacupuncture works I. Observations from experimental and animal studies     59
How electroacupuncture works II. Gathering the threads - from observations to mechanisms and models     77
Does electroacupuncture work? Evaluating the controlled trials   Adrian White     81
Acupuncture in clinical practice: an overview     93
Psychological and nervous conditions     93
Stroke and cerebrovascular disease   John LStump   David F Mayor   Pekka J Pontinen     102
Peripheral motor disorders, the immune system and the endocrine system   Steven KH Aung   J Gordon Gadsby   Lynnae Schwartz     114
Disorders of the skin and hair, eye and ear, nose, throat and mouth   Goto Kamiya   Ron Sharp     129
Obstetrics, gynaecology and the breast   Sarah Budd     145
The cardiovascular system     156
The respiratory system   Josephine Cerqua   David F Mayor     168
The gastrointestinal system, liver, gall bladder and pancreas   David F Mayor   Lyndsey A Taylor     173
The genitourinary tract   Josephine Cerqua   David F Mayor     182
Pain and its treatment   Mike Cummings     191
Neurogenic pain - head and facial pain - neck pain   Jennifer Chu   Stuart Ferraris   Maureen Lovesey   Juliette Lowe   Ron Sharp     205
Musculoskeletal conditions: an integrated approach   Pekka J Pontinen   Steven KH Aung     235
Acupuncture anaesthesia   Mark Bovey   Lynnae Schwartz     246
Postoperative pain   David F Mayor    Michael W Flowerdew     255
Addiction   Ann Brownbill   David F Mayor   Rodney S Robinson     263
Appetite regulation and weight control     275
Technology and Practice     279
Introduction to Part 3     279
The technology of acupuncture   Ken Andrews   J Gordon Gadsby   Jacqueline Young     281
Tools of the trade     311
Practicalities and precautions: the basic do's and don'ts     323
Developing an integrated approach     339
Conclusion, and the view ahead     345
Resources: information, organisations and suppliers     347
Technology in practice: assessment, legislation and insurance     353
Glossary     359
Index     371