Stux / Hammerschlag Clinical Acupuncture

Scientific Basis
2001
ISBN: 978-3-642-56732-2
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 227 Seiten, eBook

Acupuncture is rapidly moving out of the arena of "alternative" medicine, in large part because it is grounded more firmly than other alternative treatments in research. This book provides readers with the up-to-date information on the clinical bases of acupuncture.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stux, Gabriel

Hammerschlag, Richard

Weitere Mitwirkende

Berman, B.M.

Birch, S.

Cassidy, C.M.

Cho, Z.H.

Ezzo, J.

Hammerschlag, R.

Han, J.S.

Lao, L.

Oleson, T.

Pomeranz, B.

Shang, C.

Stux, G.

Takeshige, C.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Acupuncture Analgesia - Basic Research.- 2 Mechanisms of Acupuncture Analgesia Produced by-Low Frequency Electrical Stimulation of Acupuncture Points.- 3 Opioid and Antiopioid Peptides: A Model of Yin-Yang Balance in Acupuncture Mechanisms of Pain Modulation.- 4 The Past, Present, and Future of Meridian System Research.- 5 Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain in the Investigation of Acupuncture.- 6 Neurophysiological Basis of Auricular Acupuncture.- 7 Assessing Clinical Efficacy of Acupuncture: What Has Been Learned from Systematic Reviews of Acupuncture?.- 8 An Overview of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Stroke, Addiction, and Other Health Problems.- 9 Beyond Numbers: Qualitative Research Methods for Oriental Medicine.- 10 Proposed Standards of Acupuncture Treatment for Clinical Studies.- 11 Assessing Clinical Efficacy of Acupuncture: Considerations for Designing Future Acupuncture Trials.- 12 Future Directions for Research on the Physiology of Acupuncture.