Synthesizing biomedicine and traditional acupuncture, this unique clinical manual allows medical professionals to learn acupuncture and implement it immediately into practice with ease. Biomedical Acupuncture for Pain Management explains the biomedical mechanism of acupuncture, as well as the non-specific nature of acupuncture and its neuro-psycho-immunological modulation. This straightford system of acupuncture – termed INMAS by the authors – provides a quantitative method to predict the effectiveness of treatment for each patient and an individually adjustable protocol for pain patients.
1. Introduction - p. 11 2. Acknowledgments - p. 15 3. Table of Contents - p. 16 4. CHAPTER 1: From Neurons to Acupoints: Basic Neuroanatomy of Acupoints - p. 17 5. CHAPTER 2: Dynamic Pathophysiology of Acupoints - p. 24 6. CHAPTER 3: Peripheral Mechanisms of Acupuncture - p. 29 7. CHAPTER 4: The Neural Bases of Acupuncture: Central Mechanisms - p. 38 8. CHAPTER 5: Integrative Neuromuscular Acupoint System - p. 46 9. CHAPTER 6: Quantitative Acupuncture Evaluation and Clinical Techniques - p. 59 10. CHAPTER 7: The Psychology of Acupuncture Therapy: Placebo and Nocebo Effects in Acupuncture Pain Management - p. 69 11. CHAPTER 8: Introduction to the Practical Application of the Integrative Neuromuscular Acupoint System - p. 76 12. CHAPTER 9: Back Pain: Neck, Upper Back, and Lower Back - p. 79 13. CHAPTER 10: Upper Limb Pain: Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist, and Hand - p. 100 14. CHAPTER 11: Lower Limb Pain: Hip, Thigh, Knee, Leg, Ankle, and Foot - p. 114 15. CHAPTER 12: Systemic Pain–Related Disorders - p. 124 16. CHAPTER 13: Acupuncture Therapy for Non-pain Symptoms - p. 128 17. CHAPTER 14: Acupuncture Therapy in Sports Medicine - p. 132 18. CHAPTER 15: Electroacupuncture Analgesia - p. 136 19. CHAPTER 16: Using the Integrative Neuromuscular Acupoint System for Acupoint Injection Therapy - p. 141 20. CHAPTER 17: Case Studies - p. 142 21. APPENDIX A: Acronyms and Abbreviations - p. 153 22. APPENDIX B: Cross Reference Between 24 Homeostatic Acupoints and Their Corresponding Meridian Nomenclature - p. 154 23. INDEX - p. 155 24. Inside Back Cover - p. 164
Synthesizing biomedicine and traditional acupuncture, this unique clinical manual allows medical professionals to learn acupuncture and implement it immediately into practice with ease. Biomedical Acupuncture for Pain Management explains the biomedical mechanism of acupuncture, as well as the non-specific nature of acupuncture and its neuro-psycho-immunological modulation. This straightford system of acupuncture – termed INMAS by the authors – provides a quantitative method to predict the effectiveness of treatment for each patient and an individually adjustable protocol for pain patients.
1. Introduction - p. 11 2. Acknowledgments - p. 15 3. Table of Contents - p. 16 4. CHAPTER 1: From Neurons to Acupoints: Basic Neuroanatomy of Acupoints - p. 17 5. CHAPTER 2: Dynamic Pathophysiology of Acupoints - p. 24 6. CHAPTER 3: Peripheral Mechanisms of Acupuncture - p. 29 7. CHAPTER 4: The Neural Bases of Acupuncture: Central Mechanisms - p. 38 8. CHAPTER 5: Integrative Neuromuscular Acupoint System - p. 46 9. CHAPTER 6: Quantitative Acupuncture Evaluation and Clinical Techniques - p. 59 10. CHAPTER 7: The Psychology of Acupuncture Therapy: Placebo and Nocebo Effects in Acupuncture Pain Management - p. 69 11. CHAPTER 8: Introduction to the Practical Application of the Integrative Neuromuscular Acupoint System - p. 76 12. CHAPTER 9: Back Pain: Neck, Upper Back, and Lower Back - p. 79 13. CHAPTER 10: Upper Limb Pain: Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist, and Hand - p. 100 14. CHAPTER 11: Lower Limb Pain: Hip, Thigh, Knee, Leg, Ankle, and Foot - p. 114 15. CHAPTER 12: Systemic Pain–Related Disorders - p. 124 16. CHAPTER 13: Acupuncture Therapy for Non-pain Symptoms - p. 128 17. CHAPTER 14: Acupuncture Therapy in Sports Medicine - p. 132 18. CHAPTER 15: Electroacupuncture Analgesia - p. 136 19. CHAPTER 16: Using the Integrative Neuromuscular Acupoint System for Acupoint Injection Therapy - p. 141 20. CHAPTER 17: Case Studies - p. 142 21. APPENDIX A: Acronyms and Abbreviations - p. 153 22. APPENDIX B: Cross Reference Between 24 Homeostatic Acupoints and Their Corresponding Meridian Nomenclature - p. 154 23. INDEX - p. 155 24. Inside Back Cover - p. 164
