Main description:

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

Contents:

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

Yuan-Chi Lin

Rosalie F. Tassone

Ch. 11: Hand Yang Ming Large Intestine Meridian

Yuan-Chi Lin

Rosalie F. Tassone

Ch. 12: Foot Yang Ming Stomach Meridian

Yuan-Chi Lin

Rosalie F. Tassone

Ch. 13: Foot Tai Yin Spleen Meridian

Yuan-Chi Lin

Rosalie F. Tassone

Ch. 14: The Hand Sho Yin Heart Meridian

Rosalie F. Tassone

Yuan-Chi Lin

Ch. 15: The Hand Tai Yang Small Intestine Meridian

Rosalie F. Tassone

Yuan-Chi Lin

Ch.16: Foot Tai Yang Bladder Meridian

Rosalie F. Tassone

Yuan-Chi Lin

Ch. 17: Foot Shao Yin Kidney Meridian

Rosalie F. Tassone

Yuan-Chi Lin

Ch. 18: The Hand Jue Yin Pericardium Meridian

Lynn M. Rusy

Yuan-Chi Lin

Ch. 19: The Hand Sho Yang Triple Energizer Meridian

Lynn M. Rusy

Yuan-Chi Lin

Ch. 20: The Foot Shao Yang Gall Bladder Meridian

Lynn M. Rusy

Yuan-Chi Lin

Ch. 21: The Foot Jun Yin Liver Meridian

Lynn M. Rusy

Yuan-Chi Lin

Ch. 22: Conception Vessel

Yuan-Chi Lin

Lynn M. Rusy

Ch. 23: Governor Vessel

Yuan-Chi Lin

Lynn M. Rusy

Ch. 24: The Extra Acupuncture Points

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