Acupuncture, trigger points, and musculoskeletal pain : a scientific approach to acupuncture for use by doctors and physiotherapists in the diagnosis and management of myofascial trigger point pain

著者

• Baldry, Peter

書誌事項

Acupuncture, trigger points, and musculoskeletal pain : a scientific approach to acupuncture for use by doctors and physiotherapists in the diagnosis and management of myofascial trigger point pain

P.E. Baldry ; foreword by John W. Thompson

Churchill Livingstone, 1993

2nd ed

注記

Includes bibliographical references and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

This is a practical text on the use of acupuncture for the relief of musculoskeletal pain, looking exclusively at the treatment of trigger points by acupuncture. Dr Baldry is an experienced medical physician who has used acupuncture as part of his therapeutic repertoire for many years. He discusses the scientific aspects of acupuncture and demonstrates its use in Western medicine. He writes at a suitable level for students and/or practitioners, combining academic knowledge with practical advice. This well illustrated new edition contains several expanded chapters and introduces one on the use of trigger point acupuncture for relief of muscular pain.

目次

Part One Acupuncture. A Historical Review: Traditional Chinese Acupuncture. How News of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Spread from China to the Outside World. The Practice of Acupuncture in the Western World During the 19th Century Part Two Principles of Trigger Point Acupuncture: Some Basic Observations Leading to Its Development. Myofascial Pain Syndromes and Fibromyalgia. Neurophysiology of Pain. Trigger Points. The Deactivation of Trigger Points. Electrical Stimulation of Peripheral Nerves. Neurophysiological Pain Suppressing Effects of Acupuncture. Scientific Evaluation of Acupuncture Part Three the Practical Application of Trigger Point Acupuncture: Chest Pain. The Painful Shoulder. Pain in the Neck. Pain in the Arm. Pain in the Head and Face. Low-Back Pain. Pain in the Lower Limb. Pain in and Around Joints. Abdominal and Pelvic Pain Index

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA21287134
• ISBN:
  • 0443045801
• LCCN: 92017401
• 出版国コード: uk
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Edinburgh ; Tokyo
• ページ数/冊数: x, 347 p.
• 大きさ: 26 cm
• 分類:
  • LCC : RC925.5
  • NLM : WB 369 B178a
  • DC20 : 615.8/92
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Musculoskeletal system -- Acupuncture
  • LCSH : Myalgia -- Treatment
  • MESH : Acupuncture
  • MESH : Fibromyalgia -- diagnosis
  • MESH : Fibromyalgia -- therapy
  • MESH : Myofascial Pain Syndromes -- diagnosis
  • MESH : Myofascial Pain Syndromes -- therapy