Acupuncture, Trigger Points and Musculoskeletal Pain

3rd Revised Auflage
ISBN: 978-0-443-06644-3
Verlag: Elsevier Health Sciences

Buch, Englisch, 384 Seiten, Format (B × H): 197 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 1055 g

The third edition of this highly successful book describes how musculoskeletal pain can be simply and effectively treated by acupuncture. It gives a comprehensive account of current knowledge concerning two very commonly occurring musculoskeletal pain disorders - the myofascial trigger point pain syndrome and the fibromyalgia syndrome. Myofascial trigger point pain syndrome is an all too common complaint. It often goes unrecognised or alternatively is passed off as trivial and ineffectively treated. This third edition gives a wide ranging review of current knowledge concerning it. The author, after having given a detailed account of the neurophysiology of pain in general, discusses at length the pathophysiology of myofascial trigger point nociceptive pain and the rationale for alleviating it by means of the acupuncture technique of superficially applied dry needle - evoked nerve stimulation at trigger point sites. - Evidence-based, up-to-date, and detailed information on trigger points, musculoskeletal pain, and the physiology of pain provide the most authoritative assessments available on this topic.
- Practical, step-by-step treatment guidelines help readers apply key concepts to actual practice.
- Clear illustrations demonstrate important techniques and areas of pain and needling.
- Expanded coverage of fibromyalgia and the neurophysiology of myofascial trigger points includes common symptoms and treatments.
- More information on new treatment options for the common problem of whiplash injuries.
- 5 new chapters
- Each chapter has been thoroughly revised with fully updated references
- Includes all relevant clinical trial information
- Part 3 includes information on a wide range of topics such as migraine, laterial epidondylalgia, repetitive strain injury, whiplash and pelvic floor pain disorders

Zielgruppe

General physicians
Acupuncturists
Orthopaedic specialists
Physiotherapists

Autoren/Hrsg.

Baldry, Peter E

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Komplementäre Medizin, Asiatische Medizin (TCM), Heilpraktiker Akupunktur
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete AINS Schmerzmedizin & Schmerztherapie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

PART ONE: Acupuncture - A historical review
1. Traditional Chinese acupuncture
2. How news of acupuncture and moxibustion spread from China to the outside world
3. The practice of acupuncture in the Western world during the 19th century
PART TWO: Principles of trigger point acupuncture
4. Some basic observations leading to its development
5. Evolution of knowledge concerning syndromes for which it is employed
6. Neurophysiology of pain
7. Myofascial tiigger point pain and fibromyalgia syndromes
8. Concurrent complex regional and myofascial trigger point pain syndromes
9. Neurophysiological pain - suppressing effects of acupuncture and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
10. Treatment of myofascial trigger point pain and fibromyalgia syndromes
11. Scientific evaluation of acupncture's ability to relieve nociceptive pain
PART THREE: The practical application of trigger point acupuncture
12. Chest pain
13. The painful shoulder
14. Pain in the neck
15. Pain in the arm
16. Pain in the head and face
17. Low-back pain
18. Pain in the lower limb
19. Pain in and around joints
20. Abdominal and pelvic pain

Über Autor(innen)

Peter E. Baldry MB FRCP, Emeritus Consultant Physician and Postgraduate Clinical Tutor, Ashford Hospital, London, UK