ACUPUNCTURE, TRIGGER POINTS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN
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By Peter Baldry, MB, FRCP, Emeritus Consultant Physician and Postgraduate Clinical Tutor, Ashford Hospital, London, UK; Member of the British and Irish
Chapter of the International Association for the Study of Pain; Member of the International Myopain Society
Description This new edition of this highly successful book describes how musculoskeletal pain can be simply and effectively treated by acupuncture.
Building on a thorough review of the scientific evidence available, the provides a detailed and practical account of the many different
forms of musculoskeletal pain and the specific ways in which acupuncture can be applied effectively to trigger points to alleviate this
pain. Case studies are included to aid diagnosis and choice of treatment.
Contents
Introduction
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.
Evolution of knowledge concerning syndromes for which it is employed. Neurophysiology of pain. Myofascial trigger point pain and fibromyalgia
syndromes. Concurrent complex regional and myofascial trigger point pain syndromes. Neurophysiological pain - suppressing effects of
acupuncture and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation. Treatment of myofascial trigger point pain and fibromyalgia syndromes.
Scientific evaluation of acupuncture's ability to relieve nociceptive pain. 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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