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Edited By Marcus Backer, MD, Clinic for Integrative Medicine and Naturopathy, Essen-Mitte Clinics, Essen, Germany Michael Hammes, MD, Interdisciplinary Pain Clinic, Technical University Munich, Germany
Description
Acupuncture in the Treatment of Pain is aimed at both beginners and experienced practitioners who are treating patients with painful
conditions. It provides an integrative approach using conventional and traditional Chinese Medicine in the treatment of pain with acupuncture.
It is especially suited for conventionally (western) trained physicians, who are interested in complementary approaches and seek a guideline
to judge the potentials and limits of acupuncture in the treatment of pain.
The book consists of two parts. The first
part (chapter 2-8) gives the background for both traditional Chinese concepts to pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of pain and basics
of the conventional, western approach to pain treatment. The second part (chapter 9-17) gives detailed information for the integrative
treatment of all common painful conditions. For every single indication, conventional and traditional Chinese treatment options (including
Chinese phytotherapy) are shown and the value of acupuncture, scientific data about its efficacy, and its possible mode of action (in
western-physiological terms) are discussed.
For all readers this book offers a modern integrative approach, which is based
on scientific data and the clinical experience of the authors that Western and Traditional Chinese medicine complement each other and
can create synergistic effects.
Contents
PART I: Basics of Western und Traditional Chinese Approach to Pain Therapy
1 Introduction
2 Pain from the
western perspective
2.1 Basics and background (bio-psycho-social concept of chronic pain) 2.2 Diagnosis 2.3 Treatment
guidelines 2.4 Conventional treatment modalities in pain therapy 2.5 Western naturopathic treatment modalities in pain therapy
3
Pain from the traditional Chinese perspective
3.1 Basics of traditional Chinese medicine theory 3.2 Concepts for the pathogenesis
of pain 3.3 Bi-Syndrome 3.4 Prevention
4 Diagnosis in TCM
4.1 Comparison of the perspectives in East and West
4.2 Anamnesis 4.3 Special aspects of physical examination (Tongue and Pulse Diagnosis) 4.4 Differentiation of the syndrome pattern
4.5 Correlation between western diagnosis and traditional Chinese syndrome patterns 4.6 Relevance of syndrome diagnosis for clinical
practice
5 Guidelines for the treatment of pain in TCM
5.1 Formulation of the therapeutic principle 5.2 Therapeutic
strategies
6 Acupuncture
6.1 Definition 6.2 Neurobiological mechanisms of acupuncture in the treatment of pain
6.3 Indications 6.4 Contraindications 6.5 Side effects 6.6 Technique and practical performance 6.7 Treatment principles
6.8 Moxibustion 6.9 Related Techniques (Dry needling, EA, Ear Acupuncture, Scalp A., Laser, TENS, Neuraltherapy)
7 Channels
and important acupoints
7.1 Channels and points 7.2 Acupoints and channels from a western perspective
8 Further treatment
modalities in TCM
8.1 Traditional Chinese Phytotherapy 8.2 TCM Dietetics 8.3 Tuina 8.4 Gua Sha 8.5 Qi Gong
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