An introduction to Western medical acupunture / Adrian White, T. M. Cummings, Jacqueline Filshie

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CONTENTS.

1. Introduction---
Section I Principles---
2. An overview of Western medical acupuncture---
3. Neurological mechanisms I: local effects---
4. Neurological mechanisms II: segmental analgesia---
5. Neurological mechanisms III: extrasegmental analgesia---
6. Neurological mechanisms IV: central regulatory effects---
7. Myofascial trigger points---
8. Traditional Chinese acupuncture reinterpreted---

Section II: The evidence---
9. Clinical research into the effectiveness of acupuncture---
10. Evidence on the safety of acupuncture---
Section III: Practical aspects---
11. Preparation for treatment---
12. Effective needling techniques---
13. Safe needling---
14. Other acupuncture techniques---

Section IV: Treatment manual---

15. Treatment guidelines---
16. Reference charts: points and innervation---
References----
Index