TY - BOOK AU - Cummings, Mike T. AU - White, Adrian AU - Filshie, Jacqueline TI - An introduction to Western medical acupunture / SN - 9780443071775 AV - RM184.I58 2008 PY - 2018/// CY - New York : PB - Elsevier Saunders, KW - Acupuncture N1 - 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 ER -