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19, vi, 529 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of color plates : illustrations, color portraits ; 29 cm.
Disorders of circulatory system. Hypertension -- Angina pectoris/coronary artery diseases -- Arrhythmias -- Raynaud's syndrome -- Disorders of respiratory system. Common cold/tonsillitis -- Asthma/bronchitis -- Disorders of digestive system. Nausea/emesis/hiccups -- Gastritis/peptic ulcer/reflux esophagitis -- Ulcerative colitis/irritable bowel syndrome/Crohn's disease -- Cholelithiasis -- Hepatitis -- Disorders of urogenital system. Urinary retention -- Nocturnal enuresis/nocturia/bedwetting -- Urinary incontinence -- Prostatitis/prostate cancer -- Impotence/prospermia -- Dysmenorrhea/endometriosis -- Menopause/hot flush -- Infertility -- Malposition of the fetus -- Hysteromyoma -- Disorders of the skin. Herpes zoster -- Urticaria/pruritus/neurodermatitis/psoriasis -- Acne -- Disorders of endocrine. Obesity -- Diabetes -- Thyroid diseases -- Other disorders. Smoking cessation -- Alcoholism -- Drug addiction -- HIV/AIDS -- Cancers.
Feedback principle of treatment. The assessment of acupuncture effectiveness -- Time models of the effectiveness -- Indicators of revising treatment plan -- Self-control and instant responses -- Rapidly revising treatment plan -- The flow chart of acupuncture therapy -- Factors influencing effectiveness of acupuncture. The sensitivity of the body surface -- Proper body postures -- Psychological factors -- Mental state of the patient -- The finger strength of the practitioner -- Painless needle-insertion techniques -- The settings of therapeutic environment -- The order of stimulation -- The area of stimulation -- The size of needles -- The angle, depth and direction of needling -- Strategies to raise therapeutic effectiveness. Selection of tender spots -- Multiple needles at a single point -- Single needle through multiple points -- Integrating with electrical stimulation -- Techniques of heat-penetrating moxibustion -- Prolonging stimulation -- Point-associations through multiple passages -- Alter preexisting functional states of the patient -- Miscellaneous needle-manipulation techniques -- Advanced needling techniques. Point-probing and repeatedly needle-thrusting methods -- Needle-manipulations with both hands -- Point-probing with electroacupuncture -- Nerve-stimulation techniques -- Pulsating responses and pulsating points -- Blood vessel stimulation techniques -- Resistance-needling method -- Heat/cool-producing techniques -- Control the propagation of needling sensations --
Mechanisms of acupuncture functions. Relative specificity in actions of acupoints -- Mechanisms of regulatory functions of acupuncture -- Mechanisms of acupuncture analgesia -- Mechanisms of acupuncture rehabilitation -- Mechanisms of propagation of needling sensations. Classification of propagation of needling sensations -- Propagation of excitation inside nervous centers -- Activation of peripheral factors -- Hypothesis: propagation of muscle tension waves -- Hypothesis: transmission among sensory nerve endings -- Hypothesis: the retrieval of sensory memory -- Pt. 2. Systemic methodology of acupuncture. Black box of the patient -- Gathering reflex information from the body surface. Skin temperature -- Appearance and tension of local soft tissues -- Tender spots -- Electrical resistance of the skin -- Input of intervening information of acupuncture. Optimal stimulation locations -- Types of stimulation - Intensity and duration of stimulation -- Stimulation features of basic needling methods -- Properties and generations of needling sensations -- Separation of effects and needling sensations -- Treatment course and intervals between sessions --
Pt. 1. Scientific bases of acupuncture. Challenges in advancing classical acupuncture. The current state of acupuncture therapy -- Methods of studying complicated systems -- Modern expression of ancient terminology -- A systemic view of medical acupuncture -- Reflex arcs: basis of acupuncture. Homeostasis and reflex -- Stimulation signals of acupuncture -- Tissue structures and sensory receptors of acupoints -- Afferent pathways of needling sensations -- Stretch reflex and reactions around needles -- Input locations of acupuncture stimulations -- Reflex centers and autonomic efferent paths of acupuncture -- Long reflexes of nerve-humoral regulation -- Therapeutic functions of acupuncture -- Acupuncture anesthesia -- Reflex zones: essence of the meridians. Contemporary studies of the meridian phenomena -- Referred pain and viscera-body surface correlation -- Radiating pain and body surface-body surface correlation -- Revolutionize the meridian theory -- Reflex zone: a substitutable concept for the meridian -- Formation of reflex zones or the meridians -- Classification and distribution rules of reflex zones -- Relationships between reflex zones and the meridians -- Local overlapping and layering of reflex zones -- Relationships between micro and macro reflex zones -- A simplified model of reflex zones or the meridians -- Reflexotherapy: the ascription of acupuncture --
Pt. 3. Clinical trials and case studies. Disorders of the musculoskeletal system. Frozen shoulder/shoulder pain -- Cervical spondylopathy/chronic neck pain -- Stiff neck/whiplash -- Lumbago -- Hip osteoarthritis/groin pain -- Knee arthritis/knee pain -- Rheumatoid arthritis/arthritis of small joints -- Fibromyalgia -- Tendonitis/heal pain -- Tennis elbow/epicondylitis -- Carpel tunnel syndrome -- Tenosynovitis/trigger finger/ganglion -- Injured soft tissues or spained ankle -- Sciatica -- Disorders of the nervous system. Intercostal neuralgia/chest pain -- Lateral femoral cutaneous neuritis -- Peripheral neuropathy -- Reflex sympathetic dystrophy -- Trigeminal neuralgia -- Bell's palsy -- Facial spasm -- Headache -- Apoplexy/hemiplegia -- Tremor/Parkinson's disease -- Multiple sclerosis -- Alzheimer's disease -- Epilepsy -- Mental disorders. Insomnia -- Neurosis/nervousness/anxiety -- Hysteria -- Depression/schizophrenia/psychiatric disorders -- Disorders of ophthalmology. Myopia/ametropia -- Retinopathy/optic atrophy/glaucoma -- Disorders of otorinolaringology. Tinnitus/neurosensory deafness -- Meniere's disease -- Rhinitis/sinusitis -- Dysphonia -- Dental disorders. Toothache/dental pain -- Dysfunction of temporomandibular joint --
Guan-Yuan Jin, Jia-Jia X. Jin, Louis L. Jin.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.