Acupuncture : a scientific appraisal / edited by Edzard Ernst and Adrian White.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

White, Adrian.

Ernst, E. (Edzard)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Acupuncture.

Acupuncture Therapy.

Medical Subjects:

Acupuncture.

Acupuncture Therapy.

Physical Description:

162 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, [1999]

Summary:

Acupuncture: a scientific appraisal takes an evaluative approach, summarizing the evidence for acupuncture in an impartial way. An international team of specialist contributors brings a wide range of expertise to the book, drawing together different facets of research and clinical practice to provide a cohesive look at acupuncture today. Chinese acupuncture and Western acupuncture are both discussed, and the physiological effects, clinical effectiveness and safety of the therapy are each explored.

The increasing integration of acupuncture into health care services in the west requires stringent criteria of efficacy, safety and cost in order to provide optimal benefit for patients, at minimal risk. All professionals involved in the delivery of healthcare will find this new book of great interest. The conclusions reached are neither simple nor uniform but should provide a focus for future debate.

Contents:

1 History, nature and current practice of acupuncture: an East Asian perspective / Stephen Birch, Ted Kaptchuk 11

2 Western medical acupuncture / Jacqueline Filshie, Michael Cummings 31

3 Neurophysiology of acupuncture analgesia / Adrian White 60

4 Effects of sensory stimulation (acupuncture) on circulatory and immune systems / Thomas Lundeberg 93

5 Clinical effectiveness of acupuncture; an overview of systematic reviews / Edzard Ernst 107

6 Adverse effects of acupuncture / Hagen Rampes, Elmar Peuker 128.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0750641630

OCLC:

41119041