Acupuncture : theories and evidence / edited by Hong Hai.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hong, Hai, 1943-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Acupuncture.

Medical Subjects:

Acupuncture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New Jersey : World Scientific, 2013.

Summary:

Acupuncture is widely practised in the 21st century in scientifically developed countries for a wide range of ailments ranging from chronic pain, giddiness and high blood pressure to gastrointestinal disorders and sexual dysfunction. Yet the reasons for its vaunted efficacy remain a matter of controversy. In traditional Chinese medical theory, the mechanism of action in acupuncture was understood in terms of the flow of qi and the balance of yin and yang through the body's meridians, a complex network painstaking charted but never found. Modern medical researchers have examined old and new needling points, and some view them as "trigger points" that stimulate physiological responses in the body. There is also clear evidence of strong placebo effects, although it has not been conclusively established that that this is either the main or the only significant effect. This volume contains twelve articles covering the latest scientific explanations of the mechanism of acupuncture and critical reviews of clinical trials on its efficacy by leading scholars, including Edzard Ernst at Exeter, Lixing Lao at the University of Maryland, PC Leung at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Thomas Lundeberg at Karolinska Institute. Hong Hai is Senior Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Studies and Adjunct Professor, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and Director of the Renhai Clinic.

Contents:

Mechanisms of acupuncture in pain : a physiological perspective in a clinical context / Thomas Lundeberg

Traditionally based systems of acupuncture : their explanatory nature, models, needs and requirements for testing them / Stephen Birch

The ontological status of meridians / Hong Hai

Modern scientific explanation of traditional acupuncture theory / Ching-Liang Hsieh

Cognitive neuroscience, acupuncture and pain treatment, does a sting always hurt? / Konstantina Theodoratou

Frequent weaknesses in acupuncture trials / Edzard Ernst

The complexities inherent in placebo-controlled acupuncture studies / Lao Lixing and Zhang Ruixin

Research methodology in acupuncture / Lee Tat Leang and Zheng Zhen

The use of placebos in acupuncture trials / Dylan Evans

Improving the quality of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in acupuncture / Bian Zhaoxiang ... [et al.]

Acupuncture treatment for addiction / Leung Ping Cheung ... [et al.]

Dense cranial electroacupuncture stimulation for neuropsychiatric disorders : rationale and clinical application / Zhang Zhang-Jin and Man Sui-Cheung.

Improving the quality of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in acupuncture / Bian Zhaoxiang [and others]

Acupuncture treatment for addiction / Leung Ping Cheung [and others]

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (ProQuest Ebook Central, viewed September 2, 2026).

Other Format:

Print version: Acupuncture.

ISBN:

9789814452021

9814452025

1299462774

9781299462779

OCLC:

840416912

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