Acupuncture.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hong, Hai.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Acupuncture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (201 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : World Scientific Publishing Company, 2013.

Contents:

Intro

CONTENTS

Principal Contributors

Foreword

Introduction

MECHANISMS

CLINICAL TRIALS

Part I Scientific Explanations for Acupuncture

Chapter 1 Mechanisms of Acupuncture in Pain: A Physiological Perspective in a Clinical Context Thomas Lundeberg

THE EFFECTS OF ACUPUNCTURE ON PAIN

BACKGROUND

PAIN AND ACUPUNCTURE

Pain Classification

PHYSIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS OF ACUPUNCTURE

Overview

POSSIBLE MECHANISMS IN THE ALLEVIATION OF PAIN FOLLOWING ACUPUNCTURE

A DEEPER LOOK INTO SOME OF THE POSSIBLE ANALGESIC EFFECTS OF ACUPUNCTURE

Peripheral Effects - Role of Adenosine

Spinal and Supraspinal Effects - Frequency Dependent Mechanisms

Changes in Brain Activity Following Acupuncture

POSSIBLE CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS

SUMMARY

REFERENCES

Chapter 2 Explanatory Nature, Models, Needs and Requirements for Testing Them Stephen Birch

INTRODUCTION

EXPLANATORY MODELS

TEAM THEORIES

THE CHALLENGES OF TBSA EXPLANATORY MODELS

The Explanatory RCT

Basic Science of TBSAs

The Need for a Broader View of TBSAs

CONCLUSIONS

APPENDIX 1

ENDNOTES

Chapter 3 The Ontological Status of Meridians Hong Hai

AN INTERPRETATION OF THE MERIDIANS

Chapter 4 Modern Scientific Explanation of Traditional Acupuncture Theory Ching-Liang Hsieh

1. Does the meridian system link specific viscera and bowels internally and connect to the extremities and joints externally?

2. Does the circulation of qi and blood in the meridian system link together as yin and yang akin to a circle with no end? Is acupuncture at a point locating the target meridian effective? Is the relationship between yin and yang independent and transform each other?

3. How does acupuncture modulate the balance between yin and yang in the human body?.

4. Does acupuncture stimulation induce differential effects between yin and yang in the human body?

5. Has the specificity of acupoint in physiological function?

6. Does needle manipulation affect the efficacy of points?

7. What is the size or scope of a point?

8. Does point combination yield a greater efficacy of acupuncture?

9. Concluding remarks

Chapter 5 Cognitive Neuroscience, Acupuncture, and Pain Treatment. Does a Sting Always Hurt? K. Theodoratou

WHAT IS PAIN

WHAT IS PERCEPTION

PAIN AND PERCEPTION

ACUPUNCTURE AND PERCEPTION

NEURAL NETWORK LEARNING

CONCLUSION

Part II Clinical Trials and Placebo Effects

Chapter 6 Frequent Weaknesses in Acupuncture Trials Edzard Ernst

RISK OF BIAS AND CONFOUNDING

RESEARCH QUESTION

REPORTING OF ACUPUNCTURE TRIALS

FUNDING

FINAL COMMENT

Chapter 7 The Complexities Inherent in Placebo-Controlled Acupuncture Studies Lixing Lao, Lizhen Wang and Ruixin Zhang

ACUPUNCTURE HAS GAINED POPULARITY AROUND THE WORLD IN RECENT YEARS

THE RESULTS OF CLINICAL RESEARCH ARE STILL CONTROVERSIAL

WHAT DO THESE CLINICAL TRIALS TELL US?

WHAT REALLY HAPPENS AS A RESULT OF ACUPUNCTURE TREATMENT?

WAITING LIST CONTROL

NON-INSERTION SHAM CONTROL

NEEDLE INSERTION SHAM CONTROL

DIFFERENT CONTROLS YIELDS DIFFERENT RESULTS

Chapter 8 Research Methodology in Acupuncture Tat-Leang Lee and Zhen Zheng

EFFICACY RESEARCH

EFFICACY RESEARCH ON CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN

PLACEBO AND PLACEBO EFFECTS

SHAM ACUPUNCTURE INTERVENTIONS ARE PHYSIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE

STRENGTH AND WEAKNESSES OF ACUPUNCTURE EFFICACY RESEARCH

EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH

EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH ON CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN.

RESEARCH ON INTERVENTIONAL THERAPIES FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT IN ORTHODOX MEDICINE

CONCLUSION AND SUMMARY OF THE CURRENT STATUS OF ACUPUNCTURE AND CLBP

Chapter 9 The Use of Placebos in Acupuncture Trials Dylan Evans

EVIDENCE FOR THE PLACEBO EFFECT

PLACEBO ACUPUNCTURE AND BLINDING

ACUPUNCTURE TRIALS AND THE DUHEM-QUINE PROBLEM

Chapter 10 Improving the Quality of Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) in Acupuncture Zhaoxiang Bian, Chungwah Cheng, Linda Chan, Mandy Cheung, Min Li and Zhixiu Lin

MATERIALS AND METHOD

Search Strategy

Assessment of Quality of Trials

Data Extraction and Analysis

RESULTS

Literature Search

Reporting Quality

Title and abstract

Objectives

Methods-Participants

Methods-Intervention

Sample Size, Randomization, Blinding and Statistical Methods

Results and Outcomes

Discussion

DESIGN OF CONTROL GROUP

Type 1: Superficial Needling on Acupuncture Point

Type 2: Non-Specific Location Needling Control

Type 3. Non-Insert Needling Control

Type 4: Mock Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) Control

DISCUSSION

LIMITATIONS

Chapter 11 Acupuncture Treatment for Addiction Ping-Chung Leung, Ellie S. Y. Pang, Lang Zhang, and Eliza L. Y. Wong

ACUPUNCTURE FOR HEROIN ADDICTION

Review on Clinical Reports about the Use of Acupuncture for Heroine/Opium Addicts

ACUPRESSURE FOR QUITTING CIGARETTE SMOKING

Review on Clinical Reports about Acupuncture/Acupressure for Quitting Smoking

Chapter 12 Dense Cranial Electroacupuncture Stimulation for Neuropsychiatric Disorders: Rationale and Clinical Application Zhang-Jin Zhang and Sui-Cheung Man

Metaphysical Concepts of Acupoint and Meridian in TCM.

"Specific" and "Nonspecifi c" Properties of Acupoints

NEURAL ACUPUNCTURE UNIT (NAU)

The Definition and Its Differentiation from Acupoint

NAU Compositions

Implications and Future Directions of NAU

Scientific rationale for traditional needling techniques

Multiple central neural pathways

Synergistic effects of multiacupoints

Explanations to effects of sham acupuncture

Discoveries on objective measures of acupuncture 'dosage'

DENSE CRANIAL ELECTROACUPUNCTURE STIMULATION

DCEAS for Major Depressive Disorder23

Pilot Trial of DCEAS for Postpartum Depression24

DCEAS for OCD - A Pilot Waitlist-Controlled Trial19

DCEAS for Post-Stroke Depression (Recruiting)

A Neuroimaging Study on DCEAS (Recruiting)

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

REFERENCES.

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Other Format:

Print version: Hong, Hai Acupuncture: Theories And Evidence

ISBN:

9789814452021

OCLC:

841913839