Acupuncture, Trigger Points and Musculoskeletal Pain

by Baldry

• ISBN13: 9780443066443
• ISBN10: 0443066442
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-12-20
• Publisher: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE

Summary

This new edition of this highly successful book describes how musculoskeletal pain can be simply and effectively treated by acupuncture. Building on a thorough review of the scientific evidence available, the provides a detailed and practical account of the many different forms of musculoskeletal pain and the specific ways in which acupuncture can be applied effectively to trigger points to alleviate this pain. Case studies are included to aid diagnosis and choice of treatment. Evidence-based, up-to-date, and detailed information on trigger points, musculoskeletal pain, and the physiology of pain provide the most authoritative assessments available on this topic. Practical, step-by-step treatment guidelines help readers apply key concepts to actual practice. Clear illustrations demonstrate important techniques and areas of pain and needling. Expanded coverage of fibromyalgia and the neurophysiology of myofascial trigger points includes common symptoms and treatments. More information on new treatment options for the common problem of whiplash injuries. Expanded chapter on fibromyalgia Expanded chapter on the neurophysiology of myofascial trigger points Revised and updated throughout to include all relevant clinical trial information More information on whiplash injuries New chapter on complex regional pain syndromes

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Preface	ix
Acknowledgements	xi
Introduction to the third edition	xiii
PART 1 Acupuncture -- a historical review	1	(28)
Traditional Chinese acupuncture	3	(10)
How news of acupuncture and moxibustion spread from China to the outside world	13	(8)
The practice of acupuncture in the Western world during the 19th century	21	(8)
PART 2 Principles of trigger point acupuncture	29	(134)
Some basic observations leading to its development	31	(6)
Evolution of knowledge concerning muscle pain syndromes for which it is employed	37	(8)
Neurophysiology of pain	45	(28)
Myofascial trigger point pain and fibromyalgia syndromes	73	(28)
Concurrent complex regional and myofascial trigger point pain syndromes	101	(8)
Neurophysiological pain-suppressing effects of acupuncture and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation	109	(18)
Treatment of myofascial trigger point pain and fibromyalgia syndromes	127	(22)
Scientific evaluation of acupuncture's ability to relieve nociceptive pain	149	(14)
PART 3 The practical application of trigger point acupuncture	163	(196)
Chest pain	165	(22)
The painful shoulder	187	(20)
Pain in the neck	207	(16)
Pain in the arm	223	(28)
Pain in the head and face	251	(24)
Low-back pain	275	(40)
Pain in the lower limb	315	(10)
Pain in and around joints	325	(18)
Abdominal and pelvic pain	343	(16)
Index	359