Handbook of Acupuncture in Treatment of Musculoskeletal Condition
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Stock Code: HAACTM Name: Handbook of Acupuncture in Treatment of Musculoskeletal Condition Author: Lu Shaojie, Chief Physician and Director, Acupuncture Department, Xiangyang Hospital, Henan, China
Units: 192pp h/b · 26 Illustrations ISBN: 1901149005 Manufacturer: Donica Publication Ltd Stock Level: Out of Stock, Delivery will be advised Sales Rank: 225
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This pioneering and practical handbook presents the author's unique clinical experience in the assessment and acupuncture treatment of 63 musculoskeletal and soft tissue conditions and also provides valuable clinical notes offering an insight into the treatment involved.
Features
* Compact format - easy to use and practical for the clinic
A desktop reference book - ideal for the practitioner who already has a basic knowledge of acupuncture
63 common musculoskeletal conditions are included - focuses on what the practitioner needs to know
Each condition is described by an experienced acupuncturist working in China - the first ever examples in the English language
Edited by a GP from the UK who uses acupuncture in day-to-day practice - making this book span the TCM and the Western acupuncture practices.
Includes Western perspective on disease descriptions, needling depth, needling precautions and integration of treatment
Easy to read format - with tables to facilitate rapid reference
* Useful diagrams illustrating the location of standard and special acupuncture points.
Contents
CHAPTER 1: DISORDERS OF THE HEAD AND NECK. Stiff neck. Spasmodic torticollis. Injury to the erector spinae muscle in the cervical region. Disorders of the temporomandibular joint. Tension headache. Cluster headache. Migraine.
CHAPTER 2: DISORDERS OF THE TRUNK. Intercostal neuralgia. Occipital neuralgia. Disorder of the thoracic vertebral joints. Injury to the erector spinae muscle in the thorax. Injury to the pectoralis major muscle. Costochondritis (Tietze's syndrome). Injury to the rectus abdominis muscle. Supraspinous ligament injury. Prolapse of the lumbar intervertebral disc. Injury to the iliopsoas muscle. Pain in the sacrococcygeal region. Syndrome of the third lumbar transverse process. Snapping hip. Lumbosacral lipocoele. Lumbar spondylosis. Synovial bursitis of the hip. Injury to the sacrospinalis muscle in the lumbar region. Acute sprain of the lower back.
CHAPTER 3: UPPER LIMB CONDITIONS. Sequelae of scapular fracture. Subacromial bursitis. Tendinitis of the forearm extensor muscles. Supinator syndrome. Olecranon bursitis. Lateral humeral epicondylitis (tennis elbow). Medial humeral epicondylitis (golfer's elbow). Biciptal tendonitis. Frozen shoulder (scapulohumeral periarthritis). Sequelae of olecranon fracture. Ulnar nerve compression. Stenosing tenosynovitis (de Quervain's disease). Carpal tunnel syndrome. Injury to the triangular cartilage. Tenovaginitis of the digital flexor muscles. Writer's cramp.
CHAPTER 4: LOWER LIMB CONDITIONS. Ischial bursitis. Piriformis muscle syndrome. Trochanteric bursitis. Sequelae of fracture of the femoral neck. Injury to the vastus medialis muscle. Sprain of the quadriceps femoris. Neuritis of the lateral cutaneous nerve of the thigh (meralgia paraesthetica). Lesion of the infrapatellar fat pad. Prepatellar bursitis (housemaid's knee). Popliteal cyst (Baker's cyst). Traumatic synovitis of the knee. Injury to the tibial collateral ligament of the knee. Injury to the fibular collateral ligament of the knee. Injury to the semilunar cartilage of the knee joint. Injury to the gastrocnemius muscle. Ankle joint ligament injury. Tarsal tunnel syndrome. Plantar pain. Sequelae of Achilles tendon rupture. Peritendinitis of the Achilles tendon.
Appendix: Location of the acupuncture points referred to in the book. Bibliography. Index.
