Acupuncture Therapy for Neurological Diseases
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-642-10855-6 (ISBN)
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Written in modern scientific language, "Acupuncture Therapy for Neurological Diseases:A Neurobiological View" discusses current research, applying multiple neuroscience approaches, on the effect of acupuncture on neurological diseases and the underlying mechanisms. Apart from basic principles of acupuncture, topics include acupuncture analgesia, acupuncture-drug balanced anesthesia, acute and chronic body pain, stroke, cardiac diseases, hypertension, hypotension, epilepsy, neuroimmuno suppression, female infertility, menopausal & perimenopausal syndrome, smoking, depression, and drug addiction. Each chapter is written by experts in the field. This unique book provides a broad perspective on the principles of acupuncture for acupuncture researchers and neuroscientists. It summarizes clinical applications of various acupoints and optimal conditions in the treatment of neurological diseases. For a medical student, this book is a modern course in ancient Traditional Chinese Medicine, especially acupuncture.
Dr. Ying Xia is Associate Professor at Yale University School of Medicine and Guest Professor at Shanghai Research Center for Acupuncture and Meridians. Drs. Xiaoding Cao, Gencheng Wu and Jieshi Cheng are Professors in the State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and Department of Integrative Medicine and Neurobiology, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University.
All editors and authors of this book are members of the Institute of Acupuncture Research at Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University (Former Shanghai Medical University), one of the earliest Institutions in China, which is specialized in research on acupuncture effects and the mechanisms. This Institute is also one of the WHO Collaborating Centers for Traditional Medicine. In the past 50 years, scientists in this Institute have comprehensively studied acupuncture effects on neurological disorders and the underlying mechanisms. This book is the first monograph of this Institute and will summarize the major studies performed in this Institute and extend the informative discussions to all disciplines related to the scope of this book, including the most recent results from this Institute. Some authors are members of neurobiological labs in USA at the same time and the book covers also those studies of other researchers in the view of modern neuroscience.
Section One: History and Scientific Basis.- 1. History.- Traditional Chinese Medicine.- History of Acupuncture Research.- Major contributions made by SHMC.- More.- 2. Neuroanatomical Basis of Acupuncture Points.- 3. Transmission of Acupuncture Signals.- 4. Acupuncture and Central Neurotransmitters.- Section Two: Clinical Applications and the underlying Mechanisms.- 5. Acupuncture-Drug Balanced Anesthesia.- 6. Chronic Pain of the Body.- 7. Acupuncture analgesia in clinical practice.- 8. Stroke.- 9. Cardiovascular Diseases.- 10. Epilepsy.- 11. Neuroimmune Diseases.- 12. Infertility.- 13. Menopausal & perimenopausal syndrome.- 14. Depression.- 15. Smoking.- 16. Drug addiction.- 17. Traumatic brain injury.
| Sprache | englisch |
|---|---|
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Einbandart | gebunden |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Naturheilkunde |
| Schlagworte | Alternative medicine • chronic pain • complimentary medicine • Depression • Drug Addiction • Infertility • Neurobiology • Neuroscience • TCM • Traditional Chinese Medicine • traumatic brain injury |
| ISBN-10 | 3-642-10855-5 / 3642108555 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-642-10855-6 / 9783642108556 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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