Acupuncture Therapy for Neurological Diseases

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Xia, Ying. (Editor), Cao, Xiaoding. (Editor), Wu, Gencheng. (Editor), Cheng, Jieshi. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Neurosciences.; Alternative medicine.; Acupuncture.; Neurobiology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Complementary & Alternative Medicine.
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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 princip...

Table of Contents:

• 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.