Acupuncture in Neurological Conditions

Acupuncture in Neurological Conditions

Code: BK4669

  Hopwood, Val
  2010
  Specialised Acupuncture titles - A04
  Acupuncture (A1-A5)

Description

A fully evidence based book providing clinical reasoning options from TCM and Western medical perspectives.Provides detailed examination of all major types of neurological conditions encountered in clinical practice.2010 (211 pages)

Written by two leading experts in the field, Acupuncture in Neurological Conditions aims to improve patient care by combining Western and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) concepts of treatment. The language of TCM is uniquely combined with that of evidence-based clinical reasoning to provide an approach relevant to both acupuncture and physiotherapy clinical practice. All major types of neurological conditions encountered in clinical practical are examined. Chinese medical patterns relevant to the application of acupuncture are described, as well as key patterns of dysfunction based on a Western medical perspective. The place of acupuncture within the overall management of different neurological conditions is also discussed. Clinical reasoning options from both TCM and Western medical perspectives are provided, and illustrated by real cases from clinical practice forming a sound platform for true integrated medicine.


CONTENTS:

Section 1 Backgrounds - Chinese and Western

1 History and background of traditional Chinese medicine in neurological conditions
2 Researching a complex intervention
3 Current context - neurological rehabilitation and neurological physiotherapy
4 Western medical acupuncture in neurological conditions
5 Practical application of Western medical acupuncture in neurological
conditions

Section 2 Clinical conditions

6 Acquired brain injury: stroke, cerebral palsy and traumatic brain injury
7 Parkinson?s disease and related conditions
8 Multiple sclerosis
9 Spinal cord injury and disease
10 Peripheral nervous system disorders
11 Motor neurone disease

Section 3 Marrying East to West

12 Pulling it together

Appendix: Outcome measures in neurological rehabilitation
Index

Date reviewed

21/11/2010

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