Management of postoperative pain with acupuncture - Sun, Peilin (Elsevier/Churchill Livingstone, 2007)
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This text gives a thorough and analytical review of the treatment options for post-operative pain, using acupuncture. Based on the clinical experience of the author and supported by that of acupuncturists in Chinese universities, the book offers a comprehensive and detailed set of treatments for a wide variety of post-operative pain symptoms and conditions, and includes detailed modifications of the treatments, to aid clinical practice. Thorough exploration of the management of post-operative pain with acupunctureProvides knowledge on the theory and practical skills of the treatment with acupuncture in order to obtain better therapeutic resultsOnly book available offering acupuncturists the opportunity to manage the treatment skilfullyComprehensively covers all kinds of pain after the operationHighlights the importance of treatment differentiation, point selection, point explanations and modifications, hereby providing as much knowledge on treatment as possibleIn addition to acupuncture treatment, also includes relevant information for example on auricular acupuncture, electroacupuncture and point injectionWritten by an experienced and well-known author in the field
Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-358) and index
Gives a thorough and analytical review of the treatment options for post-operative pain using acupuncture