Management of Post-operative Pain with Acupuncture

Author:   Peilin Sun
Publisher:   Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN:  

9780443103612


Pages:   386
Publication Date:   18 January 2007
Format:   Hardback
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Management of Post-operative Pain with Acupuncture


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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 acupuncture Provides knowledge on the theory and practical skills of the treatment with acupuncture in order to obtain better therapeutic results Only book available offering acupuncturists the opportunity to manage the treatment skilfully Comprehensively covers all kinds of pain after the operation Highlights the importance of treatment differentiation, point selection, point explanations and modifications, hereby providing as much knowledge on treatment as possible In addition to acupuncture treatment, also includes relevant information for example on auricular acupuncture, electroacupuncture and point injection Written by an experienced and well-known author in the field

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Author:   Peilin Sun
Publisher:   Elsevier Health Sciences
Imprint:   Churchill Livingstone
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.885kg
ISBN:  

9780443103612


ISBN 10:   0443103615
Pages:   386
Publication Date:   18 January 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 GENERAL INTRODUCTION Generalisation Aetiology of the Pain after the operation Incomplete disappearance of Exogenous factors Wind. Cold. Damp. Dryness. Heat (Fire, Warmth) Seven emotional factors Over thinking. Excessive anger. Excessive sadness. Excessive meditation. Over fear Miscellaneous pathogenic factors Improper food intake or medications. Over stress, overstrain or lack of physical exertion. Traumatic injuries Pathology of Pain after the operation Disturbance of the Qi and Blood circulation is the main pathology Influence on physiological function of the Zang-Fu organs and tissues Damage or even cutting off some normal tissues and Meridians Blood stagnation due to remaining of some excessive Blood during the operation Loss of Qi and Blood Disturbance of the Heart in housing the Shen Scale formation Differentiation of Pain after the operation Differentiation of the location of the pain Differentiation of the nature of the pain Incomplete disappearance of Exogenous factors. Cold and Heat. Excess and Deficiency. Qi Stagnation and Blood Stagnation. Damp and Dryness Differentiation of the characteristics of the pain Sore pain. Distending pain. Stabling pain. Sharp pain. Throbbing pain. Burning pain. Colic pain. Hemialgia. Pantalgia. Wandering pain. Pain with spasm. Pain with suffocating feeling. Pain with radiation. Pain with contraction. Pain with heaviness. Pain with swelling. Pain with dislike or preference to pressure and massage. Pain with preference to warmth or cold. Constant or intermittent pain Diagnosis principle and treatment concepts General principle of pain diagnosis Application of four methods of diagnosis. Master of the syndromes prior to the operation. Determination of the actual and past causative factors for the pain. Channel and point palpation General concepts of treatment Managing the secondary symptom and searching the root causes Supporting the Anti-pathogenic Qi and expel pathogenic factors Preventing possible new invasion of Exogenous pathogenic factors Considering the individual constitutions Selection and combination of acupuncture points Selection of acupuncture point Selection of the pain-controlling points Selection of the points for the causative treatment Calming the Shen and benefiting the Heart Selection of the inducing points Combination of acupuncture points Combining the local points and distal points Combining the points on the left with the diseases on the right Combining the points on the front with the points on the back Combining the point on the Yang Channels and the points on the Yin Channels Combining the points above with the points below Additional Techniques Moxibustion. Electric Stimulation. Cutaneous Needle. The Three - Edged Needle. The Intradermal Needle. Point Injection. Auricular Acupuncture. Scalp Acupuncture. Point prescription and frequency of treatment Point prescriptions Frequency of treatment Modern research on pain control by acupuncture CHAPTER 2 SENSE ORGAN PAIN AFTER THE OPERATION Post-operative Facial Pain Post-operative Eye Pain Post-operative Ear Pain Post-operative Nasal Pain Post-operative Lip Pain Post-operative Tooth Pain Post-operative Tongue Pain Post-operative Throat Pain CHAPTER 3 FRONT TRUNK PAIN Post-operative Painful Swallowing Post-operative Chest Pain Post-operative Breast Pain Post-operative Axillary Pain Post-operative Epigastric Pain Post-operative Hypochondria Pain Post-operative Abdominal Pain II. Treatment differentiations CHAPTER 4 THE PAIN OVER THE BODY Pain in the Entire Body Post-operative Headache Post-operative Neck Pain Post-operative Shoulder Pain Post-operative Elbow Pain Post-operative Wrist Pain Post-operative Hand Pain Post-operative Hip Pain Post-operative Knee Pain Post-operative Ankle Pain Post-operative Heel Pain Post-operative Foot Pain Post-operative Leg Pain Post-operative Back Pain Post-operative Coccyx Pain Phantom Pain CHAPTER 5 GENITAL PAIN Post-operative Gynecological Pain Post-operative Genital Pain Post-operative Urination Pain Post-operative Anal Pain BIBLIOGRAPHIES

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The concept of post-operative pain management in conventional western medicine is well defined. <br><br>Ted Lin. Pain News. Autumn 2007


The concept of post-operative pain management in conventional western medicine is well defined.?<br><br>Ted Lin. Pain News. Autumn 2007


The concept of post-operative pain management in conventional western medicine is well defined. <br>Ted Lin. Pain News. Autumn 2007


Author Information

Dr Sun Peilin, Professor of Medicine, Guangxi College of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Jiangxi College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China; Professor in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jing Ming College of Oriental Medicine, Belgium.

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