Giles Gyer, Jimmy Michael, Ben Tolson

Dry Needling for Manual Therapists

Points, Techniques and Treatments, Including Electroacupuncture and Advanced Tendon Techniques

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Produktbeschreibung

A comprehensive and practical handbook to medical acupuncture for treating musculoskeletal (MSK) problems. Perfect for use in clinic, it includes fully-illustrated instruction on MSK medical acupuncture and electro-acupuncture points and techniques, guidance on safety and treatment planning and overviews of the theory behind the practice.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 316
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Januar 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 259mm x 182mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 1110g
• ISBN-13: 9781848192553
• ISBN-10: 184819255X
• Artikelnr.: 42795155

Autorenporträt

Giles Gyer is a specialist musculoskeletal osteopath. He teaches manual therapy techniques internationally through his CPD company, OMT Training. He is an internationally published scientific researcher in manual therapy and spinal manipulation, and author of three other Singing Dragon books. He lives in London, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Section 1. Background. 1. Introduction. 2. A Short History of Acupuncture.
Section 2. Theories around Medical Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese
Medicine. 3. Myofascial Pain and Trigger Points (MTrPS). 4. Physiological
Mechanism of Acupuncture in Pain Control. 5. Unifying Theories of
Acupuncture: Fascia, Piezoelectricity and Embryology. 6. The Effects and
Effectiveness of Medical Acupuncture for Treating Pain. Section 3. Getting
Started. 7. Current Safety of Medical Acupuncture. 8. Palpation. 9. Deqi.
10. Planning Your Treatment. Section 4. Using the Needles. 11. Muscles:
Technique and Clinical Implications. 12. Electro-Acupuncture. 13.
Acupuncture and the Treatment of Tendinopathy.