MANAGEMENT OF POST-OPERATIVE PAIN WITH ACUPUNCTURE

MANAGEMENT OF POST-OPERATIVE PAIN WITH ACUPUNCTUREISBN: 978-0-443-10361-2 To order this title, and for more information, click here By Peilin Sun, MD, Professor of TCM, Guangxi College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jiangxi College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China, and Jingming College of Oriental Medicine, BelgiumDescription 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.Contents CHAPTER 1 GENERAL INTRODUCTIONGeneralisationAetiology of the Pain after the operationIncomplete disappearance of Exogenous factorsWind. Cold. Damp. Dryness. Heat (Fire, Warmth)Seven emotional factorsOver thinking. Excessive anger. Excessive sadness.Excessive meditation. Over fearMiscellaneous pathogenic factorsImproper food intake or medications. Over stress, overstrain or lack of physical exertion. Traumatic injuriesPathology of Pain after the operationDisturbance of the Qi and Blood circulation is the main pathologyInfluence on physiological function of the Zang-Fu organs and tissuesDamage or even cutting off some normal tissues and MeridiansBlood stagnation due to remaining of some excessive Blood during the operationLoss of Qi and BloodDisturbance of the Heart in housing the ShenScale formationDifferentiation of Pain after the operationDifferentiation of the location of the painDifferentiation of the nature of the painIncomplete disappearance of Exogenous factors. Cold and Heat. Excess and Deficiency. Qi Stagnation and Blood Stagnation. Damp and DrynessDifferentiation of the characteristics of the painSore 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 painDiagnosis principle and treatment conceptsGeneral principle of pain diagnosisApplication 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 palpationGeneral concepts of treatmentManaging the secondary symptom and searching the root causesSupporting the Anti-pathogenic Qi and expel pathogenic factorsPreventing possible new invasion of Exogenous pathogenic factorsConsidering the individual constitutionsSelection and combination of acupuncture pointsSelection of acupuncture pointSelection of the pain-controlling pointsSelection of the points for the causative treatmentCalming the Shen and benefiting the HeartSelection of the inducing pointsCombination of acupuncture pointsCombining the local points and distal pointsCombining the points on the left with the diseases on the rightCombining the points on the front with the points on the backCombining the point on the Yang Channels and the points on the Yin ChannelsCombining the points above with the points belowAdditional TechniquesMoxibustion. Electric Stimulation. Cutaneous Needle. The Three - Edged Needle. The Intradermal Needle. Point Injection. Auricular Acupuncture. Scalp Acupuncture.Point prescription and frequency of treatmentPoint prescriptionsFrequency of treatmentModern research on pain control by acupunctureCHAPTER 2 SENSE ORGAN PAIN AFTER THE OPERATIONPost-operative Facial PainPost-operative Eye PainPost-operative Ear PainPost-operative Nasal PainPost-operative Lip PainPost-operative Tooth PainPost-operative Tongue PainPost-operative Throat PainCHAPTER 3 FRONT TRUNK PAINPost-operative Painful SwallowingPost-operative Chest PainPost-operative Breast PainPost-operative Axillary PainPost-operative Epigastric PainPost-operative Hypochondria PainPost-operative Abdominal PainII. Treatment differentiationsCHAPTER 4 THE PAIN OVER THE BODYPain in the Entire BodyPost-operative HeadachePost-operative Neck PainPost-operative Shoulder PainPost-operative Elbow PainPost-operative Wrist PainPost-operative Hand PainPost-operative Hip PainPost-operative Knee PainPost-operative Ankle PainPost-operative Heel PainPost-operative Foot PainPost-operative Leg PainPost-operative Back PainPost-operative Coccyx PainPhantom PainCHAPTER 5 GENITAL PAINPost-operative Gynecological PainPost-operative Genital PainPost-operative Urination PainPost-operative Anal PainBIBLIOGRAPHIES