A Mixed Methods Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial Of Acupuncture For Chronic Pelvic Pain In Women

Author : Ooi Thye Chong
Publisher : Singing Dragon
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2023-10-19
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781787758483

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Acupuncture for Chronic Pelvic Pain in Women by Ooi Thye Chong Pdf

One of the first of its kind, this authoritative and extensive pain management resource bridges the divide between Chinese medicine acupuncture and biomedicine treatments which are often unsatisfactory. It is estimated that one in seven women suffer from chronic pelvic pain which is often associated with various gynaecological conditions including endometriosis and pelvic spasms. A significant number of these women also experience anxiety, depression and poor sleep quality. This comprehensive and timely book addresses the need for a non-drug, holistic method for the immediate reduction of pain using the Balance Method acupuncture, trigger point deactivation, and Alchemical Five Element psycho-emotional perspective to address anxiety or depression. Dr Chong focusses on a person-centred approach in this invaluable resource and provides useful and effective tools for taking care of oneself, whether you are a clinician or a patient.

Author : Paul U. Unschuld,Hermann Tessenow
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 1560 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2011-07-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780520948181

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Huang Di Nei Jing Su Wen by Paul U. Unschuld,Hermann Tessenow Pdf

A foundation of Chinese life sciences and medicine, the Huang Di Nei Jing Su Wen is now available for the first time in a complete, fully annotated English translation. Also known as Su Wen, or The Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic, this influential work came into being over a long period reaching from the 2nd century bce to the 8th century ce. Combining the views of different schools, it relies exclusively on natural law as conceptualized in yin/yang and Five Agents doctrines to define health and disease, and repeatedly emphasizes personal responsibility for the length and quality of one’s life. This two-volume edition includes excerpts from all the major commentaries on the Su Wen, and extensive annotation drawn from hundreds of monographs and articles by Chinese and Japanese authors produced over the past 1600 years and into the twentieth century.

Author : Fred M. Howard
Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Page : 1096 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780781717243

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Pelvic Pain by Fred M. Howard Pdf

This clinical guide offers much-needed assistance in pinpointing the c ause of acute, chronic, and recurring pelvic pain and recommends the m ost effective medical or surgical treatment for the pain and the under lying disorder. The chapters present detailed, methodical guidelines f or the workup of the patient with chronic pelvic pain and for the diag nosis and treatment of the many disorders that cause pelvic discomfort . The section on diagnosis and treatments follows an organ-based appro ach, providing the most efficient, cost-effective way to "rule out" va rious causes of pelvic pain. Appendices include pain maps, pain diarie s, pain scales, and depression scales.

Author : Harriet Beinfield,Efrem Korngold
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2013-12-18
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780804151733

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Between Heaven and Earth by Harriet Beinfield,Efrem Korngold Pdf

“Comprehensive, encyclopedic, and lucid, this book is a must for all practitioners of the healing arts who want to broaden their understanding. Readers interested in the role of herbs and foods in healing will also find much to learn here, as I have. . . . A fine work.”—Annemarie Colbin, author of Food and Healing The promise and mystery of Chinese medicine has intrigued and fascinated Westerners ever since the “Bamboo Curtain” was lifted in the early 1970s. Now, in Between Heaven and Earth, two of the foremost American educators and healers in the Chinese medical profession demystify this centuries-old approach to health. Harriet Beinfeld and Efrem Korngold, pioneers in the practice of acupuncture and herbal medicine in the United States for over eighteen years, explain the philosophy behind Chinese medicine, how it works and what it can do. Combining Eastern traditions with Western sensibilities in a unique blend that is relevant today, Between Heaven and Earth addresses three vital areas of Chinese medicine—theory, therapy, and types—to present a comprehensive, yet understandable guide to this ancient system. Whether you are a patient with an aggravating complaint or a curious intellectual seeker, Between Heaven and Earth opens the door to a vast storehouse of knowledge that bridges the gap between mind and body, theory and practice, professional and self-care, East and West. “Groundbreaking . . . Here at last is a complete and readable guide to Chinese medicine.”—San Francisco Chronicle

Author : Hugh MacPherson,Richard Hammerschlag,George Thomas Lewith,Rosa N. Schnyer
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2007-10-12
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780443100291

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Acupuncture Research by Hugh MacPherson,Richard Hammerschlag,George Thomas Lewith,Rosa N. Schnyer Pdf

This is the first book to set out a full range of research strategies for evaluating the clinical practice of acupuncture. Leading acupuncturists and researchers with international reputations share their expertise. They illustrate their descriptions with practical examples of what has worked and what has not. It outlines many of the key challenges in the field. These challenges relate to the nature of acupuncture and the gap between current research evidence and the actual experiences of acupuncturists in the field. By focusing the chapters on key research questions, rather than methods, the book has a user-friendly feel. Each chapter is easily accessible with brief explanations of research designs as well as vignettes of relevant past research. The book is based on a deep understanding of acupuncture, with its inherent complexity in practice, whether based on traditional principles or more modern concepts. By incorporating a more sophisticated understanding of the field, this book details a range of strategies aiming to develop the evidence base with the utmost rigour. It is the first book on acupuncture research to take this unique view, integrating the very best of evidence-based medicine with a genuine sensitivity to the discipline of acupuncture, from its traditional and holistic roots to its more modern interpretations.

Author : Robert Alan Bonakdar,Andrew W. Sukiennik
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 929 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780199315246

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Integrative Pain Management by Robert Alan Bonakdar,Andrew W. Sukiennik Pdf

'Integrative Pain Management' takes a practical, patient-centred approach to integrative pain management, equipping clinicians to better understand the rationale for incorporation of integrative care options. It provides practical examples from leading integrative pain centers on how to optimally coordinate integrative options to optimize pain care. The goal of this volume is to introduce clinicians to a model of pain care which has the promise of improving quality of life while improving safety, satisfaction, and cost associated with care.

Author : Eric J. Bieber,Joseph S. Sanfilippo,Ira R. Horowitz,Mahmood I. Shafi
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 1127 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2015-04-23
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781107040397

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Clinical Gynecology by Eric J. Bieber,Joseph S. Sanfilippo,Ira R. Horowitz,Mahmood I. Shafi Pdf

Written with the busy practice in mind, this book delivers clinically focused, evidence-based gynecology guidance in a quick-reference format. It explores etiology, screening, tests, diagnosis, and treatment for a full range of gynecologic health issues. The coverage includes the full range of gynecologic malignancies, reproductive endocrinology and infertility, infectious diseases, urogynecologic problems, gynecologic concerns in children and adolescents, and surgical interventions including minimally invasive surgical procedures. Information is easy to find and absorb owing to the extensive use of full-color diagrams, algorithms, and illustrations. The new edition has been expanded to include aspects of gynecology important in international and resource-poor settings.

Author : Andrew T. Goldstein,Caroline F. Pukall,Irwin Goldstein
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2011-09-23
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781444356656

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Female Sexual Pain Disorders by Andrew T. Goldstein,Caroline F. Pukall,Irwin Goldstein Pdf

First book devoted to the diagnosis and treatment of sexual pain in women Female Sexual Pain Disorders is a remarkable fusion of clinical and scientific knowledge that will empower women’s healthcare professionals to help their patients in overcoming this common debilitating disorder. Based on the highest level research, it provides state-of-the-art practical guidance that will help you to: Evaluate and distinguish the causes of sexual pain in women Differentiate the many forms of sexual pain Implement multidisciplinary treatments Distilling the experience of world leaders across many clinical, therapeutic and scientific disciplines, with an array of algorithms and diagnostic tools, Female Sexual Pain Disorders is your ideal companion for treating the many millions of women who suffer from this disorder worldwide. All proceeds from this book are being donated to the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH).

Author : Adrian White,Mike Cummings,Jacqueline Filshie
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2018-04-18
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780702075117

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An Introduction to Western Medical Acupuncture by Adrian White,Mike Cummings,Jacqueline Filshie Pdf

Now in its 2nd edition, An Introduction to Western Medical Acupuncture provides a broad evidence-based approach to acupuncture when used as part of modern medicine. Illustrated throughout it gives the practitioner an essential guide for deciding where and how to treat conditions with acupuncture, and how to avoid known risks associated with it. Ultimately it provides the practitioner with a tool to develop safe and effective practice. For this edition the text has been revised, updated and extensively re-written. A new chapter brings together the understanding of how pain is recognised by the nervous system, and how acupuncture can influence these pathways. This is followed by six chapters providing detailed explanations of the effects and mechanisms of acupuncture, organised according to three recognised treatment approaches – needling to produce local changes, to generate effects at the level of the spinal segment, and to modify the overall function of the nervous system. The chapters on the evidence from research have been also updated. An explanation of the various mechanisms of acupuncture linked to how they can best be activated by needling. Learn the principles of treatment rather than any 'cook-book' approach. Clear and objective discussion of the evidence for the effectiveness and the risks of acupuncture. Thorough and detailed description of all aspects of clinical practice. Reference section for quickly reminding the practitioner of the best approach to treating many problems.

Author : Organisation mondiale de la santé,World Health Organization,WHO,World Health Organisation Staff
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 107 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2003-05-13
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789241590341

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Safe Abortion by Organisation mondiale de la santé,World Health Organization,WHO,World Health Organisation Staff Pdf

At a UN General Assembly Special Session in 1999, governments recognised unsafe abortion as a major public health concern, and pledged their commitment to reduce the need for abortion through expanded and improved family planning services, as well as ensure abortion services should be safe and accessible. This technical and policy guidance provides a comprehensive overview of the many actions that can be taken in health systems to ensure that women have access to good quality abortion services as allowed by law.

Author : Richard E. Blackwell,David L. Olive
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1997-12-19
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0387982078

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Chronic Pelvic Pain by Richard E. Blackwell,David L. Olive Pdf

A clinically oriented, multi-disciplinary approach to the diagnosis, treatment, and management of chronic pelvic pain in women -- one of the most common problems encountered in the practice setting. The editors present this challenging and often vexing subject in a user-friendly, highly illustrated text, with chapters on: physiology of pain; pain associated with endometriosis; pain associated with fibroids; surgical management; the role of office based surgery; the role of the psychiatrist in pain management; pelvic pain of urinary origin; pelvic pain of gastrointestinal origin. Designed to be part of everyday practice, this is a must for all clinicians in obstetrics-gynaecology, as well as for any physician involved in the health care of women.

Author : G. Andersson
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400962545

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Rationality in Science and Politics by G. Andersson Pdf

This remarkable collection of essays, diverse but united by the theme of critical reasoning, testifies to the attention and respect paid by the authors to the philosophical career of Gerard Radnitzky. We, too, greet Professor Radnitzky for his decades of intellectual labor devoted to the establishment of rational analysis of human problems. Not least of his concerns has been to understand what it is to be rational, to disentangle the apparently rational and the genuine, to separate dogma from justified belief, to cherish imagination while seeking its test. If Radnitzky has long been known for his careful elaboration of the spectrum of modem approaches to epistemology, those who have gathered to celebrate his work in this volume will also be widely known for their own writings on this matter of critical methodology. Their signposts (or are they warning lights?) will be familiar to thoughtful philosophers and scientists, and they appear as queries as we read these papers: the rational heuristic and the irrational heuristic? accepting the fallible? differing societies but one rational cognitive practice? accepting evidence which is placebogenic? choosing among the incommensurables? what remains of the logic of demarcation? purpose in nature? progress of science? rationality in politics? a humane reasonableness and a critical rationalism? Gunnar Andersson sets the focus well for the reader. We need not choose between dogmatism and relativism, he argues. And then he tells the political lesson: we might avoid both anarchy and despotism.

Author : Richard Tan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Acupuncture
ISBN : UCLA:L0082329400

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Twelve and Twelve in Acupuncture by Richard Tan Pdf

Author : Barbara Bartlik,Geovanni Espinosa,Janet Mindes
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 585 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780190225889

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Integrative Sexual Health by Barbara Bartlik,Geovanni Espinosa,Janet Mindes Pdf

Integrative Sexual Health explores beyond the standard topics in men's and women's health, drawing on a diverse research literature to provide an overview of sexual biology and sexual dysfunction, diverse lifespan, lifestyle and environmental impacts on sexual function, integrative medicine solutions to sexual problems, and traditional eastern and western treatment approaches to healing sexual difficulties. This comprehensive guide written by experts in the field provides clinical vignettes, detailed treatment strategies for mitigating the side effects of both medications and sexual dysfunction associated with medical illness and poor lifestyle habits, and extensive further reading resources. Integrative treatment modalities not typically consulted in mainstream medicine, such as traditional Chinese medicine, Ayurvedic medicine, aromatherapy, and botanical medicine, are presented with the best evidence, in a clinically relevant manner. Part of the Weil Integrative Medicine Library, this volume is a must read for the specialist and non-specialist alike who wish to address sexual problems using an integrative medicine approach, and acquire tools to maintain lifetime optimal health and vitality that supports healthy sexuality. Integrative medicine is defined as healing-oriented medicine that takes account of the whole person (body, mind, and spirit) as well as all aspects of lifestyle; it emphasizes the therapeutic relationship and makes use of appropriate therapies, both conventional and alternative. Series editor Andrew Weil, MD, is Professor and Director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona. Dr. Weil's program was the first such academic program in the U.S., and its stated goal is to combine the best ideas and practices of conventional and alternative medicine into cost effective treatments without embracing alternative practices uncritically.

Author : Christopher R. Chapple,William D. Steers,Christopher P. Evans
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 674 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2020-01-02
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783030285999

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Urologic Principles and Practice by Christopher R. Chapple,William D. Steers,Christopher P. Evans Pdf

This book fulfils the need for a general urology text primarily urologists in training. It has a novel format by having a clinical chapter always preceded by a scientific foundation chapter. The scientific chapter is geared toward answering questions for boards and understanding pathophysiology, is concise and relevant. The clinical chapter is written around evidence-based medicine and in "how-to" format with algorithms, with reference to AUA & EAU guidelines, well illustrated.