Clinical Acupuncture Scientific Basis
There is a large increase in interest in acupuncture by health care consumers. The three main reasons for this are medical effectiveness, cost effectiveness and the credibility that clinical trials and physiological research have provided. Acupuncture is
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Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg GmbH
Gabriel Stux Richard Hammerschlag (Editors)
Clinical Acupuncture Scientific Basis With Contributions by B. M. Berman, S. Birch, C. M. Cassidy, Z. H. Cho, J. Ezzo, R. Hammerschlag, J. S. Han, L. Lao, T. Oleson, B. Pomeranz, C. Shang, G. Stux, C. Takeshige With 40 Illustrations, some in Color and 27 Tables
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Gabriel Stux, M.D. Akupunktur Centrum Goltsteinstrasse 26 40211 Diisseldorf Germany [email protected] Richard Hammerschlag, Ph. D. Oregon College of Oriental Medicine 10525 S. E. Cherry Blossom Drive Portland, Oregon 97216, USA [email protected]
ISBN 978-3-540-64054-7
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Clinical acupuncture : scientific basis I G. Stux, R. Hammerschlag (eds.). p.;cm. Includes biblioRraphical references and index. ISBN 978-3-540-64054-7 ISBN 978-3-642-56732-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-56732-2 1. Acupunctur. 1. Stux, Gabriel. II. Hammerschlag, R. (Richard) [DNLM: 1. Acupuncture. 2. Research. 3. Treatment Outcome. WB 369 C641 2001] RM184.C635 2001 615.8'92--dc21 This work is subject to copyright. AU rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the materials is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permis sion for use must always be obtained from SpringerVerlag. Violations are liable for prosecution under the German Copyright Law.
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Preface
In 1988, when "Scientific Bases of Acupuncture" was published, its editors noted that 12 years had passed since the acupuncture endorphin hypothesis was first postulated, an event that marked the start of serious basic research on acupuncture. The editors also suggested that more was known about the mechanisms of acupuncture analgesia than many procedures of conventional medicine and, in consequence, it was time to stop referring to acupuncture as an "experimental procedure." Now another 12 years have passed. Acupuncture research, both ba
