LEADER 03239nam 2200553 a 450 001 9910452369503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-299-46277-4 010 $a981-4452-02-5 035 $a(CKB)2550000001019261 035 $a(EBL)1168154 035 $a(OCoLC)841913839 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000855711 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11457032 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000855711 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10792378 035 $a(PQKB)11507625 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1168154 035 $a(WSP)00008723 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1168154 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10691923 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL477527 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001019261 100 $a20121116d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aAcupuncture$b[electronic resource] $etheories and evidence /$feditor, Hong Hai 210 $aNew Jersey $cWorld Scientific$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (201 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a981-4452-01-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aMechanisms of acupuncture in pain : a physiological perspective in a clinical context / Thomas Lundeberg -- Traditionally based systems of acupuncture : their explanatory nature, models, needs and requirements for testing them / Stephen Birch -- The ontological status of meridians / Hong Hai -- Modern scientific explanation of traditional acupuncture theory / Ching-Liang Hsieh -- Cognitive neuroscience, acupuncture and pain treatment, does a sting always hurt? / Konstantina Theodoratou -- Frequent weaknesses in acupuncture trials / Edzard Ernst -- The complexities inherent in placebo-controlled acupuncture studies / Lao Lixing and Zhang Ruixin -- Research methodology in acupuncture / Lee Tat Leang and Zheng Zhen -- The use of placebos in acupuncture trials / Dylan Evans -- Improving the quality of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in acupuncture / Bian Zhaoxiang ... [et al.] -- Acupuncture treatment for addiction / Leung Ping Cheung ... [et al.] -- Dense cranial electroacupuncture stimulation for neuropsychiatric disorders : rationale and clinical application / Zhang Zhang-Jin and Man Sui-Cheung. 330 $aAcupuncture is widely practised in the 21st century in scientifically developed countries for a wide range of ailments ranging from chronic pain, giddiness and high blood pressure to gastrointestinal disorders and sexual dysfunction. Yet the reasons for its vaunted efficacy remain a matter of controversy. In traditional Chinese medical theory, the mechanism of action in acupuncture was understood in terms of the flow of qi and the balance of yin and yang through the body's meridians, a complex network painstaking charted but never found. Modern medical researchers have examined old and new nee 606 $aAcupuncture 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aAcupuncture. 676 $a615.8/92 701 $aHong$b Hai$f1943-$0862820 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910452369503321 996 $aAcupuncture$91926184 997 $aUNINA