Scientific Bases of Acupuncture

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-X

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2. Introduction

   • Gabriel Stux, Bruce Pomeranz

   Pages 1-5

3. Central Neurotransmitters and Acupuncture Analgesia

   • Jisheng Han

   Pages 7-33

4. Acupuncture Research Related to Pain, Drug Addiction and Nerve Regeneration

   • Bruce Pomeranz

   Pages 35-52

5. Mechanism of Acupuncture Analgesia Based on Animal Experiments

   • Chifuyu Takeshige

   Pages 53-78

6. Neurophysiological Mechanisms Involved in the Pain-Relieving Effects of Counterirritation and Related Techniques Including Acupuncture

   • D. Le Bars, J. C. Willer, T. de Broucker, L. Villanueva

   Pages 79-112

7. Activation of the Enkephalinergic System by Acupuncture

   • Kang Tsou

   Pages 113-118

8. Neurophysiology of Electroacupuncture Analgesia

   • Richard S. S. Cheng

   Pages 119-136

9. Neurophysiological Mechanisms of Acupuncture Analgesia in Experimental Animal Models

   • Jin Mo Chung

   Pages 137-155

10. Clinical and Research Observations on Acupuncture Analgesia and Thermography

    • Mathew H. M. Lee, Monique Ernst

    Pages 157-175

11. Studies Supporting the Concept of Physiological Acupuncture

    • George A. Ulett

    Pages 177-196

12. Appendix

    • Bruce Pomeranz, Gabriel Stux

    Pages 197-199

Scientific Bases of Acupuncture summarizes the major scientific advances from 1976 - 1988 on the mechanisms of acupuncture. Outstanding researchers from Western countries, Japan and China report their findings in the format of review articles. The individual reviews summarize each author's personal research while also referring to the overall literature in the field of acupuncture and TENS.

• Wille
• acupuncture
• neurophysiology
• pain
• physiology

• Dept. of Physiology (Faculty of Medicine), Dept. of Zoology (Faculty of Arts and Science), University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

  Bruce Pomeranz

• Acupuncture Centrum, Düsseldorf, Federal Republic of Germany

  Gabriel Stux

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