Contents -- Editorial Board of the Annals of Traditional Chinese Medicine -- Preface to Series -- Does Traditional Chinese Medicine Work? -- Preface to Volume 5 -- Abbreviations -- Section I Physiological Basis -- Chapter 1 Acupuncture for Pain Control -- 1.1 The Central Nervous System -- 1.1.1 The cerebral cortex -- 1.2 The Function of Cerebral Limbic System in Acupuncture Analgesia -- 1.3 Function of Diencephalon in Acupuncture Analgesia -- 1.3.1 Thalamus -- 1.3.2 Epithalamus -- 1.4 The Function of Brain Stem Structure in Acupuncture Analgesia -- 1.4.1 Medulla oblongata -- 1.4.2 Midbrain -- 1.5 The Spinal Cord in Acupuncture Analgesia -- 1.5.1 Segmental inhibition of acupuncture analgesia involved both postsynaptic and pre-synaptic inhibitions -- 1.5.2 The peripheral neurological structures related to acupuncture -- 1.5.3 Neurotransmitters related to acupuncture analgesia -- Peptides -- Monoamines -- 1.5.4 The regulative pathways of acupuncture analgesia -- The "Gate-control" theory -- Thalamic nucleus submedius -- 1.6 The Relationship between EA Function and Stimulation Parameter -- 1.6.1 Influence of frequency and waveform on the effect of acupuncture anesthesia in EA -- 1.6.2 Influence of voltage on the effect of analgesia -- 1.6.3 Influence of wave width on the effect of anesthesia -- 1.6.4 Influence of EA frequency rate and position on analgesic effect -- 1.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 Acupuncture for Neurological Deficits -- 2.1 Influence of Acupuncture on Cerebral Function -- 2.1.1 Motor evoked potential (MEP) -- 2.1.2 Somatosensory evoked potentials (SEP) -- 2.1.3 Acupuncture affects electrical activities of the cerebral cortex -- 2.1.4 Acupoints function could be related to cerebral cortical function -- 2.2 Influence of Acupuncture on Spinal Cord Function -- 2.3 Acupuncture and Central Neurotransmitters.

2.4 Acupuncture and the Peripheral Nervous System -- 2.4.1 Nerve fibers in acupuncture treatment -- 2.4.2 Acupuncture and recovery of injured nerves -- 2.5 Summary and Discussion -- References -- Chapter 3 Acupuncture for Immunomodulation -- 3.1 Acupuncture and Cellular Immune Function -- 3.1.1 Acupuncture activates T cells and related sub-groups -- 3.1.2 Acupuncture activates NK cells -- 3.1.3 Acupuncture and macrophages -- 3.1.4 Acupuncture and leukocyte phagocytosis -- 3.1.5 Acupuncture and red blood cells -- 3.2 Acupuncture and Body Fluid Immune Function -- 3.2.1 Acupuncture regulates specifi c immunoglobulin -- 3.3 Acupuncture and Tumour Immunology -- 3.4 Acupuncture and Non-specific Immunity -- 3.4.1 Effect of acupuncture on complement -- 3.5 Summary and Discussion -- References -- Chapter 4 Acupuncture for Endocrine Function -- 4.1 Regulating Effects of Acupuncture on the Endocrine System -- 4.2 Regulating Effects of Acupuncture on the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenals (HPA) Endocrine Axis -- 4.3 Regulating Effects of Acupuncture on the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Gonadal (HPG) Endocrine Axis -- 4.4 Regulating Effects of Acupuncture on the Thyroid-Pituitary Axis -- 4.5 Summary and Discussion -- References -- Section II Common Practices -- Chapter 5 A Practical Approach to Acupuncture -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Some Accepted Theories on the Course of Events of Acupuncture -- 5.2.1 Traditional theory -- 5.2.2 Pain control theory -- 5.2.3 High brain - neuro-humoral theory -- 5.2.4 Theories from the antagonists -- 5.3 Auricular Acupuncture - What is Its Mechanism -- 5.4 Clinical Trials on Acupuncture -- 5.5 Complications and Adverse Events in Acupuncture -- 5.6 Difficulties with Acupuncture Research -- 5.6.1 Using placebo punctures -- 5.6.2 Standardized puncture treatment -- 5.6.3 Objective assessment of response -- 5.7 Conclusions -- References.

Chapter 6 Technique of Manual Puncturing -- 6.1 Description of Acuesthesia in Classic Medical Document -- 6.2 Clinical Meaning of Acuesthesia -- 6.3 Method of Attaining Acuesthesia -- 6.4 Studies on the Mechanism of Acuesthesia -- 6.4.1 The relationship between acuesthesia and puncture morphology -- 6.4.2 Relationship between acuesthesia and electromyogram -- 6.4.3 The relationship between acuesthesia and nervous system -- 6.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 7 Acupuncture for Headache -- 7.1 Acupuncture Method -- 7.2 Moxibustion -- 7.3 Electro-Acupuncture (EA) Treatment -- 7.4 Tap Acupuncture -- 7.5 Using Three-Edged Needles -- 7.6 Acupoint Injection -- 7.7 Summary and Discussion -- 7.8 Additional Views -- 7.8.1 Migraine -- References -- Chapter 8 Acupuncture for Stroke -- 8.1 Use of Acupuncture During the Acute Stage of Stroke -- 8.1.1 Acute phase - immediately after stroke -- 8.2 Use of Acupuncture for Stroke Convalescence -- 8.2.1 Acupuncture for hemiplegia after stroke -- 8.2.2 Period of flaccid paralysis -- 8.2.3 Spastic period -- 8.2.4 Acupuncture for the treatment of dysphagia after stroke -- 8.2.5 Acupuncture for the treatment of language difficulty after stroke -- 8.2.6 Acupuncture treatment for hand swelling after stroke -- 8.3 The Application of Acupuncture Treatment in the Late Period after Stroke -- 8.3.1 Influence of acupuncture on the arterial state of stroke patients -- 8.4 Other Observations -- 8.5 Summary -- 8.5.1 Timing of application -- 8.5.2 Techniques and methodology -- 8.5.3 Difficult situations -- References -- Chapter 9 Acupuncture for Asthma -- 9.1 Treating Asthma with Acupuncture -- 9.2 Treating Asthma with Natural Moxibustion -- 9.3 Treating Asthma with Suppurative Moxibustion -- 9.4 Treating Asthma with a Combination of Acupuncture and Cupping Method -- 9.5 Summary and Discussion -- 9.6 Additional Views -- References.

Chapter 10 Acupuncture for Joint Pain -- 10.1 Simple Acupuncture as a Treatment Method -- 10.2 Moxibustion Treatment Method -- 10.3 Temperature Acupuncture -- 10.4 Electro-Acupuncture (EA) Method -- 10.5 "Fire Needling" -- 10.6 Discussion -- References -- Chapter 11 Acupuncture for Bladder Control - Treatment for Urethral Syndrome in the Women -- 11.1 Needling and Moxibustion Used Together -- 11.2 Comparison between Electro-Acupuncture (EA) and Hand Needling -- 11.3 Comparison of the Treatment Effects of Different EA Parameters -- 11.4 Treatment Effect of Single Acupoints and Special Points -- 11.5 Mechanism of Action of Acupuncture and Moxibustion on the Modulation of Bladder Function -- 11.6 Clinical Studies -- 11.7 The Central Neurological Influence of Acupuncture on Modulation of Bladder Function -- 11.8 Additional Views -- References -- Chapter 12 Acupuncture for Quitting Smoking -- 12.1 Quitting Smoking with Acupuncture -- 12.2 The Effective Rate of Acupuncture on Quitting Smoking -- 12.3 Psychological Problems Related to Smoking and Efforts to Quit -- 12.4 Comparison between Acupuncture Treatment and Other Treatment Methods -- 12.5 Additional Views -- References -- Chapter 13 Acupuncture for Other Conditions - Obesity, Skin Conditions, Hyperthyroidism and Ulcerative Colitis -- 13.1 Acupuncture and Obesity -- 13.2 Additional Views -- 13.3 Acupuncture for Skin Conditions -- 13.3.1 Acne -- 13.3.2 Yellow-brown macules -- 13.3.3 Warts -- 13.4 Acupuncture for Hyperthyroidism -- 13.4.1 Summary and discussion -- 13.5 Acupuncture and Ulcerative Colitis -- 13.5.1 Summary and discussion -- References -- Chapter 14 Discovery of Novel Acupuncture Points -- 14.1 Research on Surface Electrical Characteristics of Acupuncture Points -- 14.2 Detection of Surface Electrical Characteristics -- 14.3 The Development of Transmission Needle.

14.4 The Existing Issues on Acupuncture Point Characteristics -- References -- Chapter 15 Electrical Acupuncture -- 15.1 Clinical Application of Electrical Acupuncture (EA) and Related Issues -- 15.2 Factors Affecting Effects of Electrical Acupuncture (EA) -- 15.3 Parameters of Electrical Acupuncture (EA) -- 15.4 Acupoint Characteristics and Their Relationship with the Design and Effect of Electrical Acupuncture (EA) -- References -- Index.