Acupuncture in Manual Therapy

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Acupuncture in Manual Therapy is a comprehensive overview of manual therapy
interventions combined with acupuncture management of musculoskeletal disorders covering
all major joints of the body. The book is intended to offer physiotherapists and students of
acupuncture a clinical reasoning model, whilst supporting suggested interventions with the
relevant evidence base in order to alleviate pain, restore function and facilitate rehabilitation
within musculoskeletal management. It places an emphasis on the neurophysiological
processes of pain management stressing the importance of using the correct intervention for
the relevant presenting pain mechanism. Each chapter discusses suggested manual
intervention, acupuncture evidence and physiological processes underpinning this combined
approach to musculoskeletal pain and dysfunction including meridian acupuncture, auricular
acupuncture, electroacupuncture, tens and trigger point acupuncture as a means of
addressing the varying pain patterns presented within musculoskeletal rehabilitation.
This book provides knowledge from distinctive and prominent contributors from the world of
manual therapy and acupuncture whilst this expertise is further supported by the provision of
student case studies to offer support and enhance learning.
 Twelve chapters addressing each major joint of the musculoskeletal system
 Over 100 images
 A clinical reasoning model for manual therapy and acupuncture intervention
 Relevant case studies that support the student undertaking acupuncture training