Curricular Unit 6 - Acupuncture in Myofascial Pathology and Pain

Recommended Prerequisites

Scientific knownledge of Medicine

  Minimal skills of medical emergency

  Capacity for analyse and use of complementary diagnostic tests

  Practice Medical act

  Teorical knowledge of Traditional Acupuncture

  Scientific knownledge of the action of dry puncture.

Teaching Methods

It’s intended to achieve the acquisition of knowledge by lecture method, through theoretical and experimental study. In many cases recourse to additional tests to understand the clinical physiology.

Learning Outcomes

The student should be able to overcome with current knowledge the semiology and traditional therapeutic, and seek integration of clinically sustainable manner, without harming the pacient.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Miofascial pathology and pain according to the TCS and analysis according current knowledge

  The clinical history in miofascial pathology and pain in a integrated prespective

  The medical acupucnture consultation in a perspective of integration – organizational aspects

  The research in acupuncture, in humans, with resources of diagnostic tests and, if possible, with artifitial intelligence.

Head Lecturer(s)

António Manuel Silvério Cabrita

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Exam: 100.0%

Bibliography

An introduction to weternn medical Acupuncture. Adrian White, Mike Cummings, Jacqueline Filshie. Elsevier, 2008

Miofascial Pain and Dysfunction The Trigger Point Manual. Upper Half of the body. JanteG Travell, Divid G Simons. Lipincot Williams  Wilkins, 1999. Vol1

Miofascial Pain and Dysfunction The Trigger Point Manual. The Lower Extremities. JanteG Travell, Divid G Simons. LipincotWilliams  Wilkins, 1993. Vol.2                                       

Acupuncture in the treatmet of Pain. Markus Backer, Micjesl G Hames. Elsevier, 2010.

Drenagem linfática manual. Teoria e prática. Ary Elwing e Orlando Sanches. Senac, 2010.

Electroacupunture a practical manual and resource-David F Mayor. Esever, 2007

Contemporary Medical Acupuncture – A Systems Approach. Guan-Yuan Jin, Jia-Jia X. Jin, Louis L. Jin.Higher Education Press. 2006

The Concise Book of Treigger Points. Simeon Niel-Asher. North Atlantic Books. 2005.

Trigger Point Therapy for Miofascial Pain. The Pratice of Informed Touch. Donna Finando and Steven Finando. Healing Arts  Prees, 2005.

Compêndio de Medicina Desportiva. Michael Kaejer, Michael Krogsgaard, Peter Magnusson, Lars Engebretsen, Harold Roos, Timo Takala, Savio L-Y Wood, Piaget 2003

Acupuncture treatment of musculoskeletal conditions. Crhristoher M. Norris.Butterworth Heineman, 2001.