The
editors have assembled an impressive array of
12 reports and studies authored by respected acupuncture
clinicians. These include Bruce Pomeranz on Acupuncture
Analgesia, C. Takeshige on Mechanisms of Acupuncture
Analgesia produced by LFES, J.S. Han on Opioid
and Antiopioid Peptides in Acupuncture Mechanisms
of Pain Modulation,Terry Oleson on the Neurophysiological
Basis of Auricular Acupuncture, Claire Cassidy
on Qualitative Research Methods, Gabriel Stux
and Stephen Birch on Proposed Standards of Acupuncture
Treatment, and Hammerschlag and Lao on Future
Directions for Research on the Physiology of Acupuncture.