Acupuncture

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By Robin Wang

Beijing University of Chinese Medicine

 Moxibustion

 

Tuina
 

 


 

Channels
    

                         Jing Luo, is a general term for the   Jing Mai (trunks)

                         and Luo Mai (nets), they are the pathways through which

                        the Qi and Blood travel around the body.

 

    

 

 

 

Channel System

12 twelve regular channels              
8 extra channels
12 divergent channels
15 collaterals
12 muscle regions
12 cutaneous regions
 
 
 
 

Acupoints
  Acupuncture points are the specific sites where the Qi of organs and channels is transported to the body surface.
         
 
Filiform Needling 
Arrival of Qi:                         
The operator will feel tightness
around the needle,
the patient will
feel soreness, numbness,
distension, heaviness.
 
Moxibustion

 

Cupping

Cup or jar Negative Pressure Blood congestion Promote qi and activate blood Relieve swelling and

pain,Scatter coldness

 

Three-edged needle  

Skin needle

 

Scalp acupuncture

Auricular acupuncture 

 

Tuina Tuina is a form of Chinese manipulative therapy.

 

Commonly Used Acupoints

 Hegu (LI 4):                                              

  On the dorsum of the hand,

between the 1st and 2nd metacarpal bones,

approximately in the middle of the 2nd

metacarpal bone on the radial side.

 

 

 Sanyinjiao (SP 5):        

 3 cun above the medial malleous,on the posterior border of the medial

aspect of the tibia.

 

 

 

 

Zusanli (ST 36):                                      

3 cun below Dubi (ST 35), one finger width lateral to the anterior crest of the tibia.

 

 

 

 

 

Self-Tuina

Cervical disease: Fengchi (GB 20) Insomnia: Shenmen (HT 7) Health care:

Zusanli (ST 36), Yaoyan (EX-B7)

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!!!

 

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