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| points always forbidden to needle |
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| point forbidden in pregnancy |
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LI4, SP 6, GB 21, BL 60, BL 67
no moxa ren 9 |
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| caution for thin paitents |
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ST 22, 27,28,30
SP 13,14
KD 21
REN 10-13, 14,16
BL 22,23,51,52 (KDlocation) |
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| Which point has caution for enlarged Spleen? |
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| which points have caution not to move after insertion of needle? |
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UB 1
GB UB ST
2 arm yang (SI SJ) + yin qiao, Yang qiao |
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3 foot yang
+3 arm yang
+ 3 foot yin |
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Ren 3
GB UP ST
+ 3 arm yang SI SJ LI+ 3 foot yin SP LV KD and ren |
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DU 14
GB UP ST
3 arm yang SI SJ LI+ du |
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3 foot yang
+3 arm yang
+ ren and DU |
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| xi cleft points defenition |
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| points where qi and blood gather to plunge deeply |
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acute conditions and pain
blood disorders
blood stasis in abdomen |
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Point at which original qi surfaces and lingers
same as Shu-stream points on yin channels |
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tonify and regulate respective zang
dispel excess conditions and PF
wind invasion |
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| point where connecting channel diverges from primary channel |
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tx disorders of int/ext channel or zangfu
tx disorders or regions by luo connecting channel
tx psycho-emotional disorders |
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host/guest: combine yuan of primary with luo of int ext related luo
(LI 4, LU7 tx pf wind)
Host/ host: chronic illnesses, combine yuan and luo of same channel
(LU9 LU7 chronic wasting cough) |
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| influential point of zang organs |
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LV 13
effects all yin organs |
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| influential point of Fu organs |
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Ren 12
effects all yang organs |
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Ren 17
tonifies qi and moves qi in chest due to emotional problems |
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| influential point of blood |
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UB 17
used to tonify or move blood |
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| influential point of sinews |
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GB 34
used in weakness of stiffness of ligaments and tendons |
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| influential point of Marrow |
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GB 39
used to nourish marrow in bones, brain, spinal cord, (tx windstroke) |
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| influential point of Bones |
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UB 11
used primarily for arthritic conditions and bone disease |
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| influential point of vessels |
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LU 9
used primarily to stimulate circulation in vessels that contain blood |
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connect one channel to another
entry- point where meridian begins
exit-where qi leaves channel to next
- can be used to drain or supplement a channel
-entry points pertain to organs qi
*points help flow of qi to move freely from one meridian to another and help in tonification and sedation as well as stagnation |
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| window of the sky points theory |
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balance yin and yang in upper and lower parts of body
-primarily used when patient had condition of excess yin in lower and def yin and excess yang in upper |
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| symptoms to use window to sky points |
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yang excess- heat in heat, red eyes, anger, headache
yin excess- varicose veins, cold feet, menstrual disturbances, leg cramps at night |
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| all window to sky points have this in their name |
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UB 10, ST 9, LI 18
SJ 16, LU 3, Ren 22
Du 16, PC1, SI 16, SI 17 |
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| muscular contractions, spasms, vertigo |
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| headache dyspnea, fullness in chest |
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| inability to speak, aphasia |
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| sudden deafness loss of visual clarity |
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| extreme thirst, epistaxis, hematuria |
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Du 16, Du26, Du 23, Du1
Jin Jin/yu yue
LI 11, LU11
PC 7,8
Ren 24
SP1, ST6 UB 62 |
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| when are group luo points used such as SP 6 : 3 foot yin |
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governs qi and blood 3 channels
3 channels have simultaneous disharmony
regulate relationship yin/yang: left-right side, upper lower body, inter ext body, front and back body |
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rules and initiates mvmt of yang in upper part of body
*when stagnation of yang |
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| circulates yang in superficial part of body and causes yang to descend in order to circulate the deep yin |
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| leads and guides yin of superior part of body |
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governs yin of lower body
unblocks excess yin and brings to upper body |
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| supervises all blood of body |
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| supervises all yin connecting channels on body |
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| supervises all yang connecting channels on back and head |
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| which points are in direct relationship with prenatal qi? |
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source
can also be palpated to reflect state of prenatal qi in each organ |
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**auricular infections are quite serious and stubborn to tx
contraindications: hot weather, debilitated patient
caution: history of miscarriage, hypertension pt should restafter inserting
*overtired, hungry, asthenic,mental tension
**tx in reclined position to prevent fainting |
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| needle technique for auricular |
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1/2 inch: 28-34 gauge apx .1 inch and retain 30-60 min
90degrees: HT LU SP ST KD UB SI LI
45-50degrees: shoulder, wrist, elbow, finger, toe sciatic, constipation
intradermals can be retained for up to one week, press several times a day |
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| how much blood to take when pricking ear? |
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| 3-5 drops once a day about 3-5 visits |
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| how are auricular points found |
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color change, deformation, papules, desquamation, probe
measuring electric resistance. |
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| moxa effect and indications |
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restore weakened yang, courses through three yin, expel cold and damp, open 12 channels, regulate qi and blood
asthma, arthritis, vomiting, diarrhea, rheumatic pain abdominal pain |
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upper before lower
back before front
head and body before extremities |
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moxa variations:
ginger, garlic, aconite, clay, salt |
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ginger: SP ST def, diarrhea, abodminal pain, painful joints, yang def
garlic- chronic paralysis, poison insect bites, scrofula
aconite- KD yang def, healing yin abscesses, arthritic pain, local numbness and stiffness
Clay- eczema, humid skin diseases
Salt- abdominal pain, vomiting, dysentery and cold of extremities |
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| moxa warming method, rotating, pecking method |
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warming- fixed point for numbness
rotating- circular over area for pain, skin disease, soft tissue trauma
pecking- peck for tx of illness where heat is desired |
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| moxa needle warming, moxa box |
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warming needle and heated needle: heat needle and transfer heed into deeper and direct acupoint
moxa box- warm large area usually abdomen to warm center |
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paitents with delayed response to heat (diabetes), diminished sensory respnse, excess and excess heat syndromes, do not apply scaring moxa to head and face
forbidden on lower abdomen and sacral region in pregnancy
*avoid organs and arteries
*REN 14 15 may injure heart |
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warm, move qi and blood in meridians
* causes a stagnation of blood at cupping site |
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headache, dizziness, cough, asthma
pain in tendons and bones
wind and damp
epigastric pain, vomiting, diarrhea, indigestion
acute sprains, blood stagnation, common cold, menstrual pain, snake bites, bi syndromes |
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left in place 5-15 min
used for general illness |
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multiple cups retained
trauma to muscle groups along muscle
tx: blood stagnation |
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cup applied and rapidly taken off (repeatedly)
over local area of def. condition that has numbness or lack of function |
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| moved over area to flat body surfaces |
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| contraindications for cupping |
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skin ulcers
high fever
over large blood vessels
spontaneous bleed pati.
thin muscles
semiconscious pt
edema
convulsions, abdominal and sacral regions in pregnant women, severe allergic skin, dermatitis |
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activate blood
reduce swelling |
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press area to cause pooling
prick point .05-.1 inch deep
allow a few drops, then swab |
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high fever
mental disorders, sore throat, local swelling, low back pain, tonsillitis, acute GI inflammation, heat stroke, apoplexy, hematoma |
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| bleeding contraindications |
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| weak patients, pregnant women, hemorrhagic disorders |
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| electro acupuncture cautions |
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patients with pacemaker
could worsen spastic muscles
stimulation over neck
** low intensity and slow on face
** levels below 250mA due to affects on HT
needle areas equally sensitive
not for patients with HT disease
path should not cross HT
make sure needle doesn't break or bend |
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| review electro acupuncture readings |
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