| Selecting the Right Acupoints - A Handbook on Acupuncture Therapy
By Dr. Geng Junying et al
Paperback, 349 pages, English
New World Press 1995
ISBN 7800051811 Acupuncture Therapy - Marked efficacy and a low instance of adverse effect with simple instrumentsSelection of acupoints is one of the decisive factors of the therapy. The experience accumulated by Chinese acupuncturists in ancient and modern times is important to its successful practice. Most of this knowledge is scattered throughout acupuncture classics, modern literature, or is possessed by practicing physicians. In this book, the author makes efforts to introduce the knowledge of acupoints, and to bring together the vast array of methods of acupuncture therapy in one concise and useful reference tool. It presents current practices in the selection of acupoints, and methods newly developing in clinical research. Primarily, this book is meant to provide easy access to reference material for acupuncture practitioners who possess a certain level of knowledge of acupuncture. But it may also serve as a useful guide for beginners. There are two parts: General introduction to methods of selection of acupoints includes body acupuncture, ear acupuncture, head acupuncture, hand acupuncture, foot acupuncture, wrist-and-ankle acupuncture and eye acupuncture. Acupuncture therapy are composed of syncope headache cerebrovascular accident, sciatica, trigeminal neuralgia, hypochondriac pain, diaphragm spasms, gastrocnemius spasm, facial spasm, facial paralysis, periodic paralysis, parkinsonism, agraphia with tremulous hand, multiple neuritis, neuritis of lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh, peripheral nerve injury, neurasthenia, hysteria, menopausal syndrome, epilepsy, paraplegia, acute soft tissue injury of the waist, soft tissue injury of knee, soft tissue injury of the ankle, cervical spondylosis, stiff neck, periarthritis of shoulder joint, external humeral epicondylitis, tenosynovitis, ganglion, bi syndromes, lower back pain, painful heels, palpitation, angina pectoris, thromboangiitis, pulseless disease, raynaud's disease, erythromelalgia, leukopenia, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, dysentery, gastro-duodenal ulcer, acute perforation of gastro-duodenal ulcer, gastroptosis, acute gastric dilatation, acute appendicitis, acute intestinal obstruction, pancreatitis, cholecystitis and gallstone, constipation, hemorrhoids, prolapse of rectum, ascariasis, infectious hepatitis, common cold, acute bronchitis, chronic bronchitis, bronchial asthma, pneumonia, pulmonary tuberculosis, retention of urine, incontinence of urine, urinary infection, urinary stone, prostatitis, orchitis, epididymitis, nephritis, impotence, spermatorrhea, male infertility, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, functional uterine bleeding, leukorrhea, morning sickness, malposition of fetus, inertia of uterus, insufficient lactation, delactation, chronic pelvic inflammation, pruritus of vulva, prolapsed uterus, hysteromyoma, female sterility, heperplasia of mammary gland acute mastitis, infantile convulsion, infantile malnutrition, infantile diarrhea, infantile enuresis, infantile polysialia, infantile hernia, sequela of poliomyelitis, pertussis parotitis, conjunctivitis, hordeolum, ptosis of upper eyelid, night blindness, color blindness, myopia, strabismus optic atrophy, tympanitis, tinnitus, deafness, deaf-mutism, acute tonsillitis, laryngopharyngitis, hoarseness toothache nasosinusitis rhinitis, epistaxis, temporomandibular joint syndrome, urticaria, eczema, neurodermatitis, acne, herpes zoster, tinea, verrucae, leukoderma, alopecia, folliculitis, heloma, acute lymphangitis, scrofula, malaria, epidemic encephalitis b, carboxyhemoglobinemia, heart stroke, dizziness and vertigo, motion sickness, edema, frostbite, drowning, addiction to smoking, simple goiter and hyperthyroidism, diabetes, obesity. The written style is the same as this: 10. Facial ParalysisPrincipal points: Yangbai (G.B. 14), Sibai (St. 2), Dicang (St.4), Jiache (St. 6), Hegu (L.I. 4), Xiaguan (St. 7) Quanliao (S.I. 18)
Method: A joining method can be adopted when needling points on the face. Such as: Dicang (St. 4) joins to Jiache (St. 6), Yangbai (G.B. 14) to Yuyao (Extra), and Sibai (St. 2) to Nose-Juliao (St. 3). During the initial stage, it is advisable to puncture shallowly with mild stimulation. However, needle the remote points with moderate stimulation. Keep the needles inserted for 10-20 minutes. After withdrawing the needles, apply moxibustion with a moxa stick to the facial points until congestion appears. Points on the affected side, except Hegu (L.I. 4), are often selected for treatment. Treat daily or once every other day.
Supplementary Points:
Flat philtrum: Yingxiang (L.I. 20)
Deviation of the philtrum: Renzhong (Du 26)
Maxillary labial groove deviated: Chengjiang (Ren 24)
Pain at the mastoid region: Yifeng (S.J. 17)
Difficulty in frowning and raising the eyebrow: Zanzhu (U.B. 2)
Headache at occiput region: Fengchi (G.B. 20)
Numbness and taste impairment of the tongue: Liangquan (Ren 23)
Incomplete closing of the eye: Zanzhu (U.B. 2), Sizhukong (S.J. 23)
Tinnitus and deafness: Tinghui (G.B. 2)Other therapies:1. Cutaneous acupuncture
Points: Yangbai (G.B. 14), Sibai (St. 2), Dicang (St. 4), Jiache (St. 6), Hegu (L.I. 4)
Method: Tap points on the affected side, except Hegu (L.I. 4), using cutaneous needles, until the local skin becomes re in color. Treat daily or once every other day. Ten treatments constitute one course. This method should be applied during the recovery stage or the sequelae.
2. Moxibustion
Points: Taiyang (Extra), Jiache (St. 6), Dicang (St. 4), Nose-Juliao (St. 3), xiaguan (St. 7)
Method: Apply moxibustion with moxa cones once every 3-5 days. 3-7 cones are needed for each point. This method should be applied in chronic cases.
3. Electro-acupuncture
Points: Dicang (St. 4), Jiache (St. 6), Yangbai (G.B. 14), Sibai (St. 2), Hegu (L.I. 4)
Method: Apply current which the patient can tolerate for 5-10 minutes, and which produces twitching of the facial muscle. If the teeth clench tightly, it means the needles have been inserted too deeply into the masseter muscle. Withdraw and reinsert the needles.
4. Cupping
Points: On affected side
Method: Consider as a supplementary treatment, apply small cups once every 3-5 days.
5. Hydro-acupuncture
Points: Qianzhen (Extra), Taiyang (Extra), Dicang (St. 4), Yifeng (S.J. 17), Yingxiang (L.I. 20)
Method: Insert and retain the needles for 5-10 minutes until a needling sensation is obtained. Inject 0.5-1 ml of 100 mg Vitamin B solution in each point. Treat daily or once very other day. These points can be used in rotation.
6. Head acupuncture
Points: Facial Motor Area on either the affected or opposite side of the head.
Method: Treat daily or once every other day, according to the routine procedure of head acupuncture. Ten treatments constitute one course.
Remarks: This condition should be distinguished as either peripheral or central nervous system facial paralysis. If it is related to the central nervous system, the treatment should proceed according to the method used in treating a cerebrovascular accident.
Acupuncture is relatively effective in the treatment of this illness. However, more rapid results will be obtained, if acupuncture is combined with massage, hot compress, or Chinese and Western oral medication.REFERENCES:
1. Clinical report on electro-acupuncture in the treatment of 47 cases of deviated mouth and eye
Points: Fengchi (G.B. 20), QianZhen (Extra), Yangbai (G.B. 14), Jiache (St. 6), Hegu (L.I. 4)
Supplementary points: Xiaguan (St. 7), Quanliao (S.I. 18), Chengjiang (Ren 24), Renzhong (Du 26), Taiyang (Extra), Zusanli (St. 36), Neiting (St. 44), Taichong (Liv.3)
Method: Select a point on the affected side, except Hegu (L.I. 4). The joining method is often used on facial points. The remote points are usually combined with local points. After the needling sensation is obtained, connect the needles to an electro-stimulator with a sparse-dense or intermittent pulsation, using moderate stimulation for 10-20 minutes. For an acute case, treat daily, but for a chronic case, treat once every other day. Seven treatments constitute one course.
Results: Among 47 cases, 21 cases were cured, marked effect was shown in 14 cases, improvement was seen in 10 cases, and no effect appeared in 2 cases. The total effective rate reached 95.8 percent.
(Source: Fujian Journal Of Traditional Chinese Medicine, (3):28, 1981)[The following references 2-7 were snipped.] |
