Professor's experience in the treatment ofsyndrome with fire needling therapy at lower-sea points.
10.13703/j.0255-2930.2016.07.017
- Author:
Yu ZHOU
1
;
Zhongjie CHEN
1
;
Chun LIU
1
;
Bing WANG
1
;
Ning ZHANG
1
;
Caifen LI
1
;
Qian XIE
2
Author Information
1. Hospital of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
2. Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Beijing 100700, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
WU Zhongchao;
bi syndrome;
experience of famous physicians;
fire needling therapy;
needling for five types of bi syndrome
- From:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
2016;36(7):739-742
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
syndrome is classified into five categories. Based on the syndrome differentiation of meridians and collaterals andtheories, Professorproposed the fire needling therapy at the lower-sea points for five types ofsyndromes. Professorstresses on the flexible application of fire needling therapy forsyndrome at the lower-sea points and innovated the unique five techniques of fire needling therapy, named lifting and threating needle of small amplitude at the lower-sea points, the stimulation along the relevant meri-dians before fire needling, detecting the sensitive sites by gentle pressing the relevant lower-sea points, combining the movement of affected upper limb or joint during fire needling, or combining with contralateral needling technique, and controlling the depth of fire needling based on the duration of sickness and depth of affected site. He pointed out that Shangjuxu (ST 37) is for skinsyndrome, Zusanli (ST 36) for musclesyndrome, Yanglingquan (GB 34) for tendonsyndrome, Weizhong (BL 40) for bonesyndrome and Xiajuxu (ST 39) for vesselsyndrome.
