Advantages of scalp acupuncture at cranial base zone for refractory ophthalmopathy.
10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.10.020
- Author:
Bin YOU
1
;
Jiruo YANG
1
;
Ying WANG
2
Author Information
1. the First People's Hospital of Lanzhou City, Lanzhou 730050, Gansu Province, China.
2. Eye Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
cranial base zone;
refractory eye diseases;
scalp acupuncture
- MeSH:
Acupuncture Points;
Acupuncture Therapy;
Eye Diseases;
therapy;
Humans;
Scalp;
Skull Base
- From:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
2018;38(10):1109-1111
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
The cranial base zone is located in the lower posterior part of harnpan, the area 0.5 up and down from the line from Yamen (GV 15) to Yifeng (TE 17). There are Tianzhu (BL 10) in the bladder meridian, Fengchi (GB 20) and Wangu (GB 12) in the gallbladder meridian, and Yiming (EX-HN 14). The four acupoints own the function of treating eye diseases. The auther find acupuncture at the cranial base zone can obviously improve the effect on refractory eye diseases. The manipulation mainly shows small amplitude lifting and thrusting with multiple filiform needles. The functions of exciting meridian , smoothing meridian and collateral, and making go into the sick part fast could occur with eye movement and orbital relaxation movement during manipulation. Thus, the effect is achieved. This paper explain the advantages of acupuncture at the cranial base zone for eye diseases in detail, with 1 case for example.
