Summary of Professor ZHOU Yunfeng's clinical experience in treating insomnia with the three-part Tuina manipulation
10.1007/s11726-025-1511-3
- VernacularTitle:周运峰教授三部推拿法治疗失眠症临床经验总结
- Author:
Xiaojing CHEN
;
Yunfeng ZHOU
;
Hui XU
;
Hang ZHOU
;
Biao SHAO
;
Juntao CHEN
;
Liuyang ZHANG
;
Chongyang GUAN
;
Haoguang QU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Tuina;
Massage;
Three-part Tuina Manipulation;
Insomnia;
Point Selection;
Famous Doctor's Experience;
ZHOU Yunfeng
- From:
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science
2025;23(3):279-286
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
With the holistic concept of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)as the foundation,Professor ZHOU Yunfeng proposes the three-part Tuina(Chinese therapeutic massage)manipulation to treat insomnia by"taking the head and brain as the essential and simultaneously regulating the abdomen and back".Taking the theories of Ying-nutrient and Wei-defensive Qi,Zang-Fu organs,and meridians as evidence,this method primarily regulates the mind and concurrently modulates Zang-Fu organs.The three-part Tuina manipulation regulates the spirit by grasping the five meridians(Governor Vessel,Bladder Meridian of Foot Taiyang,and Gallbladder Meridian of Foot Shaoyang)and stimulating points such as Baihui(GV20),Yintang(GV29),Taiyang(EX-HN5),and Shenting(GV24);it regulates the abdomen by selecting Zhongwan(CV12),Shenque(CV8),Qihai(CV6),and Guanyuan(CV4),which means to calm the mind by regulating spleen-stomach Qi activities;it treats the back by selecting Jianjing(GB21),Xinshu(BL15),Pishu(BL20),Weishu(BL21),and Shenshu(BL23),which means to calm the mind by regulating Qi activities of the whole body.Mind regulation runs through the whole process of this manipulation,which combines points from three body regions to produce a synergistic effect,concurrently treating the three body parts,i.e.,the head,abdomen,and back,to mitigate the clinical symptoms and improve sleep quality in insomniacs.
