Acupuncture Flashcards
Cardinal human lung points and action
LUkes 5,7,9,11
Point - action
Lu5 respiratory system
Lu7 neck — master point head/neck
Lu9 skin, blood vessels,throat,pulse
Lu11 skin
Lung meridian
Lu 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11
Cardinal Luke’s 57911
Ying
Splat
Sun
Ascending
Numbers up to sun (arms up)
Ying features
Ascending
Sun
Splat
Front
Lung, liver, spleen, heart, kidney, pericardium
Yang features
Descending (arms up)
Earth
Hollow
Bounce
Back
SI,LI, TH, ST, Bl, GB
Lu 5 about
Lu5 - cubical crease of elbow in depression lateral to biceps brachii tendon
On cubical crease in depression lateral to biceps bracheii tendon
Cubit marsh
Often LU5 and PC3 together - tendinitis
Local elbow pain
Sedation point
Water
Lu 9 about
On transverse crease of wrist at lateral side of radial artery
Action - skin, blood vessels, throat, pulse
LU7 about
Master point head and neck
Nook proximal to styloid process radius, divergent branch of cephalic vein, used for dental pain, skin disorders, neck pain, sensory
Superficial radial nerve, radial artery
1.5cun prox to transverse crease wrist superior to styloid process
LU1 about
Central treasury
6cun lateral to 1st intercostal space 1cun below LU2
Caution puncture lung
Direct needle towards shoulder
Neck and shoulder pain, sensory, muscle dysfunction,
Tracheae snd viral disorders
Medial to greater tubercle
Nerves cervicothiracic and pectoral
Myofascia
Often. Lu1, BL12, BL13 together for somatovisceral reactions
Cranial nerves
Cn1 olfactory
Cn2 optic
Cn3 oculomoter
Cn4 trochlear
CN 5 trigeminal
Cn 6 abducens
Cn 7 facial
Cn 8 auditory
CN 9 glosdopharyngeal
CN 10 vagus
CN 11 spinal accessory
CN 12 hypoglossal
On old Olympus towering tops a Finn and German viewed some hops
Cranial nerves not affected directly by acupuncture
Cn 1 olfactory
Cn 2 optic
CN 4 Trochlear
Cn 6 Abducens
Anosmia points
Li20
Gv20
Gv24.5 yintang
Not gv26 awake
Li 20 about
Master point for face and mouth
Caution dog can lick out
Welcome fragrance- anosmia
Yintang
Primary master point for sensoryneuro
Gv 24.5
Between eyebrows
Extraocular muscle - nerves
Cn 3 oculomotor
-medial rectus muscle
-ventral rectus muscle
- dorsal rectus muscle
Cn 6 abducens
-lateral rectus
-retractor bulbi
Cn 4 trichlear
Dorsal oblique muscle
Trigeminal foramens
Ophthalmic - superior orbital fissure
Maxillary - foramen rotundum
Mandibular - foramen ovale
Cn5 functions
Somatic sensory - facial, scalp, dura, sinuses, teeth, tympanic membrane eye
Somatic motor - Mm of mastication
Top 3 cranial nerves for acupuncture
Trigeminal cn 5
Facial cn 7
Vagus cn 10
Ophthalmic branch of trigeminal cn 5 sensory to?
Globe
Forehead
Caudal muzzle
Medial canthus of eye
Nasal mucosa
Maxillary branch of trigeminal cn 5 sensory to?
Maxilla
Lateral canthus eye
Nose
Upper lip
Cheek
Mucosa of nasal cavity
Soft and hard palates
Maxillary teeth
Maxillary gingivae
Mandibular branch cn 5 sensory to?
Sensory
Mandible
Skin of chin
Lower lips
Mandibular teeth
Mucosa of tongue, oral vestibule,floor of mouth
Parotid salivary gland sensation
Guttural pouch horse
Mandibular branch of cn 5 motor to?
Motor-
Muscles of mastication
-masseter
-temporalis
-medial pterygoid
-lateral pterygoid
-mylohyoid
-rostrum belly of digastricus
Facial nerve master point
Th17
Below ear
Tendinitis
Elbow points
PC3 and lu5
Neck pain
Gb20 and bl10
Welcome fragrance
Li20
Don’t use awake will lick needle
CPR
Gv26
Eye points
Bl1,bl2,th23,gb1,st1
Medial-dorsal-lateral-ventral-medial
Many useful points
Danger th23,gb1 - dog orbit not solid here
Ying tang
Gv 24.5
Between eyebrows
For anxiety
Dorsal neck points
Gb20 mastoid process behind ear
bl10 - level with c2 most cranial part of wing of atlas dorsal streak neck
Shoulder
Lateral li15, th14
Abduct arm 90 degrees -2 depressions, cranial li15, causal th14
Dorsal si9,si11,si12
Medial elbow
Ht3, si8
Ulnar nerve
Wrist /carpus
Lu9, (li5),th4,si5,ht7,pc7
Knee / stifle proximal
Lr9
Sp10
St34
Distal to stifle knee points
Sp9
St36
Gb34
Bl55
Ankle /tarsus
Bl60
Ki3
St41
Sacropelvic groups
Bl24-34 in humans - in dog sacral foramen
Gv2
Gv3
Ways to group points
Channels
Nerves/vessels
Spinal segments (shu mu)
General actions (master)
- li4 face/mouth
- lu7 head/neck
Regions
What does treatment involve
Neuromodulation
Myofascial approaches
Neuromodulation via?
CNS (1)
Brain
Spinal cord
Peripheral nervous system (2)
Cranial nerves
Spinal nerves
Peripheral nerves (3)
Autonomic nervous system comprised of
(1) sympathic nervous system
(2) parasympathetic
Sympathic influencers
Brain - hypothalamus
Spinal cord
Sympathetic ganglia
Sympathetic ganglia
Paraspinal
Preaortic
Cervical
Parasympathetic access
(1) cranial nerves 3,7,9,10
(2)cross talk
Trigeminovagel
Trigeminocervical
Convergence nucleus tractus solitaries
(3) sacral spinal nerves
Neuromodulation using Cpa
Central nervous system
Peripheral nervous system
Autonomic nervous system
