Acupuncture Flashcards
What happened in 1996 to acupuncture needles?
they went from Class III to class II medical devices (i.e said they were safe and effective in the hands of licensed practitioners)
What did the NIH find out about acupuncture in 1997?
that acpuncture works! (espec. for pain)
In 2005, what did insurance companies decide?
to cover the cost of acupuncture (about 50% of them)
Because of the success of acupuncture at least (blank) percent of the US population has used complementary medicine in the past year
35
What are the 5 traditional chinese medicine theories?
Qi Energy Yin &Yang Theory Five Element Theory AcuPoint Theory Meridian Theory
What is Qi (chee)?
So what does this have to do with acupunture?
air or energy that flows through meridians. You dont have these meridians blocked.
acupuncture allows you to access the qi
What does yin and yang tell us?
its important to have harmony and there everything is not all good or all bad
What is the five element theory of the types of Qi?
fire, earth, wood, metal, water
What is the point specificity theory?
There is a specific point on the body that is correlated to another particular point on the body for a particular ailment.
The only constant gross anatomical structures located in the vicinity of acupoints are (blank) and (blank)
nerves and nerve endings
Acupoints exhibit high (blank) although the results are sometimes mixed.
electrical conductance
There appears to be a high density of (blank) at the epithelia of acupuncture points
gap junctions
High concentrations of (blank) and (blank) have been documented at acupoints
Nitric Oxide and NO synthase
What are trigger points?
tight bands of muscle that when stimulated will relax that muscle (this is a good acupuncture point)
acupoints are pretty similiar to (blank) points. (they are highly correlated)
trigger
What is Shu and MU?
acupuncture points that directly relate to specific viscera
What are head points?
What is interesting about these?
precursors to modern dermatomes
They are similiar to acupuncture points
How many pathway of qi are there on the surface of the body?
14
Each meridian is associated with an (blank)
organ
(blank) not only govern the structures underneath their distribution, but they can also affect the function of their associated organs
Meridians
(blank) Qi within the meridians leads to the development of disease. Acupuncture and other TCM treatments can assist in moving and balancing Qi
Stagnant
the point is, if you want to relieve a certain ailment, place the needle into the corresponding (blank). This will relieve the pain and the referred pain.
meridian
(blank) Meridians are described as anatomical pathways that transmit strain and movement through the body’s muscle and fascia.
Myofascial
Dorsher found an 89% (8 of 9) overlap between the course of these Myofascial Meridians and (blank) Meridians.
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