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Block 4 Week 4 Dani > Acupuncture > Flashcards

Acupuncture Flashcards

1
Q

What happened in 1996 to acupuncture needles?

A

they went from Class III to class II medical devices (i.e said they were safe and effective in the hands of licensed practitioners)

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2
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What did the NIH find out about acupuncture in 1997?

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that acpuncture works! (espec. for pain)

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3
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In 2005, what did insurance companies decide?

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to cover the cost of acupuncture (about 50% of them)

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4
Q

Because of the success of acupuncture at least (blank) percent of the US population has used complementary medicine in the past year

A

35

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5
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What are the 5 traditional chinese medicine theories?

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Qi Energy
Yin &Yang Theory
Five Element Theory
AcuPoint Theory 
Meridian Theory
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6
Q

What is Qi (chee)?

So what does this have to do with acupunture?

A

air or energy that flows through meridians. You dont have these meridians blocked.
acupuncture allows you to access the qi

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7
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What does yin and yang tell us?

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its important to have harmony and there everything is not all good or all bad

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What is the five element theory of the types of Qi?

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fire, earth, wood, metal, water

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9
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What is the point specificity theory?

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There is a specific point on the body that is correlated to another particular point on the body for a particular ailment.

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10
Q

The only constant gross anatomical structures located in the vicinity of acupoints are (blank) and (blank)

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nerves and nerve endings

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11
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Acupoints exhibit high (blank) although the results are sometimes mixed.

A

electrical conductance

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12
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There appears to be a high density of (blank) at the epithelia of acupuncture points

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gap junctions

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13
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High concentrations of (blank) and (blank) have been documented at acupoints

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Nitric Oxide and NO synthase

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14
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What are trigger points?

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tight bands of muscle that when stimulated will relax that muscle (this is a good acupuncture point)

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15
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acupoints are pretty similiar to (blank) points. (they are highly correlated)

A

trigger

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16
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What is Shu and MU?

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acupuncture points that directly relate to specific viscera

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17
Q

What are head points?

What is interesting about these?

A

precursors to modern dermatomes

They are similiar to acupuncture points

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18
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How many pathway of qi are there on the surface of the body?

A

14

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19
Q

Each meridian is associated with an (blank)

A

organ

20
Q

(blank) not only govern the structures underneath their distribution, but they can also affect the function of their associated organs

A

Meridians

21
Q

(blank) Qi within the meridians leads to the development of disease. Acupuncture and other TCM treatments can assist in moving and balancing Qi

A

Stagnant

22
Q

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.

A

meridian

23
Q

(blank) Meridians are described as anatomical pathways that transmit strain and movement through the body’s muscle and fascia.

A

Myofascial

24
Q

Dorsher found an 89% (8 of 9) overlap between the course of these Myofascial Meridians and (blank) Meridians.

A

Acupuncture

25
Q

What is the average number of needles used per patient?

A

10-20

26
Q

How long do you keep needles in or?

A

30-45 min

27
Q

Are they single use needles?

A

yea single used made of stainless steel and are super thin (.12-.3 mm diameter)

28
Q

What is moxa?

A

heat creating tool

29
Q

What is cupping?

A

vacumn cup (created with the use of heat) pulls the skin away to relax muscles

30
Q

What are gua sha?

A

scraping tools used to relax muscles

31
Q

What is Tui na?

A

chinese massage

32
Q

Chinese herbs come in (blank)

A

concoctions

33
Q

Each herb has a specific (blank)

A

purpose

34
Q

What is a concotion of multiple herbs used to treat internal and external conditions?

A

chinese herbal medicines

35
Q

The more pure the substance the more (blank)

A

side effects

36
Q

Would you ever just get one herb?

A

nope, always a concotion

37
Q

What has acupuncture research showed us?

A

showed that acupuncture works and had huge effect size and works on a variety of different ailments

38
Q

What is the MOA of acupuncture?

A

released bodies endogenous opoids and deals with bodies neurotransmitters and deals with the CNS and PNS.

39
Q

What happens if you put local anesthetic into an acupoint?

A

it abolishes the acupuncture effect i.e. acupunctrue deals with nerves!

40
Q

what does acupuncture hit?

A

nerves, trigger points, fascia

41
Q

What does the US fed law demand of the acupuncture needles?

A

that they must be sterile and single use

42
Q

What is the serious adverse even rate of acupuncture?

A

5 events per million

43
Q

How many cases of infection have their been since 1970 due to acupuncture?

A

50 cases and 80 cases of Hep B

44
Q

How many deaths have been recorded due to acupuncture?

A

86 due to pneumothorax (stay away from lungs)

45
Q

What are the minor adverse events of acupunctre?

A

Minor Adverse events – 7-12% of treatments

Minor bleeding, needling pain, hematoma, dizziness

46
Q

Acupunture treats almost (blank)

A

everything!

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