Acupuncture Flashcards
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Acupuncture
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is a practice in which needles are inserted into various traditionally determined points of the body and then manipulated
- claims to relieve pain, treat infertility, treats disease, prevents disease, promotes general health, or can be used for therapeutic purposes
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Dry needling
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-one type of acupuncture but can be practiced by PTs in 26 states
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Yin Yang
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- Extreme opposites
ex. male/female, night/day
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zang-fu organs
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- Describes 5 organs with specific functions and pathological changes
- heart controls mind
- kidney controls bone ( metabolism or vitamin D)
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Qi
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energy- light force
- need food and air to get energy (rice and vapor)
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Theories based on chinese philosophy
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- Yin yang
- zang-fu organs
- five elements
- qi, blood, and body fluid
- meridians
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Five elements
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used to describe symptoms
- Fire
- Earth
- Metal
- water
- Wood
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Fire
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- comes from water, gives birth to metal
- Yin Yang examples
- yin: heart (HT) Yang: small intestine (SI)
- Yin: heart constrictor Yang: triple heater (TH)
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Earth
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- comes from wood, gives birth to water
- Yin Yang example:
- Yin: spleen (SP); Yang: Stomach (ST)
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Metal
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- Comes from fire gives birth to wood
- Yin Yang example:
- Yin: lung (LU); Yang: large intestine (LI)
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Water
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- Comes from earth gives birth to fire
- Yin yang example:
- Yin: kidney (KI); Yang: Bladder (BL)
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Wood
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- Comes from metal, gives birth to earth
- Yin Yang example:
- Yin: liver (LIV); Yang: gall bladder (GB)
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Yang in the body
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- Exterior: skin, flesh, hair, meridians
- excess (shi): disease preventing forces (-), pathogenic factors increase
- heat: yin deficiency or excess heat
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Yin in the body
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- Interior: organs, bone marrow, qi, and blood
- Deficiency (xu): disease preventing forces decrease, pathogenic factors (-)
- Cold: yang deficiency or excess cold
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Pattern recognition
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- Five elements
- interconnections between patterns
- TCM eight principles