Acupuncture Treatment Protocol

Question 1

Acupuncture treatment protocol works best for which type of pain?

Answer 1

Acute - not best for nebulous pain

Question 2

How many weak muscles need to be present in order to use the diagnostic portion of the acupuncture treatment protocol?

Answer 2

One

Question 3

Acupuncture treatment protocol is used assuming what about a weak muscle and its alarm point?

Answer 3

It strengthens it.

Question 4

What is treatment: NAT?

Answer 4

Find NUTRITION for the weak muscle, ADJUST at the associated point after challenging the vertebrae, go to the TONIFICATION point on the side of the weak muscle and TAP it rapidly

Question 5

What sort of pressure should be used when tapping a tonification point for pain control?

Answer 5

Hard; anything else goes for balancing energy in the body (light tap, laser, magnets, etc.)

Question 6

If the tonification point is over a joint (which is common), what should be checked (because this will cause your correction to go away)

Answer 6

Check the joint for extra-spinal subluxations

Question 7

If both wrists TL (which is abnormal), check the patient’s _________. How is this checked?

Answer 7

Occiput; have pt stick their tongue straight out, then to L and to R - this helps indicate which side of the occiput to take first

Question 8

What is the associated point for T3? What is the spondylogenic?

Answer 8

Lungs; C3 Lungs

Question 9

What is the associated point for T4? What is the spondylogenic?

Answer 9

Gallbladder; C4 gallbladder

Question 10

What is the associated point for T5? What is the spondylogenic?

Answer 10

Adrenals; C5 adrenals/blood sugar

Question 11

What is the associated point for T6? What is the spondylogenic?

Answer 11

Heart; C6 heart

Question 12

What is the associated point for T7?

Answer 12

Governing vessel

Question 13

What is the associated point for T8?

Answer 13

Conception vessel

Question 14

What is the associated point for T9?

Answer 14

Liver

Question 15

What is the associated point for T10?

Answer 15

Liver

Question 16

What is the associated point for T11?

Answer 16

Gallbladder

Question 17

What is the associated point for T12?

Answer 17

Spleen

Question 18

What is the associated point for L1?

Answer 18

Stomach

Question 19

What is the associated point for L2?

Answer 19

Triple Heater

Question 20

What is the associated point for L3?

Answer 20

Kidney

Question 21

What is the associated point for L4/L5?

Answer 21

Colon

Question 22

What is the associated point for S1?

Answer 22

Small intestine

Question 23

What is the associated point for S2?

Answer 23

Bladder

Question 24

For every bilateral meridian (not midline meridian), there is a 2 hour period of maximum energy called the _____ period.

Answer 24

Horary

Question 25

T/F: We use the 24 hour clock when the alarm point fails to strengthen the weak associated muscle

Answer 25

True

Question 26

When using the 24 hour clock and the alarm point fails to strengthen the weak associated muscle, what must happen next?

Answer 26

Back up on the 24 hour clock, utilizing the alarm points

Question 27

When you back up on the 24 hour clock and find the alarm point which then does strengthen that original weak associated muscle, this is the location of which 3 things?

Answer 27

1. Excess energy
2. Where you give nutrition
3. Where you adjust (look for the subluxation and then go to the Lovett

Question 28

On the 24 hour clock, the arrow tells you the ____ point to use; it will be the one _____ -forward from the site of ______ energy.

Answer 28

Luo, First, Excess