Midterms

Question 1

General Contraindications

Answer 1

1. Infectious diseases (acute/chronic communicable diseases)
2. Hemorrhagic diseases
3. Cancer (esp. skin cancer or lymph cancer)
4. Bone fractures
5. Dermatitis/Open skin lesions
6. Caution with joint replacements

Question 2

5 elements of body knowledge

Answer 2

1. Relaxation - present, open, listening with hands
2. structure - align the tissue (tendon, ligament, bones)
3. Internal Connection (lower Dan Tien, 6 harmonies)
4. Intention - harmonize etc
5. Internal Awareness - cultivated through qi gong etc applied clinical knowledge

Question 3

3 Harms

Answer 3

Forced breathing
Labored use of strength
Throwing out chest, sucking in abdomen

Question 4

Rolling

Answer 4

Gun

Question 5

Moves qi and blood (think stasis -damp)

Answer 5

Gun

Question 6

Warms jing luo and expels cold

Answer 6

Gun

Question 7

Dredges channels

Answer 7

Gun

Question 8

Lubricates joints

Answer 8

Gun

Question 9

Relieves pain

Answer 9

Gun, Na

Question 10

Gun Method

Answer 10

Place the yin hand on the body. The active hand rolls from hypothenar eminence across back of hand to the first knuckle (index finger) and back again. Wrist flexes to near 90º as the arm extends forward.

Question 11

Grasping

Answer 11

Na

Question 12

Disperse excess

Answer 12

Na

Question 13

Softens and relaxes muscles

Answer 13

Na

Question 14

release the surface (induce sweating) for heat, cold and damp

Answer 14

Na

Question 15

Restores conciousness

Answer 15

Na, An, Bo

Question 16

Pressing

Answer 16

An

Question 17

Disperses accumulation of qi and damp

Answer 17

An

Question 18

Opens the channels

Answer 18

An

Question 19

relieves spasms

Answer 19

An, yaohuan, rou

Question 20

Resuscitation

Answer 20

An, Bo, Na

Question 21

Superficial to organ and bone

Answer 21

An

Question 22

An contraindication

Answer 22

Pregnancy

Question 23

Rocking

Answer 23

Yaohuan

Question 24

Relax muscles and joints

Answer 24

An, Yaohuan

Question 25

mobilizes joints

Answer 25

yaohuan, yao

Question 26

Diagnostic

Answer 26

Yaohuan, yao

Question 27

Calm spirit

Answer 27

yaohuan and Rou

Question 28

Tendon and ligament level to joint

Answer 28

Yaohuan

Question 29

Yaohuan contraindication

Answer 29

Suspected spine or rib FX

Question 30

Warm and dredge jing luo

Answer 30

Tui

Question 31

Pushing

Answer 31

Tui

Question 32

Move qi xue and damp

Answer 32

Tui

Question 33

What does tui move

Answer 33

Qi, xue, damp

Question 34

Relieves stagnation and excess

Answer 34

Tui

Question 35

Relieves tightness and restriction

Answer 35

Tui

Question 36

Superficial to muscle, tendon, organ

Answer 36

Tui

Question 37

Method for Tui

Answer 37

Use palm root, knuckles, thumb, forearm, elbow. Stand behind tool and move forward with body and feet minding the elbow Elbow: use knife edge of forearm and externally rotate radius and ulna

Question 38

Where to use Tui

Answer 38

all the channelsR

Question 39

Round rubbing

Answer 39

Rou

Question 40

Regulates and tonifies qi in points

Answer 40

Rou

Question 41

Disperses stagnation to releive tight muscles and spasm

Answer 41

Rou

Question 42

Skin to muscle to viscera

Answer 42

Rou

Question 43

Moving out and away

Answer 43

disperse and sedation

Question 44

Rou sinks the qi to the level of

Answer 44

the rib head

Question 45

Rou contraindications

Answer 45

Sharp pain

Question 46

disperse and scatter qi into freedom

Answer 46

Bo

Question 47

Free adhesions

Answer 47

Bo

Question 48

Release exterior

Answer 48

Bo, Na

Question 49

Muscle, tendon, or ligament

Answer 49

Bo

Question 50

Bo contraindications

Answer 50

Children, elderly, overly deficient, traumatized tissue

Question 51

Circling

Answer 51

Yao

Question 52

reintegrate joint complexes

Answer 52

Yao

Question 53

Increase joint mobility

Answer 53

Yao

Question 54

increase stability

Answer 54

Yao

Question 55

Yao CI

Answer 55

using to assess lateral movement of knee, meniscus or collateral ligament tears. Extreme caution in hip and knee replacement.