Midterms Flashcards
General Contraindications
- Infectious diseases (acute/chronic communicable diseases)
- Hemorrhagic diseases
- Cancer (esp. skin cancer or lymph cancer)
- Bone fractures
- Dermatitis/Open skin lesions
- Caution with joint replacements
5 elements of body knowledge
- Relaxation - present, open, listening with hands
- structure - align the tissue (tendon, ligament, bones)
- Internal Connection (lower Dan Tien, 6 harmonies)
- Intention - harmonize etc
- Internal Awareness - cultivated through qi gong etc applied clinical knowledge
3 Harms
Forced breathing
Labored use of strength
Throwing out chest, sucking in abdomen
Rolling
Gun
Moves qi and blood (think stasis -damp)
Gun
Warms jing luo and expels cold
Gun
Dredges channels
Gun
Lubricates joints
Gun
Relieves pain
Gun, Na
Gun Method
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.
Grasping
Na
Disperse excess
Na
Softens and relaxes muscles
Na
release the surface (induce sweating) for heat, cold and damp
Na
Restores conciousness
Na, An, Bo
Pressing
An
Disperses accumulation of qi and damp
An
Opens the channels
An
relieves spasms
An, yaohuan, rou
Resuscitation
An, Bo, Na
Superficial to organ and bone
An
An contraindication
Pregnancy