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Moxa Therapies Flashcards

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Hyochiho

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Local/Symptomatic Treatment- Japanese style

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Skills needed to perform a successful tx.

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  1. Careful diagnosis through asking, observation, palpation
  2. Practice manual skills, focus
  3. Adjust skills/techniques to fit each case
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When to do a local tx…

  1. Ev’s-
  2. 5 Phase-
  3. Shakuju-
  4. Divergent channels-
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  1. after the cords are off
  2. after the back she’s have been treated, or between if someone has difficulty turning over
  3. After the abdomen is rechecked following a back tx.
  4. After back shu tx.
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Exceptions to the rule.. when to do a local treatment

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  • Before a root if the symptoms are severe
  • If patient cannot easily turn over
  • Time restrictions
  • Always try to incorporate some root tx. to balance the entire body
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Who is Manase Dousan?

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A Monk who founded Kanpo- Japanese Herbal Medicine and who wrote the 12 essential principles

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Tsubo moves ______ when Qi is excess, and ________ when Qi is deficient.

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  1. distally

2. proximally

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Kyu-

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Moxabustion

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Properties of Moxa therapy

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Warming
Moves Blood
Can promote healing locally
Tonifies Yang Qi

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Depth of moxa treatments…

  1. Okyu
  2. Kyutoshin
  3. Chinetsukyu
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  1. Blood Level
  2. Qi (surface of the skin) and Blood Level
  3. Qi Level
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Sorei Yanagiya

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Burned 300 moxa cones on a watermelon

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Tohya Kazuo

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Investigated the effects of moxa on a cellular level and found that…

  1. The heat creates a local inflammatory reaction
  2. Moxa contains beneficial chemical substances which positively affect immune cells leading to an increase in WBC
  3. Moca increases the body’s ability to regulate circulation and activate local immune responses through a cascade effect.
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Tanioka

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Needle selection

-determined that you should use moxa when skin is damp or wet.

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Pure moxa vs. Semi pure

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Pure moxa burns at a lower temperature (60 degrees c)

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Shijokyu

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Act of doing moxa

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15
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Different sizes of moxa

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approx. 3mm long 
Base is roughly pointed 
half rice size- thicker moxa 
sesame- medium sized 
thread- thin and long
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Oshide—-

Sashide—–

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rolling threads

placing/lighting threads

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17
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When do you remove ash between threads?

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When dispersing

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18
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When do you leave ash on between threads?

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When tonifying

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Moxa for draining..

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  • Can be used to disperse by venting or unblocking the point/area
  • stronger stimulation
  • fewer threads on more points
  • stop with sweat or red skin
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Reactivity to moxa

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low reactivity= deficiency (cold)
high reactivity= heat condition

  • the less reactive the more beneficial
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Dosage guidelines for Okyu

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Weak: 1-3
Normal: 3-7
Strong: over 7, maybe up to 100

*all have to be felt by the patient

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Guidelines to follow when using more/larger threads:

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  • robust patients, with early stage illnesses
  • excess conditions that require draining
  • abdomen, lumbar, sacral area
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Guidelines to follow when using fewer/smaller threads:

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  • face, head, anterior chest, extremities
  • elderly, children
  • weak, chronically ill patients
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Contraindications to Okyu

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open wounds/weeping sores
stop when skin becomes pink
areas of neuropathy
pregnancy- lumbar, abdomen, BL67

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CV12+6, LI11, TW4, ST36, KD6, GV20, GV12, BL17, 18, 20, 23, 32, 52 - 7 okyu on each point

A

Sawada TX.

“Tai Chi”

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26
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CV12: 100 moxa
GV12: 3 moxa
LI11+ST36: 3 moxa bilaterally

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Shirota treatment
“Clear Hara, clarify pulse”
TBT= total body treatment

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GV20, 16, 12, BL10, LI11 -3x/pt

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Birch: HA Tx

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GV22, BL10, LI10, HT3 -3x/pt

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Birch: Congestion TX

29
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LU6, BL33, GV2 w/ prolapse: GV20- 3x/pt

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Birch: hemorrhoids

30
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BL12, GV12 (x21)

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Birch: cold/flu

31
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TW4, CV12, CV14 -3x/pt.

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Birch: Morning sickness

32
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KD 9

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Birch: Detox with asthma

33
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LI15, LI11, GV12, Bl12- 3x/pt

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Birch: Skin problems

34
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Uranaitei

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Extra point for food poisoning, plantar surface of the food: fold back 2nd toe. 3-5 x on LESS SENSITIVE SIDE

35
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  1. Hyochiho means

2. Honchiho means

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  1. Local/symptomatic treatment

2. Root treatment/general balancing

36
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Ohmondo Points

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Kneed bent at lateral ends of the crease-bilateral, close to LV and GB channels: 3-5 x

37
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Dr. Shimetaro Hara created what type of treatment?

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Sacral treatment, 10 pt. moxabustion system

38
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Indications for Dr. Hara’s treatment

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Low back pain, pelvic problems, urinary problems, hypertension, diabetes, neurological disorders, heart diseases, chronic diseases, immune problems, GYN

39
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TX. for Dr. Hara’s Tx.

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8 points on an inverted triable on the sacrum + ST36

-first treat ST36 bilaterally

40
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Dosage for Dr. Hara’s Tx.

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Age 1: 2
Age 3: 4
Age 5: 6
Age 7: 7 and up

41
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Dr. Tanika created what type of treatment?

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Kaden-Kyuho/ another sacral tx. use 3 finger widths and palpate for P/P

42
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Indications for Dr. Tanika’s treatment

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back pain or spasm, inguinal pain, pelvic pain, induction of labor, infertility, difficulty walking, lower limb neuropathy

43
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Dosae for Dr. Tanika’s treatment

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3x on A, B points with half rice sized threads

44
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Isabune Kukaya created what type of treatment?

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Ankle tx. for GYN problems using ankle points on medial malleolus

45
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Indications for Isabune Kukaya treatment

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Cold abdomen, fertility, regulation of menopause, aid in induction, reproductive regulations, hormones `

46
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Is Isabune Kukaya’s treatment contraindicated in pregnancy?

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NO- even though it is on the ankle

47
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Point location in Isabune Kukaya’s tx:

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Ankle Treatment-
Kohgi- 2 fun above SP 6 (LV5)
Eichi- lateral to the widest part of the maleolus
Roin-directly under medial malleolus

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Bl13, 15, 42 - insomnia, dream disturbed sleep, emotional upset, manic, stiff and painful shoulders, asthma, chest pain

A

Fukaya

49
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GV23 x7 -cranial nerve problems, cerebella, cerebrum, stroke, paralysis, trigeminal neuralgia, TMJ, epilepsy, dementia, facial paralysis, HA, Visual abdnormalities, sinusitius, tinnitus, allergies, etc.

A

Fukaya

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Chinetsukyu properties:

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“heat knowing moxa”
cone moxa
treats the Qi level
generally used for hyochiho (local tx)

A form of indirect moxa: cone is not burned down all the way to the skin, 2/3 of the way down or until the patient says it is hot.

51
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Effects of Chinetsukyu

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Tonifies Qi (esp. Wei Qi)
Warms cold area on the skin and the muscle level
Can be used to release stasis in an inflamed area (signs include pressure, pain, tightness, swelling, indurations)

52
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Dosage for Chinetsukyu

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Generally 1-3/spot
Use the skin color as a guide (stop when pink)
Ask for feedback

Gently warming= tonifying
More of a hot sensation= dispersive
*density affects burning temperature

53
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Ikeda dosage guidelines

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Excess= less cold: 1x/point 
Deficient= more cold: 3-5x/point
54
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Chinetsukyu contraindications

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  • overly dry and tight areas
  • If done on an inflamed area: monitor the dryness- stop when sweating
  • over large blood vessels

*used when quicker and less penetrating moxa is needed

55
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Size of chinetskuyu

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NO LARGER THAN A DIME

  1. 5 cm. high
    * consistency matters: size, density, shape
56
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Kyutoshin properties

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“moxa needle-head”
semipure moxa is used (wakakusa)
Treats blood and Qi level

57
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Indications for Kyutoshin

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  • Cold in the muscles and the channels
  • Chronic, deep, cold
  • Sx. of Yang deficiency
  • Numbness/paralysis
  • Tonifying Yang and Blood in an area or point
58
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Dosage of Kyutoshin

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Mild= 1 ball 
Worse/Cold= up to 3 balls
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Contraindications of Kyutoshin

A 
Above L4
Abdomen of pregnant women 
Cases of excess heat or high fever 
numb areas 
open wounds 
Do not take a hot shoer 24 after if using several balls

40 mm needle- can use a 30 mm if making smaller balls
max size= 1 inch in diameter
AT LEAST 1 inch above the skin
When balls are close together: stagger by lighting

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Signs of Cold/deficiency

A 
Cold to the touch 
dull pain 
contracting cold pain 
numbness 
weakness 
achiness
61
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Kytoshin is overall more _____ than Okyu

A

WARMING- use it for stiff, cold, tight areas, can re-supply the areas of blood (old injuries or stasis)

62
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TX: Frz. shoulder: LI15, TW4, SI10, ST38, on 2-3 reactive points

Kyutoshin on sd. of the injury, dispersive needle on the other side, leave an intradermal (hinaishin) on affected side.

A

Akabane Sensei’s techinque

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Acute/Chronic Diarrhea: CV12 or CV10, 14, ST36, L-ST26, back shu’s : look for kori’s

A

Akabane Sensei

64
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Inventor of the intradermal

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Akabane Sensei

65
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TX: muscle/neuralfic problems: Needle into the Kori, slightly withdraw- “flick” follow with kyutoshin 1x/ Repeat up to 20 x.

A

Ikeda

66
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Indications for a Belly Bowl

A

Popular in Japan

Deep internal cold 
Rising Yang 
Tonsilitis 
Cold Type Diarrhea 
disconnected head/body 
*avoid showering 12 hours after use.
67
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Tiger warmer indications/ cautions:

A

muscle, channel, problems (achy, numb, cold)
face
pediatric (GV14- insomnia, colic)
Can treat either the Blood of the Qi Level

caution: monitor skin for redness, numb areas, open wounds

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