Plum Blossom Needling Flashcards
Frequency
Once a day or once every other day.
10 sessions = a course, 3 days rest between courses
Common uses of Plum Blossom needles
Blood letting with or without cupping
Facilitating the free flow of Qi and Blood
Contraindication
Not to applied to the face
Not on skin lesions and ulcerations
Not with very weak patients
Conditions that can be treated with plum blossom needling
EPF penetration an resides in the superficial levels along channels and collaterals. Needling done in the cutaneous regions along the course of the 12 meridians
Traditionally treated on points on the Du and UB meridian. Observation and palpations to determine if plum blossom is indicated
Myopia, internal, surgical, gynaecological and paediatric disorder, atrophy, RSD, eye problems - acute conjunctivitis, myopia, lacrimation, atrophy of optic nerve
More conditions that can be treated with Plum Blossom
Alopecia, varicose veins, common cold, constipation, migraine, Atrophy of upper extremities and lower extremities
Technique for plum blossom needling
- Steady and accurate tapping - should hit surface at 90 degrees with snapping lifting motion
- Frequency - 70-90/min, and not too fast or slow
- Intensity
a. Different intensity depends on different conditions
b. Tap slightly harder on acupuncture points than on the rest of the cutaneous region
c. Follow the flow of Qi for reinforcing or counterflow for reducing
Tap lightly over protruding veins in a zigzag motion with causing bleeding
Plum Blossom for Varicose veins
Tapping on Yang Ming channels, the cervical vertebrae, both sides of the sacrum and huatuo points (T1-T7)
Plum blossom for Atrophy of upper limbs
Migraines
Tap on the nape of the neck on the affected side - PC6, SJ5, and sacral region
Tap along the medial UB line and along the sides of the nose
Common cold
