point selection - final Flashcards
what are the 4 ways we select ear points
- according to associated body part
- according to TCM theory
- according to western medical theory
- empirical points
points for pain (5)
point zero shen men subcortex sympathetic heart
internal organ pain
sympathetic
muscular pain
spleen
tendon/ligament issue
liver
bone/joint
kidney
pain/headache in the upper body
er jian
shao yang headache
GB
headache line
occiput, temple, forehead, vertex
points for eye problems (4)
liver
eye
occiput
apex (eye points/heat)
hearing problems (6)
inner ear kidney san jiao GB SI temple
nasal issues (7)
internal nose LU LI adrenal endocrine wind stream point zero
pain or spasms in the face (3)
cheek
sympathetic
san jiao
upper jiao issues (10)
asthma parotid sympathetic shenmen adrenal windstream trachea upper and lower ear roots LU KD
anti-allergy (5)
er jian adrenal endocrine shenmen windstream
thyroid issues (8)
thyroid neck endocrine thalamus sub-cortex pituitary heart exciting
hypertension (10)
shenmen ear apex lowering BP point occiput LV liver yang HT sympathetic sub-cortex adrenal
hypotension (5)
thyroid raising BP adrenal KD HT
middle jiao problems (12)
diaphragm point zero ST SP LV SJ cardiac orifice esophagus shenmen subcortex abdomen sympathetic
regulate blood sugar (7)
pancreas endocrine thalamus sub-cortex SP KD pituitary
enuresis (6)
KD UB urethra sub-cortex pituitary exciting
menstruation issues (8)
ovary uterus/internal genitalia endocrine thalamus pituitary LV KD SP
skin itching (3)
point zero
wind stream
LU
insomnia (10)
shenmen sympathetic point zero neurasthenia sub-cortex occiput mouth HT KD LV
NADA (5)
shenmen sympathetic liver lung kidney
what point can we add to NADA although it is not part of the protocol
anxious
oral addication
NADA + mouth point