Review Flashcards
What are the three angles?
Perpendicular 90 degrees
Oblique 45 degrees
Horizontal 15-25 degrees
Two basic acupuncture techniques?
Lifting (-) and thrusting (+)
Twirling (-) and rotating (+)
What are the six assistant techniques?
Pressing, plucking, scraping (+)
Shaking, flying, trembling (-)
Double check the Notes on this!!!
How do you focus the spirit (shen)
No talking, concentration
Reinforcing is for what syndromes? (Nei Jing)
Deficient, weak, hollow, needing tonifying, blood def, qi def, yin def, yang def.
Reducing is for what syndromes? (Nei Jing)
Excess,
What is arrival of qi? (Nei Jing)
Qi catches the needle
What are the four qi sensations? (Nei Jing)
Soreness, numbness, heaviness, distention.
What are the 6 methods of reinforcing and reducing (Nei Jing)
A) rotating, trembling
B) direction of needle - with or against channel
C) thrusting and lifting
D) quick in and out slowly is reducing, in slow and out quickly is reinforcing
E) respiration (+) in on ex and out on in, and (-) in on in and out in ex
F) close the hole for (+) and leave open for (-)
Five Needling Techniques in Nei Jing
Lung
Extreme shallow puncture= skin
Five Needling Techniques in Nei Jing
Heart
Leopard Spot puncture = vein
Five Needling Techniques in Nei Jing
Liver
Joint Puncture = tendons
Five Needling Techniques in Nei Jing
Spleen
Hegu puncture = muscle
Five Needling Techniques in Nei Jing
KD
Shu-Point puncture = bones
depth of technique by Seasons (nan Jing)
Deeper puncture in Autumn and Winter because qi is deeper
More shallow puncture in Spring and Summer because qi is more shallow
Golden needle, animals
Green Dragon
Golden needle, animals
White tiger
Golden needle, animals
Old tortoise
Golden needle, animals
Red phoenix
Tonifying, close the hole.
Golden needle
Setting the mountain on fire
Tonifying, so odd numbers of times
Quickly withdraw and cover the hole
Golden needle
Penetrating Heaven Coolness
Reducing to slow withdrawal and don’t close the hole, even numbers
Golden needle
Penetrating heaven coolness
Reducing
Golden needle
Yang within yin
Reducing
Yin within yang
Golden needle
Ramming and tapping
Golden needle
War with dragon and tiger
Reducing
Golden needle
Inserting qi
Reinforcing, good for chronic pain
Golden needle
Withdraw qi
Reducing, good for withdrawing evil qi
Compendium of A+M (Dr. Yang)
(1) what did Dr Yang say?
You can miss the point but don’t miss the channel
You can miss the time, but don’t miss the channel qi
Compendium of A+M (Dr. Yang)
(2) what is even technique?
Reinforcing and reducing, more balanced. 1/2 and 1/2
Good for old patients and babies, sensitive patients.
Compendium of A+M (Dr. Yang)
(3) Dr Yang acupuncture techniques
A) activating qi
Reducing
Compendium of A+M (Dr. Yang)
(3) Dr Yang acupuncture techniques
B) lifting qi
Reinforcing
Compendium of A+M (Dr. Yang)
(3) Dr Yang acupuncture techniques
C) inserting the fire
Exhale first, then inhale
Reinforcing
Compendium of A+M (Dr. Yang)
(3) Dr Yang acupuncture techniques
D) inserting the water
Reducing, patient inhale first
Compendium of A+M (Dr. Yang)
(4) what is through and through?
Inserting from one point toward another point, energetically connecting them.
3 types: direction, horizontal, many-side
