Scalp Acupuncture Flashcards
Head/face
Used for mental disorders, and all pain cases
Upper jiao
Used for heart, lungs, mental, cough
Middle jiao
Used for liver, gallbladder, spleen, and stomach problems
Lower jiao
Used for any urinary, reproductive, or endocrine problems
Master pt
For lower back pain, fatigue, tendinitis, for anyone over 40
VPF
Used for headaches, vertigo, BP, prostate, anal, sacrum, foot, ankle problems
Cervical
Neck problems
Thoracic
Mid back pain, referral pain to back, shingles
Lumbar
Low back problems, disc, vertigo, visual disorders
Sacral
Low back problems, disc, vertigo, visual disorders
Hip area
Hip/buttock pain, sciatica piriformis (away from midline)
Shoulder area
Upper back/shoulder pain (toward midline)
Upper limb
Sensory and motor problems of upper limb, cervical radiculopathy
Lower limb
Sensory and motor problems of lower limb
Upper abdomen
Middle burner problems, eye problems, headache, diabetes. Acute cases