final techniques Flashcards
(33 cards)
What the the two kinds of techniques which can be used as the basis for all other kinds of hand techniques?
lifting and thrusting (push/pull) rotating (needle twisting)
Both techniques of setting mountain fire and throough cooling heaven should be operated at 3 levels know as?
Heaven
Person
Earth
Tonify (bufa)
Heavier push and milder pull Focus on forwards rotating
go along with meridians
Reduce (xie fa)
heavier pull and milder push focus on backwards rotating go against meridians
huxi buxie
the patients natural breath
Patient breathing for bufa (tonify)
a) Inhale by nose and exhale by mouth
b) Insert needle and put it to the proper level during the
EXHALE; then try to grab qi
c) withdraw the needle after qi arriving during the INHALE
Patient breathing for xiefa (reduce)
a) exhale by nose and inhale by mouth
b) insert the needle and push it to the proper level during the inhale; then try to grab qi
c) withdraw the needle after qi arriving during the exhale
Juiliu buxie (the number 9 or 6) for light ailments?
bufa 9x3; ;short pause after each 9
xiefa 6x3; short pause after
each 6
Juiliu buxie (the number 9 or 6) for severe ailments?
bufa 7x7; short pause after each 7
xiefa 8x8 short pause after
each 8
Juiliu buxie (the number 9 or 6) for extreme severe ailments?
bufa 9x9; short pause after
each 9
xiefa 6x6; short pause after each 6
xuji buxie (tonify-reduce according to the speed)
Bufa (tonify) slowly push and thrust the needles into the points; quickly pull out and with draw them
Xiefa (reduce): push the needle quickly into the points; slowly pull out and withdraw them
ticha buxie (T/R according to lifting and thrusting)
Bufa: After Qi arriving, from shallow to deep, lay stress on the thrust with smaller range of amplitude and frequency and shorter time
Xiefa: After qi arriving, first deep and then shallow, lay stress on the lift with bigger range of amplitude and frequency and longer time
Nianzhuan Buxie (T/R according to the direction of the twisting)
Bufa: After qi arriving, lay stress on the forwards rotating or your thumb with smaller raneg of angle and frequency and shorter time, lighter than the reduce
Xiefa: after qi arriving, lay stress on the backwards rotating of your thumb with bigger range of angle and frequency and longer time (duration), heavier than the tonify
Four techniques
- sparrow pecking
- intermittent stimulation
- needle retaining with vibration
- simple needle retaining
what technique
belongs to yang tonifying therapeutics and is used for patients with yang deficiency syndromes
needle retaining with vibration
describe sparrow-pecking
technique
- Insert needle to the proper depth and grab qi
- pull out by 2/3 length of needle thrust and lift with heavier pull and lighter push for 7 times with the speed of 120 times per minute (one round); perform three rounds
describe intermittent stimulation
technique
Insert the needle to the proper depth and grab qi
retain the needle for 3 minutes pull out by 1/2 length of the shaft perform thrusting-lifting and rotating 9 times retain the needle again for another 3 minutes repeat the manipulation again until the patien start to have mild sweating or until the pathogenic tight feeling underneath the needle disappears
describe needle retaining with vibration technique
insert needle to the proper depth and grab qi
retain the needle for one minute pull out the shaft of the needle by 1/3 perform slight vibrating combined with thrusting-lifting and rotating for 9x9 81 times Repeat every 3-5 mintues up to three times (81x3)
describe simple needle retaining
insert the needle gently and slowly until qi arrives;
retain the needle for 30 minutes
describe the sparrow pecking technique
Performs the function of opening the meridians by clearing away heat and reducing yang evil which indicates excessive yang syndromes
describe simple needle retaining
used for either just yin deficiency or deficiency of both yin and
yang
normally brings about warm sensation underneath the needle
or strengthens the qi arriving
needle retaining with vibration
describe intermittent stimulation
should be performed 3 times
will function as dredging the meridians by expelling evil and recovering yang even qi; yin reducing technique used for excessive yin syndromes
White tiger shakes it head
actions
Mainly promotes movement of Qi. Can be used to reduce as well by clearing away heat and fire, expelling wind and eliminating damp Indicated for high fevers and irritability, mental disorders and epilepsy, spasms and stiff neck etc. when caused by excessive heat or fire. It is a strong technique to move the qi from one meridian to another meridian, second function to clear the excessive heat.
