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Joined needling are used for?
1. extending the effective range of acu pts
2. Linking up the external-internal related meridians to balance yin and yang
3. strengthening needling interactions to facilitate the qi arriving to affected area
4. To economize (simplifiy) an acupuncture prescription (reduce # of pts)
5. All of the above
*4 methods of long-hu-gui-feng?
flying the channel and walking the qi techniques (flying = moving fast)
1. *blue dragon wags its tail
2. *white tiger shakes its head
3. *veteran turtle explores the cave
4. *red phoenix spreads its wings
-dragon and tiger fight alternately
What are 4 methods of transferring qi by flying the channel?
1. blue dragon wags its tail
2. white tiger shakes its head
3. veteran turtle explores the cave
4.red phoenix spreads its wings
Describe the steps in the Blue Dragon Wags Its Tail method of transferring qi by flying through the meridians. (5)*
1. insert needle, grab qi
2. direct needle-tip toward illness by angling down the body of the needle (*come back first in order to change needle direction)
3. hold needle handle, w/o pushing in or pulling out, shake left/right or fwd/backwd within 90 degrees (45 L/R or Up/down like boat rudder)
4. perform 9 or 27x
5. withdraw slow, press quick
What are the functions/indications of blue dragon wags its tail?
1. promote qi movement
2. tonify - it warms & opens blockage of qi/blood
3. masses, scrofula, adenoma of thyroid, bi synd, pain synd caused by stag of qi/blood & meridian obstruction
White Tiger Shakes Its Head is a method of transferring the qi by flying through the meridians that tonifies. T/F *
F - it is a reduction method
White Tiger Shakes Its Head - describe the steps of the 4 different methods.
A.
1. Insert the needle into the Earth layer, grab qi
2. hold the tail of needle with 2 fingers, shake and thrust while rotating fwd during exhale
3. *1,2,3 to one side, 1,2,3 to other side - 6 total, repeat
B.
1. insert needle by rotating
2. use middle finger to press on hte needle body to perform L/R bowing *6x
3. lift up the needle while vibrating as if ringing a bell with hand *1x
4. bow it in one direction only --twd illness
C
1. after qi arrives, shake needle in L/R direction while going in/out as if shaking bell
2. more forceful quick going in
3. more gentle slow while lifting out
D
1. using the left hand to control the direction of qi, turn needle fwd along a half circle from lower right to upper left
2. turn the needle backward along a half square from upper left to lower right
3. repeat
White tiger shakes its head functions/indications?
1. promote qi movement
2. reduction and clearing away heat and fire, expel wind, eliminate damp
3. high fever, irritability, mental disorder & epilepsy, spasm & stiff neck, when caused by excessive heat/fire
*its a strong tech to move the qi from on meridian to another meridian, 2nd fxn: to clear excessive heat
Veteran turtle explores the cave method of transferring the qi by flying through the meridians, describe the steps?
1. after perpendicular insertion and qi arrives, pull the needle from the earth layer directly into heaven
2. angle down the obdy of the needle with 2-3 fingers in order to change the direction of needling
3. needle twds each direction following the order of upper, lower, L/R
4. for each direction, push the needle slowly from shallow to deep (according to 3 layers)
5. once grab qi, pull needle directly into heaven
Veteran turtle explores the cave method of transferring the qi by flying through the meridians, functions and indications?
1. dredge meridians & collaterals, and boost meridians qi
2. tonifies through the application of xuji tonification 3 in one out and by creating a warm sensation
3. drives the qi from shallow to deep and spreads it out around the body
4. indicated in various pain syndromes including by *esp. if apply 3-5 needles at area of pain
Red phoenix spreads its wings method of transferring the qi and flying through the meridians, describe?
1. insert needle & push to earth layer 1st - grab qi
2. pull it upt to heaven, and grab qi
3. thrust the needle to the human layer
4. push and pull while rotating
5. release the needle (operator's finger) after each (or a couple of) rotation like a phoenix spreading it's wing
6. to combine with patient's breath, rotate right (backwd) & lift during inhale, rotate left (fwd) and thrust during exhale, when release finger
Red phoenix spreads its wings functions and indications?
1. boost and maintain the qi sensation
2. dredge meridians and collaterals
3. reducing fxn through application of xuji reducing (1st deep then shallow)
4. indicated in various pain syndromes including bi