Examples of acupuncture therapy

Positioning: This acupoint is located in the middle of forehead.

Local anatomy: the medial arteriovenous branch of trigeminal nerve and supratrochlear nerve are distributed, and the supraorbital nerve is distributed on both sides of forehead.

Principle of acupoint selection: positioning acupoint selection and crossing acupoint selection.

Acupuncture characteristics: it is appropriate to acupuncture the supratrochlear nerve or the left and right acupuncture of the supraorbital nerve.

Manipulation: the acupuncture manipulation adopts the method of lifting and inserting up and down, and when the required needle feeling is achieved, the needle can be discharged. Unilateral low back pain is a flat needling method. Patients with severe low back pain can't control the pain completely, but they can leave needles without dizziness.

Needle sensation: mainly limited and strengthened needle sensation.

Function: promoting blood circulation, healing, regulating nerves, relieving pain and diminishing inflammation.

Indications: lumbar soft tissue injury, disc herniation, ankylosing spondylitis, acute lumbar sprain, lumbar muscle strain, sciatica, and unexplained low back pain.

Note: Lumbago point is a specific point named after its function, which is mainly used to treat diseases caused by acute and chronic inflammation of the waist. Especially for lumbar soft tissue injury and disc herniation. Sciatic neuralgia caused by inflammation also needs acupuncture at related points, hip pain points, knee pain points and ankle pain points. Generally, you need to stay in bed for 3-4 weeks during the inflammatory period and edema period. After clinical cure, environmental inducing factors should be reduced within two months to consolidate clinical efficacy.

Melody: The acupoints of lumbago are located in the middle of forehead, and the nerves on the pulley are acupuncture in three directions, indicating various lumbago, lumbar disc sprain and lumbar muscle strain.

(3-inch needle needling downwards 1-2 inches means bilateral low back pain/middle low back pain, right right low back pain, right left low back pain, and upward waist 1-2 inches) Positioning: this acupoint is located in the palm of forearm, and the lower part of wrist joint to elbow joint is 1/3.

Local solution: flexor digitorum superficialis, flexor digitorum profundus, median artery and vein of forearm, deep interosseous artery and vein of forearm, medial cutaneous nerve and inferior median nerve of forearm, and deep interosseous nerve of forearm.

Principle of acupoint selection: alternate left and right.

Acupuncture features: It is advisable to feel acupuncture sensation after acupuncture of median nerve, medial cutaneous nerve of forearm or palmar interosseous nerve of forearm.

Manipulation: up and down. Acupuncture stagnation can be used for serious diseases of chronic physical weakness.

Functions: invigorating qi and refreshing, invigorating spleen and regulating stomach, soothing the liver and regulating qi, lowering blood sugar and blood fat, lowering blood pressure, lowering enzymes, diminishing inflammation, relieving pain and calming down. Dilate coronary artery and enhance immunity.

Indications: diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and hyperglycemia. It can also be used for treating coronary heart disease and angina pectoris. Intercostal neuralgia, non-suppurative intercostal chondritis, acute hepatitis, chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, gastritis, stomachache, gastric cancer, gastric ulcer, diaphragm spasm, neurasthenia, hypotension, insomnia, etc.

Note: From the perspective of TCM psychology, diabetes belongs to the category of mental illness. According to a large number of etiological investigations, more than 90% of patients have certain environmental inducing factors. This point is used from the perspective of Chinese medicine.

Has the effects of invigorating qi, invigorating qi, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. In clinical practice, balance acupuncture is the main therapy combining balanced cupping, balanced massage and comprehensive treatment of diabetes. It is required to adjust the diet reasonably to reduce the complications of patients. In addition, it can also be used for the rehabilitation and treatment of other diseases. For diabetes complicated with cerebrovascular disease, coronary heart disease, cataract, neck, shoulder, lumbago and leg pain, gout, we should also cooperate with the corresponding acupoint comprehensive treatment.

Melody: Under the forearm of the hypoglycemic point, the median nerve must be tied, and the points of epigastric pain and abdominal pain should be matched to reduce blood fat and blood pressure.

(The tip of the 3-inch filiform needle is inclined, and it pierces upward about 2 inches at a 45-degree angle.)