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        Nov 1, 2020  Vol. 20  Hani Times                                                                            Acupuncture

             Underlying Theories of Acupuncture Treatment (19)

              Correlational Acupuncture Points (CAP)


                                    and Applications of CAPs






                                                              the tree could be seen as a   and treating a symptom  channel is called the spleen
                                                              human belly. And based on   through stimulation of the  channel of foot tai yin. The
                                                              similarities of the tree and   whole-body to fix the local  lung and spleen channels
                                                              the human body, the branch   problem.                 share tai yin. So, the lung and
                                                              used to warm hands and feet   Using CAP is another  spleen channel share similar
                                                              and cinnamon on the trunk   example that has the same  energy, such as damp soil or
                                                              manages coldness on the    root  of distant points  earth.
                                                              stomach. This explains the   selection.               If a patient complains severe
                                                              basic idea of herbology that   If you want to treat symptoms  toe pain nearby Sp2 or Sp3
                                                              tells us how a practitioner   of  inflammation,  you  can  due to gout, the pain could
                                                              found herb for a particular   select acupuncture points  be controlled by inserting
                                                              symptom in the early stage   where the inflammation is.  needles on Lu10. Because the
        Correlational Acupuncture Points and its application make   of the medicine.     If you decided to choose  shapes of thumb and toe are
        acupuncture treatment a lot easier and more effective.
        imageⓒenvato-Wavebreakmedia                           Observing similarities in   the points near or where  look-alike, and part of the
                                                              the universe and nature    the inflammation was  thumb is the lung meridian,
                                   someplace to treat a whole  and applying it to humans   placed, that would fix local  and the toe is on the spleen
        By Brandon SJ Oh L.Ac.     body.                      is not limited to finding an   damage from the heat and  channel, which shares the
                                   Acupuncture  treatment  herb. It could be applied to   swollenness locally. Also,  same energy of damp soil or
        ▲ The similar shape has  treats a symptom by  acupuncture treatment.             there is the other option for  the earth.
        similar  energy  (同形同氣),  creating local stimulation or  To  treat  shoulder  pain,   selecting acupuncture points  If a patient complains of pain
        Meridians share the same  generating reactions in the  choose acupuncture points   to treat the same symptom,  near Bl66, the pain could be
        name have the same energy.  broader area of the human  on the knee and reduce    such  as  selecting  distant  controlled using Si2 or Si3
        I will discuss correlational  body. Therefore, proper  pain on the knee, and chose   acupuncture points from  because the Urinary bladder
        Acupuncture Points (CAPs)  acupuncture point selection  acupuncture points on the   the painful location to treat  channel of foot tai yang and
        and how to apply CAPs                                                                                       Small intestine channel of
        for acupuncture treatment                                                                                   hand tai yang have typical
        for this month. Once you                                                                                    energy such as cold water.
        understand the meaning                                                                                      Examples using two
        and application of CAPs,                                                                                    principals such as meridian,
        acupuncture point selection                                                                                 which has the same channel
        principles could be easily                                                                                  name  -  Taiyin,  Taiyang,
        understood.                                                                                                 Soyang, Soyin, Yang Ming,
                                                                                                                    and Jue yin have the same
        ▲ Applying Fractal Theory                                                                                   energy, and similar shape
        to understand acupuncture                                                                                   of body parts contains same
        treatment                                                                                                   energy.
        Like Fractal Theory in the                                                                                  Also, UB65 and SI3 are all
        Western world, there has                                                                                    Shu points that control
                                                              △  To  treat  the  shoulder,  insert  needles  on  acupuncture
        been a similar idea that                              points  near  the  knee  joint.  And  for  treating  knee  pain,   dampness and pain on joints
        a  part of the  body can                              choose  acupuncture  points  on  the  shoulder.    imageⓒ  generally used to take care
        represent the whole person                            shutterstock_ESB Professional, wavebreakmedia         of pain due to excessive
        in acupuncture theory. Like a  can maximize the treatment  shoulder. Not inserting   the painful location and the  dampness. As you adopt
        stem cell can be developed in  effect. And most acupuncture  needles where the location   whole body.       more theories regarding
        any part of the human body,  techniques were developed  of pain is treating the similar                     acupuncture treatment
        and it cannot be possible  from the idea of small part  shaped body part is the   ▲  Applying  upper  and  for selecting  acupuncture
        unless the stem cell contains  can serve the whole body.  most effective way to expel   lower  symmetrical  points for specific symptoms,
        the genetic information of all                        pathogen and restore healthy   meridians that share the  it will make your treatment
        human body parts.          ▲  CAP  and  an  idea  of  Qi on the point of pain. This   same  name  and  hand  stronger. As you have
        So, scalp acupuncture, facial  a  similar  shape  share  is an example of a distant   and foot symmetry     powe rful ac upunctur e
        acupuncture,  auricular  comparable energy.           treatment technique by     The lung meridian's full  points for treatment, your
        acupuncture, reflexology  Acupuncture theory has been  applying the idea of similar   name is the Lung channel of  treatment result will be
        can be explained how it  established by researching  shape share similar energy   hand tai yin. And the spleen  increased.
        works if you think a small  similarities between the
        part represents the whole  human body and the
        body—inserting acupuncture  universe and converting
        needles on the part of the  metaphysical intuitions to
        body to treat the whole  physical applications. And
        body and using a segment  the theory has proved by its
        of the body part to diagnose  thousand years of clinical
        whole human body. This is  data.
        a philosophical explanation  For example, a cinnamon  △ UB65 (left) and SI3 (right) are all Shu points which indicate taking care with pain. Also
        of how it is possible to  tree branch imitates the     body parts which have two points looks similar. That means two points have same energy.
                                                              Finally, UB65 and SI3 have same meridian name as Urinary bladder of foot Taiyang channel
        treat a patient by inserting  human body's hands and
                                                              and  Small  intestine  of  hand  Taiyang  channel.  imageⓒshutterstock_Aksanaku,  Prostock-
        acupuncture needles in  feet, and a trunk part of     studio
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