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        Dec 1, 2020  Vol. 21  Hani Times                                                                            Acupuncture

            Underlying Theories of Acupuncture Treatment (20)

                     Using Alternative Acupuncture Points of


         Correlational Acupuncture Points in one meridian






                                                                                         The technique is mostly used  explains how energy
                                                                                         on Du Mai, which shows the  deviation starts.
                                                                                         most definite relationship  If a symptom is not severe,
                                                                                         between the head and the  and healing energy is more
                                                                                         back.                       vital than the cause of the
                                                                                                                     symptom, the problem
                                                                                         ▲ Acupuncture points        could be resolved sooner.

                                                                                         which Corresponding to  But the early stage of the
                                                                                         level and clinical application  inflammation tends to create
                                                                                         Meridian or energy channels  a vigorous immune reaction,
                                                                                         on the right and left of the  and healing energy through
                                                                                         human body are distributed  acupuncture, cupping or wet
                                                                                         symmetrically. Therefore,  cupping works temporarily
                                                                                         acupuncture points located  because the symptom is a
                                                                                         on the same horizontal  lot stronger than the healing
                                                                                         level should have the same  energy.
                                                                                         amount of energy. Even two  This case explains why
                                                                                         acupuncture points on the  more pain could occur after
        △Finding alternative acupuncture point on the same meridian with similar treatment effect  same level, but different  treatment  is  done  on  the
        is not that hard if you understand correlational acupuncture points. imageⓒAdobeStock_  meridian also have the same  pain area  due  to  sprain/
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                                                                                         amount of energy.           spraint.
                                                                                         Once the balance of the  Treatment  on where a
                                   There is another possibility  The same rule will be used   meridian broke, there will  patient feels pain may
        By Brandon SJ Oh L.Ac.     of using alternative  for treating back pain. If a    be a deviation in energy  reduce the amount of pain
                                   acupuncture points. Internal  patient complains of pain on   movement on one side of  by scattering pathogen for
                                   pathogenic factors cause  a location of the back, find   the body. If an inflammatory  a time, but it also increases
        It is also possible to use  symptoms on the head or  the Du Mai point, which is   reaction is started on one  the chance for the patient to
        alternative acupuncture  body. Treating symptoms  horizontally the same level    side, the reaction generates  encounter more significant
        points on the same meridian,  from an internal pathogenic  as the pain location, then   heat sensation and pain on  pain than having the
        as I explained earlier, that  factor could be taken care of  look up the chart to find   the other side. On the other  treatment.
        same-named upper and  using acupuncture points on  corresponding acupuncture     side of the body, it tries to  To avoid recurring pain cases
        lower meridians share the  the head and the back and  points on the head. The    send energy to where the  after the treatment, stimuli
        same meridian energy.      acupuncture points located  needle should be pointed to   inflammatory reaction is  on the other side of the
        For example, BL1, where  on Du Mai. This could be  the location of the pain.     progressing. For the moment  affected area. By inserting
        the Foot Taiyang Urinary  understood by interrelations                                                       the needle on the other side,
        Bladder starts, strengthens  of acupuncture points or                                                        it regulates the amount of
                                                                                Head                Back
        vision, but not many  corresponding acupuncture                                                              healing energy toward the
        acupuncturists  use  the  points on Du Mai for                                                               pain area from rushing. After
                                                                  1             GV28                 SP2
        acupuncture points. Because  paring one from the head                                                        inserting  a  needle  on  the
        of its location in between  and the other on the back.    2             GV27                GV13             other side, insert needles on
        the nose and eyes. The  If a patient complains                                                               where the pain is located.
        acupuncture points make  of pain in  one  place  on       3             GV26                GV12             This explains that the same
        bruises if an inexperienced  the head, find one of the                                                       leveled acupuncture points
        acupuncturist tries to insert  acupuncture points on Du   4             GV25                GV11             share the same energy.
        a needle on them. For this  Mai with the same level                                                          The procedure for inserting
        case, BL67, where the UB  of pain. Then find the          5             GV24                GV10             needles is crucial as you
        meridian ends, could replace  corresponding acupuncture                                                      apply the theory for actual
                                                                  6             GV23                 GV9
        BL1, according to my theory.  point on the back if you                                                       treatments. The first needle
        Applying the theory makes  are not sure. Please refer                                                        should go to the other side
                                                                  7             GV22                 GV8
        it a lot easier to apply  to the table which explains                                                        where the patient does not
        correlational Acupuncture  corresponding acupuncture                                                         feel pain but on the same
                                                                  8             GV21                 GV7
        Points (CAPs). You have  points on the head and the                                                          horizontal height as the pain
        to keep in mind that using  back.                                                                            location. The first needle
                                                                  9             GV20                 GV6
        alternative acupuncture  Once you find the corresponding                                                     attracts energy from the
        points is first to determine  acupuncture point, you need   10          GV19                 GV5             pain area. And the procedure
        where the emptiness is  to keep one more in mind as                                                          could be explained by the
        located and the energy flow  practicing needle insertion. If   11       GV18                 GV4             same shapes have the same
        of meridians.              the pain on the head is located                                                   energy for diminishing
                                   on the left, the needle's point   12         GV17                 GV3             pathogen on the other side.
        ▲ Corresponding            should left from the Du Mai.                                                      After the session ends,
        Acupuncture Points on one  If the pain is on the right, the   13        GV16                 GV2             needles on pain should be
        meridian and Corresponding  needle's tip should be pointing                                                  removed first, and then
        Acupuncture Point to Du  to the right from the Du Mai     14            GV15                 GV1             needles on the other side
        Mai (Governing Vessel)     channel.                                                                          pulled out.
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