Acupuncture Theory

Different Treatment same Disease, Same treatment different Diseases

i.e. headaches may be caused by many pathogens (phlegm, heat, Yang rising, etc) i.e. Phlegm (or any other pathogen can cause many conditions.

Clinical Application

- same disorder in different people may be treated the same or differently depending on differential diagnosis. Different diseases in different people may be treated the same. Different environment, location, person, and time all effect how treatment should be done.

Time – Season

- spring, Qi is near surface (insert shallow) - summer, Qi is subcutaneous (insert slightly deeper) - fall, Qi is in the muscles (insert deeper) - winter, Qi is in the bones (insert deep)

Time – Disease

i.e. Malaria, PMS, etc. if one can catch before onset results of treatment will be significantly improved.

Location

- different areas have different climates, diets, cultural influences, and standards of living which may effect treatment.

Age, sex, body type, personality

- young people, Yang is superficial, they are fragile, (needle for short time, shallow, gently, and only do a few points) - women handle pain better, although at different times in their cycle women react differently, keep track of the cycle even if not treating gynecological problems.

Harmonizing/regulating methods - Must do while treating root and branch.

- regulate Yin Yang - regulate Zang Fu *Use neutral stimulation needling methods. *For deficiency tonify the Mother, for excesses sedate the Son.

Harmonize Shaoyang - alternating chills and fever, dizziness, bitter taste, wiry pulse Acu – SJ 5, Gall bladder 43

Harmonize Gall bladder ST - Gall bladder attack ST, hypochondiac pain, nausea, vomiting, epigastric fullness Acu – Gall bladder 24 (sun moon), Gall bladder 34, (ST 36, SJ 6 – hypochondriac pain)

Harmonize Liver SP – Qi stagnation from emotions – alternating constipation and diarrhea, poor appetite, PMS, IBS Acu – Liver 14 (sun moon), Liver 3, Spleen 4, 6, 15

Harmonize Stomach and intestines – abdominal pain, fullness, belching, GI complaints Acu – Low he-sea, Ren 6, 12, Stomach 25, 36, Pericardium 6