Use of Ting Well Points for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain (Chronic Painful Obstruction Syndromes or ‘Bi’ Syndromes)

Sudhakaran, Poovadan

doi:10.1089/acu.2011.0855

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“…The steps for treatment of manifestations (Biao) are to identify the involved channel (GB, UB, ST, or LR); stimulate Ting Well points bilaterally (Reinforcement Method); stimulate (reinforce) the source point or tonification point on the side where the pain is located; reinforce the meeting points on both sides; reduce all AhSHI points (look for them diligently) 19 ; and, most importantly, look specifically for BL 2, GB 9, GB 8, and GB 6. The relevant points are provided in Table 1.…”

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Using Acupuncture to Prevent Recurring Migraine Headaches

Sudhakaran¹

2012

Medical Acupuncture

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While acupuncture is recognized as an effective mode of treatment for symptomatic relief of migraines, it is the general understanding among acupuncturists that acupuncture is not significantly effective for reducing recurrences of migraines in the long term. Studies have shown that there is no statistically significant difference between acupuncture based on Traditional Chinese Medicine principles and sham acupuncture. An attempt in this perspective is made to probe into the causes of this apparent lack of effectiveness and present ways to improve the response in patients with chronic recurrent migraine. In modern medicine, the cause of migraine is not well-defined, various theories have been put forward, and genetic and environmental factors have been implicated. Chinese Medicine clearly points to Liver Deficiency as the root cause-a deficiency of Liver Yin or Liver Blood causing Liver Yang to rise, producing the headache. Hence, any treatment aimed at reducing recurrence has to be targeted to the Liver. The common practice of using points to reduce the Liver Excess has the potential to reduce an already Deficient organ further, thus increasing the chances of recurrence. The author prefers a method of diverting this excess to the Son organ (Heart) using the Mother-Son relationship according to the Five-Element system. The Excess is diverted and, thus, the Liver is not reduced. By focusing on the Liver as the primary target, diverting the Excess rather than reducing the Deficient organ, recurrences in migraine can be controlled effectively in the majority of cases.

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Using Acupuncture to Prevent Recurring Migraine Headaches

Sudhakaran¹

2012

Medical Acupuncture

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“…The muscle meridians differ from the PMs in that they have no connection with the internal organs and the flow of Qi in them is always in a centripetal direction from the periphery to the center, irrespective of the direction of flow in the PMs to which they belong. 5 When one stimulates the Ting Well point, there is a surge of Qi at that point, and, when one stimulates the Tonification point, the flow of Qi is accelerated.…”

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