What is Acupuncture?

Acupuncture is a general term for acupuncture and moxibustion.

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Acupuncture [acupuncture and moxibustion]

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1. Needle, the ancient work "needle", the words from Jin Congxian. Gold indicates that the material used to make needles in ancient times was metal. There is a hexagram of Zeshan in the Book of Changes. That is the most innocent and beautiful emotion that boys and girls feel and play. Needle's salt is meant for this. Acupuncture therapy is a treatment method that uses the metal to directly stimulate the body to produce meridian acid and numbness, or to induce electric shock through the meridian.

2. Moxibustion, the word Cong Jiu Cong. "Long" means "long time" and "fire" means "burning". "Jiu" combined with "fire" means "slow fire burning (skin)".

3 Alas, the scalpel in ancient times, the precursor of "needle". Word from stone from lack. . "Stone" means "stone (tools, utensils)", "stone knife", "stone needle"; "lack" means "damage". The combination of "stone" and "lack" means "cutting the bloated with a stone knife to reduce its volume", "puncture with a stone needle

Causes of Acupuncture Pain:

1. Pain when entering the skin, because the needle is not fast enough, when the needle tip enters the skin, it will stimulate the receptors on the nerve endings of the human body, causing pain.

There are two reasons:

First, the doctor's technique is not in place.

2. The needles are not sharp enough or have barbs (uncommon today, because they are mostly disposable needles)

2. The patient felt pain when the needle entered the body.

First, acupuncture the vascular membrane wall or the sensory nerve endings of the muscles, which strongly stimulates the patient to feel pain. At this time, if the stimulus is slowed down and adjusted slightly, the patient's conscious symptoms will disappear.

2. During acupuncture, there are "acupuncture feelings" such as soreness and hemp swelling, and each person's brain judges the degree of pain differently, so it causes a variety of different feelings. Sore hemp swelling is a manifestation of pain, and the patient bears it Insufficient force causes pain protection mechanisms.

3 When the needle is pulled out, it passes through the skin and causes the same pain as the first one. There are two reasons for pain after removal:

1. Residual sensation, that is, acupuncture sensation, is easy for those with sensitive constitutions, which is related to the state of the person at that time.

2. During acupuncture, there are many capillaries in the body, and punctures sometimes cause subcutaneous congestion or bleeding, which causes pain.

4 Psychological factors, because the subjective feelings of pain are not measured by objective standards, it is easy for those who are nervous and afraid ^[1]

1. Needle acupuncture should not be used for those who are too tired, highly stressed, and hungry; the acupuncture for the elderly and infirm should be taken in the supine position as much as possible, and the acupoints should be less and the technique should be light.

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Chinese food, acupuncture, kung fu, and traditional Chinese medicine have a good reputation overseas, and they can be called the "new four great nations." Acupuncture is the essence of Chinese culture that has spread throughout the West after Chinese meals. It is also an area where China has a real influence on Western science and technology. Although Chinese medicine came to the United States with Chinese immigrants very early, both private and official acknowledged that acupuncture was officially introduced to the United States following Nixon's visit to China. Many Americans know that the fuse that triggered the acupuncture fever of the year was a report published in the New York Times.

One of the most widely spread rumors about the introduction of acupuncture in the United States and the medical community is this: Among the members of Nixon's delegation to China, a young journalist who accompanied the group suffered from the disease.

Acupuncture works not only for people but also for animals.

In order to ensure the deliciousness of beef, the Japanese have innovatively massaged beef cattle daily; in order to make pet dogs slender, the Japanese will take their pet dogs to dance samba. Today, the Japanese are innovating again: To make the world's most delicious sushi, they do acupuncture for tuna.

A company in Osaka, Japan recently demonstrated acupuncture techniques for tuna at the Japan International Seafood Show and has applied for a patent. The company says the technology is based on the principle that "tuna tastes better when it calmly dies than when it dies uneasily." After a short acupuncture treatment for tuna, the blood will become pure and the fish meat will become more delicious. But they declined to disclose the specific parts of the tuna's body that acupuncture had penetrated.

The technology has only been tested on tuna, and the company will next test salmon.

Chen Shuaifo believes that acupuncture is full of risks. In the 21st century, with the advantages of acupuncture medical treatment, such as small side effects and low consumption, gradually being recognized by people around the world, legislative confirmation and improvement of clinical standards and challenges to difficult diseases have become problems that must be solved. In legislation, due to the recognition of various countries and the promotion of the United Nations, many countries have established and improved their legal management, and further standardized the examinations and qualifications of acupuncture practitioners. In research, the use of acupuncture to treat or assist difficult problems has gradually become apparent. Symptoms, such as low-dose acupoint injection therapy

Acupuncture is an important part of traditional Chinese medicine. At first it was only used as a medical method, but it gradually developed into a discipline. Acupuncture is the science that organizes and studies acupuncture medical technology and its clinical application rules and basic theories.

Acupuncture has a long history. Ancient books have repeatedly mentioned that the original tool for acupuncture was the stone needle, called vermiculite. This type of vermiculite appeared about 8000-4000 years ago in the Neolithic era, which is equivalent to the late period of the clan commune system. The flint was found in archeology in China. In the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC), medicine was freed from the shackles of witches, and professional doctors were available. According to the "Biography of Zuo's Family of Spring Branch", when a famous doctor slowly diagnosed Jinjing public, he pointed out that "it is impossible to attack, you can't reach it, and you can't do it without medicine." "Da" and "attack" mentioned here refer to acupuncture and fire moxibustion.

From the Warring States Period to the Western Han Dynasty (476 BC to 25 AD), with the advancement of ironmaking technology, metal needles were gradually promoted. Metal needles gradually replaced vermiculite, thereby expanding the practical scope of acupuncture and accelerating the development of acupuncture. During the Eastern Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms Period, many medical experts who were good at acupuncture appeared. Among them,

Seemingly safe

The modern nine needles are the new nine needles of the Shi Family (the new nine needles refer to the needles, magnetic needles, needles, sharp hook needles, beryllium needles, plum needles, fire needles, mill needles, and triangular needles.) Based on the "Nine Needles" of "Lingshu", Mr. Tang and Mr. Beijing Changchangyong were formed after repeated clinical research, development, and innovation for more than 40 years, hence the name "New Nine Needles."

Acupuncture needle

The needle of chán needle is stainless steel, 10cm in length, and the needle body is made of molybdenum metal, 4cm in length and 0.3cm in diameter. The molybdenum needle part is embedded in the stainless steel handle, which is beautiful in appearance and easy to use. The tip of the needle body extends into a 0.5 cm-long, arrow-shaped sharp needle.

Acupuncture massage treatment instrument

This needle is used in the selected part by the cutting method. First, the cutting part and the needle are disinfected, and then its sharp blade is applied to different parts (acupoints) and reaction points according to the needs. 3. The middle three fingers hold the pen body to hold the needle body for skin cuts, with the degree of slight bleeding. Scraping direction: walking along the meridian, the length of the scratch should be 1cm.

This needle is mainly used for exogenous diseases and curative pus discharge, such as exogenous wind evil, apoplexy, crooked mouth, a variety of gastrointestinal diseases manifested as white spots or purple spots on the buccal mucosa in the mouth, and eczema and pus in skin diseases Treatment of herpes and other disorders.

Acupuncture magnetic round plum needles

The magnetic round needle handle is made of aluminum alloy, which is light, beautiful and durable. It is divided into two sections. The two sections are connected by a spiral wire mouth. The front section is thinner, 12cm in length, the rear section is thicker, 10cm in length, and the needle length is 6cm. The tip of the needle is embedded with a 3000 Gaussian magnet. One end of the needle is shaped like a large round grain of mung bean, called a magnetic round needle; the other end is shaped like a plum needle, called a magnetic plum needle, each of which has its own purpose.

When using a magnetic round needle, hold the needle handle with your right hand, flex your right elbow to 90 degrees, and tap the acupuncture points along the meridian with the power of the right wrist moving up and down, and tap each point repeatedly for 5 to 10 times. Law, counter-menstrual thrashing is a diarrhea method. It is mainly used for the treatment of skin diseases.

This acupuncture meridian tap can pass through the meridian, activate blood circulation, and remove blood stasis. It has the combined effects of three types of acupuncture therapy including magnetic therapy, round acupuncture and plum acupuncture meridian. Can treat many common diseases, such as soft tissue injury, periarthritis, gastric ptosis, arterial, phlebitis, nocturia in children, arteriosclerosis, mild varicose veins, mosquito bites, traumatic hematoma pain, tulip wind, neurogenic Dermatitis and other skin diseases (mainly using magnetic plum needles). It has curative effects on rheumatism, rheumatoid arthritis, depletion disorders, neurasthenia, prolapse of the anus, and uterine prolapse.

Acupuncture needle

The needle is 12cm in length and 9.5cm in length. It is made of stainless steel. The needle body is 2.2cm long and is made of stainless steel. The needle size and shape are like grains and the diameter is about 0.3cm.

The holding method is the same as that of the beryllium needle. Take a pen, thumb, food, and middle finger to hold the pen tightly, and then press for a while at a certain location (acupoints, stimulation points) to form a noticeable pit.

It is mainly used for pediatric massage to treat accumulation, vomiting, and indigestion. It is also used to find tenderness points, disease response points, and Ashi points. It is also used for fire needles to stab acupuncture points as marks, and can also be used as fire. Pin.

Acupuncture front hook

The needle is made of stainless steel. The needle is 12cm long, thick and long in the middle, and thin and short at both ends. The needle is hooked back at a 110-degree angle. The needle tip is sharp, and the three edges are sharp edges. Both ends of the needle have different hook tips, different thicknesses, and are selected according to the disease.

Select the appropriate point to stab acupuncture points and perform conventional disinfection.

Press the acupuncture points with the left hand food and middle finger, and tighten the punctured skin in the opposite direction. It is advisable to keep a width of 1cm between the two fingers. The right hand holds the needle in a pen-like posture, and quickly pierces into the skin and cuts 3 ~ 5 times, cut the muscle fiber or bleeding and make a sound as the degree, and then press the acupoint with a sterile cotton ball for a while.

It is used for some chronic diseases that cause local dysfunction, or persistent pain that does not heal for a long time, such as periarthritis, neurological headache, low back muscle strain, tenosynovitis, cerebrovascular disease sequelae, and gastrointestinal diseases.

Other diseases such as acute conjunctivitis, tonsillitis, acute (or chronic) pharyngitis, and high fever.