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Contents Preface .................................................................................................................................................... 8 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 12 Where to Find What You Want and How to Use This Book ............................................................ 12 Abdominal Acupuncture: Some Special Features............................................................................. 13 AA Main Points and Some of the Anatomical Significance ............................................................. 15 Standard Uses in China ..................................................................................................................... 17 Advantages of Abdominal Acupuncture ........................................................................................... 18 CASE STUDY: Not for the Faint Hearted (Master Tung points for Backache) ........................... 20 CASE STUDY: A New Lease of Life .......................................................................................... 21 Abdominal Acupuncture Spreads from China throughout the World............................................... 22 Chapter 1: Abdominal Acupuncture Theory ................................................................................... 24 Learning Objectives .......................................................................................................................... 24 General Considerations ..................................................................................................................... 24 Abdominal Acupuncture Genesis through Sciatica .......................................................................... 25 Development of the Abdominal Acupuncture System...................................................................... 26 Ancient History behind Abdominal Acupuncture ............................................................................ 26 The Abdominal Meridian System (AMS) ......................................................................................... 27 The Pre-Heaven or Congenital Abdominal Meridian System (AMS) .............................................. 28 The Second / Post-Heaven (Natal) or Acquired AMS ...................................................................... 28 The Three Layers of the Abdomen in AA ........................................................................................ 29 Ancient Thinking by Numbers .......................................................................................................... 31 From Cosmic Number Boxes to the Ba Gua ..................................................................................... 33 Why Use a Hologram of the Turtle / Tortoise?................................................................................. 36 Summary of Topics Covered in this Chapter .................................................................................... 36 Chapter 2: What Makes Abdominal So Phenomenal!..................................................................... 37 Learning Objectives .......................................................................................................................... 37 General Considerations ..................................................................................................................... 37 Special Significance of the Abdomen throughout the Ages in TCM ................................................ 38 The Vicinity of the Zang Fu Organs to the Abdomen ...................................................................... 39 The Abdomen’s Special Relationship with the San Jiao / Triple Burner.......................................... 40 Meridians of the Abdomen ............................................................................................................... 41 The Extra Ordinary and Regular Meridians of the Abdomen ........................................................... 42 The Abdomens Special Relationship with the Extra Fu Organs ....................................................... 43 Conventional Modern Scientific Evidence to Support the Power of ................................................ 46
Abdominal Acupuncture ................................................................................................................... 46 The Abdomen is our Second Brain ................................................................................................... 46 Summary of Topics Covered in this Chapter .................................................................................... 48 Chapter 3: Abdominal Point Location: Get to the Point................................................................. 49 Learning Objectives .......................................................................................................................... 49 General Considerations ..................................................................................................................... 49 Comparing the Two Systems of Measuring and Locating Abdominal Points .................................. 50 Protocol for Measuring and Locating Abdominal Points ................................................................. 51 Simple Points to Guide you when Locating AA Points Using Either System .................................. 54 Build on the Bones of the Turtle ....................................................................................................... 80 The Tapestry of the Turtle will be your Guide ................................................................................. 81 Summary of Topics Covered in this Chapter .................................................................................... 82 Chapter 4: Points on the Abdomen ................................................................................................... 83 Learning Objectives .......................................................................................................................... 83 General Considerations ..................................................................................................................... 84 CASE STUDY: Full of Dampness ................................................................................................ 84 Abdominal Points.............................................................................................................................. 86 CASE STUDY: Needle Phobic with a Headache ......................................................................... 94 CASE STUDY: Discotheque Dislocated Jaw (Facial Pain) ....................................................... 101 Abdominal Ba Gua Acupuncture. (Indications from various sources, including Dr. Han Yan Personal communication 2005, and Yang. C. 2012) ....................................................................... 113 Summary of Topics Covered in this Chapter .................................................................................. 116 Chapter 5: Abdominal Diagnosis – Feel the Force ........................................................................ 117 Learning Objectives ........................................................................................................................ 117 General Considerations ................................................................................................................... 117 Diagnosis through Palpation of the Umbilicus ............................................................................... 121 CASE STUDY: Norman’s Neuralgia (Nerve Pain following Shingles)..................................... 124 Summary of Topics Covered in this Chapter .................................................................................. 126 Chapter 6: Abdominal Acupuncture Treatment Protocols .......................................................... 127 Learning Objectives ........................................................................................................................ 127 General Considerations ................................................................................................................... 127 The Needle Sequence for Abdominal Acupuncture........................................................................ 130 Resistance is Fortuitous .................................................................................................................. 133 Adjusting the Needle Depth ............................................................................................................ 134 Concluding the Treatment ............................................................................................................... 136 Summary of Topics Covered in this Chapter .................................................................................. 137
Chapter 7: Prescriptions: What’s the Point? ................................................................................. 138 Learning Objectives ........................................................................................................................ 138 General Considerations ................................................................................................................... 138 Abdominal Acupuncture Prescriptions ........................................................................................... 138 CASE STUDY: Cocaine Anxiety ............................................................................................... 142 Different Needle Formats ............................................................................................................... 154 Summary of Topics Covered in this Chapter .................................................................................. 157 Chapter 8: Abdominal Acupuncture Prescriptions for Frequently Seen Painful Conditions ... 158 Learning Objectives ........................................................................................................................ 158 General Considerations ................................................................................................................... 158 ******Section One ****** ............................................................................................................ 160 Abdominal Acupuncture Prescriptions for Upper Back / Neck Problems .................................. 160 CASE STUDY: A Busy Chef’s Neck and Shoulder Pain ........................................................... 163 CASE STUDY: Bob the Builder with a Bad Back ..................................................................... 166 ******Section Two****** ............................................................................................................ 167 Abdominal Acupuncture Prescriptions to Treat Conditions of the Shoulders, Upper Limbs and Digits ........................................................................................................................................... 167 CASE STUDY: A Case of Frozen Shoulder .............................................................................. 169 CASE STUDY: Ed’s Elbow ....................................................................................................... 175 CASE STUDY: Simon the Shoplifter’s Encounter with Security ............................................. 180 CASE STUDY: Drummer’s Wrists ............................................................................................ 182 CASE STUDY: Massage Finger ................................................................................................. 184 CASE STUDY: Tom’s Thumb ................................................................................................... 185 ******Section Three****** .......................................................................................................... 187 Mid Back Rib and Chest Pain ..................................................................................................... 187 CASE STUDY: Maddening Mastitis .......................................................................................... 187 ******Section Four****** ............................................................................................................ 188 Treating Lumbar Pain ................................................................................................................. 188 CASE STUDY: Sneezed and Seized (Acute Back Spasm) ........................................................ 194 CASE STUDY: A Dancer’s Potential Disaster (Acute Low Back Pain and Sciatica) ............... 200 CASE STUDY: Dick’s Herniated Disc ...................................................................................... 201 CASE STUDY: Driven to Drugs (Sciatica) ................................................................................ 204 ******Section five****** ............................................................................................................. 207 Abdominal Acupuncture Prescriptions to Treat Lower Limb Problems ..................................... 207 CASE STUDY: A Needy Knee .................................................................................................. 207