APS Acupuncture Points & Meridians I.pptx

94 Pages·2016·16.1 MB·English

by  James Ventresca

AcuPractice Seminars

Acupuncture
Points & Meridians I
Points & Meridians
Overview
•  Over 2000 Points
o  359 – 365 Standard Points
•  Most Popular Acupuncture Points
o  Have multiple uses
o  Show up in many different point prescriptions
•  Many Good & Exhaustive Resources
•  71 Meridians in all
o  12 Primary Meridians (14 “Main” Meridians with points)
o  8 Extraordinary Meridians
o  12 Sinew Meridians
o  12 Divergent Meridians
o  12 Skin Meridians
o  15 Luo Meridians
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Points
Overview
•  Often located in hollows or natural depressions on the
surface of the body
•  Needling Depths:
o  For most points needles are inserted between 0.25-1.0 inch (cun
o  Needle into the middle of the muscle that is located below the
point.
o  Always keep the anatomy in the area of the point in mind, to
avoid needling into blood vessels, organs, and other sensitive
structures.
•  Needles are usually inserted perpendicular to the skin
•  Points are usually described as having both
o  “indications” i.e. headaches
o  “actions” i.e. clears heat
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Body Measurements and
General Point Location
•  The “Cun” is known as the personal inch. Based on the width of the patient’s
thumb, it is the standard measurement for locating points. For instance: PC 6
is located two cun proximal to the wrist crease between the the tendons of
palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis. Two cun equals 2 times the width of
the patient’s thumb.
Illustrations excerpted from A Manual of Acupuncture, P. Deadman et al.
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Illustrations excerpted from A Manual of Acupuncture, P. Deadman et al.
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Illustrations excerpted from A Manual of Acupuncture, P. Deadman et al.
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General Comments On
AcuPoints
•  Point emphasis is based on my personal experience.
•  Not meant to discount the experience of other
practitioners, books, nor teachers
•  Points Below the Knees and Elbows
•  Some of the most powerful points on the body are found from the knees and
the elbows
•  Yuan-Source Points
•  The 5 Shu/Transport Points
•  Luo Points
•  Xi Cleft Points
•  Front Mu and Back Shu Points
•  Microsystem Points
o  Auricular Acupuncture
o  Scalp Acupuncture
o  Hand Acupuncture
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Point Selection
•  Local Points
•  Adjacent Points
•  Distal Points
•  Energetically Aligned Points
o  Actions & Indications
•  MicroSystem Points
•  Empirical Points
o  i.e. LU 11 for Nosebleeds

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Point Categories
Overview Table
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Five Element Points I
Mother / Son
Fire HEART / Sm. Intes+ne
Pericardium / Triple Warmer
Wood
LIVER
Gall Bladder
Stomach

Water Metal
KIDNEY LUNGS
Bladder Lg. Intes+ne

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