Acupuncture Needling Techniques, Point Selection, and Clinical Application: Module 1 - Foundations, Safety, Distal Point Selection & Head/Face

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Foundations of Clinical Needling: Introduction to the clinical demonstration format and the relationship between classroom demonstration and actual patient care. Discussion of individualized treatment and the concept that the clinical effect of acupuncture depends not only upon point selection, but also upon how the point is stimulated.

Local, Adjacent, and Distal Point Selection: Introduction to the use of local, adjacent, and distal points when treating painful conditions. Distal points are selected according to meridian pathways, regional relationships, traditional theory, and established clinical applications.

Needling Safety: Review of scope-of-practice considerations and the importance of Clean Needle Technique. Discussion includes anatomical structures beneath acupuncture points, avoidance of major nerves and blood vessels, precautions around the lungs and other organs, patient positioning, needle insertion and removal, management of minor bleeding, and recognition of vasovagal or “needle sickness” reactions.

Tonification, Dispersion, and De Qi: Introduction to tonifying versus dispersing approaches. Pain is discussed from the traditional Chinese medical perspective as involving stagnation, with stronger dispersing stimulation generally used when treating pain, tension, and restriction.

Principal Distal Point Combinations:
Demonstration and discussion of:
• LI 4 + ST 36 for the anterior zone
• LI 4 + LU 7 for the head and neck
• LI 4 + LIV 3, the Four Gates
• LIV 3 + PC 6 for internal disorders and regulation
• SI 3 + BL 62 for the posterior zone
• SJ 5 + GB 41 for the lateral zone
• GB 26 in relationship to the Dai Mai and pelvic/lumbar region
• Ear Shen Men and Yintang as calming adjunctive points
Detailed location and needling demonstrations include LI 4, LU 7, SJ 5, PC 6, SI 3, ST 36, LIV
3, GB 41, BL 62, and GB 26.

Head and Facial Points: Introduction and demonstration of selected points including GV 20, Yintang, BL 2, Yuyao, SJ 23, Taiyang, GB 14, GB 8, ST 2 through ST 7, LI 20, Bitong, and Biyan.