Contents
CHAPTER 1 BASIC NEEDLING TECHNIQUES
SECTION 1 STRUCTURE AND SIZE OF THE FILIFORM NEEDLE
1.
Structure
2.
Size
SECTION 2 HOLDING TECHNIQUES
1.
Holding with double fingers
2.
Holding with three fingers
3.
Holding with four fingers
4.
Holding the handle and pressing the
tail
5.
Holding the body
6.
Holding with double hands
SECTION 3 PACTICE OF NEEDLING SKILLS
1.
The paper-cushion and cotton-pack
practice of needling
2.
Practice on oneself
3.
Practice on each other
SECTION 4 POSTURES
1.
Supination
2.
Pronation
3.
Side sleeping
4.
Supine sitting
5.
Prone sitting
6.
Side pronation
SECTION 5 TECHNIQUES OF INSERTION
1.
The needing hand and pressing hand
2.
Inserting techniques
SECTION 6 THE NEEDLING ANGLE, DIRECTION AND DEPTH
1.
Needling angles
2.
Needling direction
3.
Needling depth
SECTION 8 ACUPOINT PENETRATION
1.
Acupoint penetration on same meridian
2.
penetratied needling on the meridians nearby
3.
Penetration of the meridians in internal and external as well as yin and yang
relation
SECTION 9 RETENTION OF THE NEEDLE
1.
Static retention of the needle
2.
Active retention of the needle
SECTION 10 WITHDRAWAL OF THE NEEDLE
CHAPTER 2 NEEDLING TECHNIQUES FOR THE FILEFORM NEEDLES
SECTION 1 BASIC TECHNIQUES FOR MANIPULATION
1.
Lifting and thrusting techniques
2.
Rotating techniques
SECTION 2 SUPLEMENTARY TECHNIQUES USED BEFORE AND AFTER NEEDLING
1.
Pinching the acupoints
2.
Nail scratching
3.
Nailing
4.Holding by fingers
5.Seeking
6.Kneading
7.Pinching
8.Knocking
10.Pressing
11.Tapping
12.Rubbing
13.Scratching
SECTION 3 SUPPLEMENTARY TECHNIQUES FOR MANIPULATION
1.
Insertion
2.
Rotation
3.
Twisting
4.
Flicking
5.
Scraping
6.
Finger flicking
7.
Shaking
8.
Swinging
9.
Swaying
10.
Swaying for dissipation
11.
Swirling
12.
Tremoring
13.
Thrusting
14.
Pushing by rotation
15.
Pushing
16.
Pressing
17.
Knocking
18.
Flying
19.
Bending
20.
Scratching
21.
Fixed flicking
22.
Bending and cushioning
23.
Seeking
24.
Withdrawal
25.
Retention
26.
Lifting
27.
Pulling
28.
Pressing the acupoint
SECTION 4 GENERAL STRENGTHENING AND REDUCING TECHNIQUES
1.
Strengthening and reducing
techniques by lifting and thrusting
2.
Strengthening and reducing
techniques by rotation
3.
Strengthening and reducing
techniques by speed
4.
Strengthening and reducing
techniques by confrontation and following
5.
Strengthening and reducing
techniques according to respiration
6.
Nine-Six strengthening and reducing
techniques by nine plus six
7.
Strengthening and reducing
techniques by opening and closing the needled qcupoint
8.
Normal strengthening and reducing
techniques
SECTION 5 COMPLICATED NEEDLING TECHNIQUES
1.
Heat-inducing techniques
2.
Cool-inducing techniques
3.
Yin-hiding-in-yang method
4.
Yang-hiding-in-yin method
5.
Left-right rotating. Up-down
thrusting-lifting method
6.
Dragon-tiger-struggle method
7.
Qi-pushing method
8.
Retention of qi method
9.
Repeated lifting and pressing
method
10.
Activating qi method
11.
Qi-lifting method
12.
Regulation of qi method
13.
Pyretic strengthening method
14.
Cold reducing method
15.
Strgngthening method by inducing
heat
16.
Reducing method by inducing cool
sensation
17.
Blue-dragon-wagging-tail method
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18.
White-tiger-shaking-head method
19.
Black-tortoise-seeking-for-hole
method
20.
Red-phoenix-meeting-its-source
method
SECTION 6 OTHER NEEDLING ECHNIQUES
1.
Needling ying and wei
2.
Single needling
3.
Rotatory needling
4.
Sparrow-pecking method
5.
Leakage-needling method
6.
Tremoring-needling method
7.
Irregular-needling method
8.
Intermittent-needling method
9.
Retaining-needlings method
10.
Close-open supplementary technique
for promoting qi flow
CHAPTER 3 DESCRIPTION OF NEEDLING TECHNIQUES IN NEIJING
SECTION 1 NINE NEEDLING TECHNIQUES
1.
Shu needling
2.
Distal needling
3.
Meridian needling
4.
Collateral needling
5.
Muscular needling
6.
Major reducing needling
7.
Cutaneous needling
8.
Opposite-side needling
9.
Cauterized needling
Appendix: Nine needles
SECTION 2 TWELVE NEEDLING TECHNIQUES
1.
Symmetrical needling
2.
Trigger needling
3.
Rehabilitating needling
4.
Ranked needling
5.
Surrounded needling
6.
Perpendicular needling
7.
Shu needling
8.
Short needling
9.
Superficial needling
10.
Yin needling
11.
Accompanied needling
12.
Repeatedly sparse needling
SECTION 3 FIVE NEEDLING TECHNIQUES
1.
Semi-needling
2.
Leopard-spot needling
3.
Joint needling
4.
Hegu needling
5.
Shu needling
SECTION 4 TRIPLE NEEDLING AND QI-DIRECTING TECHNIQUES
1.
Triple needling techniques
2.
Qi-directing technique
CHAPTER 4 PENETRATED NEEDLING
1.
Vertex needling
2.
Impulsive needling
3.
Tongtian needling
4.
Tongtianzhen Duifengci needling
5.
Tongdingpang needling
6.
Brain-clearing needling
7.
Shuaigu Duifeng needling
8.
Ear-clearing needling
9.
Erlong needling
10.
Bazi needling
11.
T-shaped needling of Ermen and
Xiaguan
12.
Crossed needling of Baihui
13.
Technique for improving eyesight
14.
Xiangwei needling
15.
Seven-needling techniques for
asthma
16.
Needling of hardness
17.
T-shaped needling of Quchi
18.
Heart-strengthening technique
19.
Hypnosis needling
20.
Lung-clearing technique
21.
Yang-thrusting needling
22.
Spleen-invigorating needling
23.
Triple needling of the knee
24.
Crossed T-Shaped needling of
Weizhong
25.
First Yang-Penetrating Needling
26.
Second Yang-Penetrating Needling
27.
Third Yang-Penetrating Needling
28.
Hidrosis-Stopping needling
29.
Leg-Strengthening needling
CHAPTER 5 QRTISTIC NEEDLING
1.
Needling four sides of Baihui
2.
Four-flowered needling toward
Baihui
3.
Triple needling of nose
4.
Needling of neck sinus
5.
Group needling of the neck
6.
Four-flowered needling
7.
Five-flowered needling
8.
Needling of Baliao
9.
Sacral needling
10.
Five-flowered needling of jiquan
11.
Heart-soothing needling
12.
Needling for soothing the chest and
regulating qi
13.
Needling for the promotion of
lactation
14.
Needling for inducing lactation
15.
Needling of triple Wan
16.
Plum-needling of Zhongwan
17.
Needling of the upper abdominal
triangle
18.
Needling of the middle abdominal
triangle
19.
Needling of the lower abdominal
triangle
20.
Square needling of the navel
21.
Needling of Zhongji triangle
22.
Pubic needling
CHAPTER 6 SPECIAL NEEDLING TECHNIQUES
1.
Needling with triple-edged needle
2.
Cutaneous needling
3.
Intradermal needling
4.
Needling with awn needle
5.
Warmed needling
6.
Heated needling
7.
Acupoint injection
8.
Incision of acupoint
9.
Acupoint catgut embedment
10.
Acupoint ligation
11.
Acupoint nailing therapy
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