Guest guest Posted May 23, 2002 Report Share Posted May 23, 2002 Here's a quick question..... when I am undergoing acupuncture, generally most points get the " grab " effect and a slight jolt sensation, but some, they feel like a strong jolt/funny bone-ish. For instance my situation is roughly weak spleen qi, dampness and slight heat (seems like heat and cold are on the fence), last night my TCM doc needled PC6 (I think) on both arms and it was a strong jolt, most of the way up my arm down to middle finger. He said he was using those to try and help balance me off. What is the signifcance, if any, when the points feel that way, as opposed to just the grab/light jolt? What does the stronger " jolt " mean? Bad or good generally? Were the gates and blockage blown open, or did he just happen to hit a nerve on each arm? Just curious, I had a similar discomfort on SP3-4 (not sure which), and he said that when you are weak (spleen in this case)it is sometimes more sensitive, also SP3 or 4 just tends to be a little sensitive for ppl anyway. So what does it mean when theres a stronger " rush " feeling when the point is hit, if anything at all? Thanks, Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2002 Report Share Posted May 23, 2002 Funny thing -- when my doc needled PC6 on me a month or so ago, I had the exact same reaction. Must be a nerve around there. c_kozielec wrote: > Here's a quick question..... when I am undergoing acupuncture, > generally most points get the " grab " effect and a slight jolt > sensation, but some, they feel like a strong jolt/funny bone-ish. > For instance my situation is roughly weak spleen qi, dampness and > slight heat (seems like heat and cold are on the fence), last night > my TCM doc needled PC6 (I think) on both arms and it was a strong > jolt, most of the way up my arm down to middle finger. He said he > was using those to try and help balance me off. > > What is the signifcance, if any, when the points feel that way, as > opposed to just the grab/light jolt? What does the stronger " jolt " > mean? Bad or good generally? Were the gates and blockage blown open, > or did he just happen to hit a nerve on each arm? > > Just curious, I had a similar discomfort on SP3-4 (not sure which), > and he said that when you are weak (spleen in this case)it is > sometimes more sensitive, also SP3 or 4 just tends to be a little > sensitive for ppl anyway. > > So what does it mean when theres a stronger " rush " feeling when the > point is hit, if anything at all? > > Thanks, > > Curtis > > > > Post message: Chinese Traditional Medicine > Subscribe: Chinese Traditional Medicine- > Un: Chinese Traditional Medicine- > List owner: Chinese Traditional Medicine-owner > > Shortcut URL to this page: > /community/Chinese Traditional Medicine > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2002 Report Share Posted May 23, 2002 Yeah, that one's called the median nerve. I don't like to needle PC6 too deeply since that nerve is so needleable. Fortunately however, nerves are surrounded by a really slippery covering that usually allows it to slide out of the way when a needle is poked into it. The question of what is Qi sensation and what is nerve sensation is not something I can answer with too much authority. I can say that the dull achey feeling is usually Qi and violent electrical sensations might be nerves. The only real specific way of knowing what you're poking is if its Qi, the sensation will dissipate in a few seconds. If you've needled a nerve, the sensation will last minutes. At least this is what I learned in my needling technique class. -al. " Vincent J. S " wrote: > > Funny thing -- when my doc needled PC6 on me a month or so ago, I had the > exact same reaction. Must be a nerve around there. > > c_kozielec wrote: > > > Here's a quick question..... when I am undergoing acupuncture, > > generally most points get the " grab " effect and a slight jolt > > sensation, but some, they feel like a strong jolt/funny bone-ish. > > For instance my situation is roughly weak spleen qi, dampness and > > slight heat (seems like heat and cold are on the fence), last night > > my TCM doc needled PC6 (I think) on both arms and it was a strong > > jolt, most of the way up my arm down to middle finger. He said he > > was using those to try and help balance me off. > > > > What is the signifcance, if any, when the points feel that way, as > > opposed to just the grab/light jolt? What does the stronger " jolt " > > mean? Bad or good generally? Were the gates and blockage blown open, > > or did he just happen to hit a nerve on each arm? > > > > Just curious, I had a similar discomfort on SP3-4 (not sure which), > > and he said that when you are weak (spleen in this case)it is > > sometimes more sensitive, also SP3 or 4 just tends to be a little > > sensitive for ppl anyway. > > > > So what does it mean when theres a stronger " rush " feeling when the > > point is hit, if anything at all? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Curtis > > > > > > > > Post message: Chinese Traditional Medicine > > Subscribe: Chinese Traditional Medicine- > > Un: Chinese Traditional Medicine- > > List owner: Chinese Traditional Medicine-owner > > > > Shortcut URL to this page: > > /community/Chinese Traditional Medicine > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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