Guest guest Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 Thank you very much for your answers!! I consider my self aware of the basic principles of Chinese Traditional Medicine. Also I have been under acupuncture treatment back in the 90´s in LA. Now I live deep in the Finnish forest 3 hours away from a near city and I have to take care of my self within my favorite natural approache to health matters. I would appreciate if someone refer me to a text or to a more specific instructions to place the needles,so that I can increase the level of energy and keep away from doctor. Chinese Traditional Medicine , Jack Sweeney <mojavecowboy wrote: > > you can acumox on the Taixi points to stimulate your > kidneys > > --- Guy Sedan guysedan wrote: > > > I suffered from a chronic IBS, with trapped gas in > > the Large Intestine. I > > was treated by a Chinese Doctor, who eventually > > taught me how to perform > > self-acupuncture. Since then I completed a 4 year > > study of CM. > > I still do self acupuncture when my symptoms > > reappear. > > > > > > On 3/5/06, iching49 iching49 wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Is there such a thing ? I would appreciate any > > suggestion on this > > > subject. Could you advise a bibliography about > > treating oneself with > > > acupuncture at a very basic level, just to > > energize, but not to treat > > > ailments or deseases, which is the ground for > > profesional acupuncturist. > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 Chinese Traditional Medicine , " iching49 " <iching49 wrote: > > I consider my self aware of the basic principles of Chinese Traditional > Medicine. Also I have been under acupuncture treatment back in the > 90´s in LA. Now I live deep in the Finnish forest 3 hours away from > a near city and I have to take care of my self within my favorite > natural approache to health matters. I would appreciate if someone refer > me to a text or to a more specific instructions to place the needles,so > that I can increase the level of energy and keep away from doctor. I highly recommend AGAINST doing acupuncture on yourself unless a trained and licensed acupuncturist shows you what to do and makes sure you understand the risks for each point you needle. You could puncture an artery or cause nerve damage. Some of the points are near arteries. The needling technique may vary. It may vary because of the location of the point or because of the particular imbalances the person has. In many cases acupuncture is not necessary. The majority of people will get very good results with acupressure and massage. BTW, an acupressure student recently joined the list and can give you some pointers. Stomach 36 is one of the points that increase energy for most people, and this is a point that responds very well to acupressure. There are others depending on what is causing the fatigue. Some breathing exercises will increase energy. So will Qi Gong exercises. A person will need a teacher for some Qi Gong exercises, but there are plenty of basic exercises that one can learn from a book or video tape that can make a big difference. Be sure to pay attention to any contraindications or cautions listed. There can be many causes of fatigue from a TCM standpoint so you will want to make sure you have a correct diagnosis. This is why not all the points for fatigue will work for everyone or work that well for an individual. The first thing the TCM healer considers is is the fatigue Fatigue of Deficiency or Fatigue of Excess. Qi Deficiency, Blood Deficiency, Fluid Deficiency, Yin Deficiency, and especially Yang Deficiency can all result in fatigue. The treatments are different according to which is the Root of the fatigue. BUT Excess also can cause fatigue. In this case Dampness. But there is another Excess that can cause fatigue. Just plain overdoing. Overdoing also will weaken the Spleen and set the person up for a number of problems. Getting adequate rest is very important in TCM. Note to students on the list: The list of what can cause fatigue will vary according to what school you're attending and your instructor. For example, some will discount Yin Deficiency as a cause of fatigue. But it can be. The fatigue of Yin Deficiency is a fatigue due to the person not being able to rest adequately. There is nervous energy. No matter how tired the person is, s/he is not able to sit still. Giving this person Qi tonic herbs or especially Yang tonic herbs will worsen the fatigue instead of relieve it. Students, for the sake of your grade, go by what your instructor tells you. But when you're in clinical practice, be aware that all these can cause fatigue. Each will have special aspects to it. For example, when Dampness is the Root, the person will have a feeling of heaviness. Especially in the legs and maybe the lower body. When there is Fluid Deficiency and sometimes Blood Deficiency, there can be a feeling of having trouble moving parts of the body. The best analogy I can give is it can be like trying to pull a lever that is rusted. There's a sensation of needing a lot more energy to move that rusted lever than if it was not rusted and well oiled. That's the way moving the arms and legs and other parts of the body can feel. Like it's harder to move them than it should be. It's like something has rusted and isn't well oiled. Yang Deficiency fatigue is the worst. In extreme cases it can be fatigue so great that the person feels like I'm not getting up off the couch unless the house is on fire, and then I'll have to crawl to the door. Admittedly, that's extreme even in cases of Yang Deficiency, but I wanted to impress upon readers just how total and how severe Yang Deficiency fatigue can get if the Yang Deficiency isn't treated. Cold and magnesium deficiency also can cause fatigue from the muscles staying overly contracted. Try an experiment for yourself. Deliberately contract a mucle and keep it contracted for a while. Eventually that area of the body will tire and start to tremble. Now imagine how it would feel if most or all the skeletal muscles were staying overly contracted because of cold or magnesium deficiency. (Musles need Mg in order to relax.) If Cold is the problem you're looking at possible Yang Deficiency or Qi Deficiency (weak Protective Qi) or in some cases Blood Deficiency. BTW, a tendency to muscles cramps points strongly to the possibility of Blood Deficiency. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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