diagnosis/treatment of abnormal points?

[Guest guest]

Sometimes there are nodules at acupuncture points, there are also hypersensitive

points, there are very dry, itchy points.

 

I have seen three chinese doctors in the last year but none of them seemed to

care about these special points of mine.

 

Is it really not worth paying attention to such points? I think it could be a

very easy and objective way of diagnosing channel problems and monitoring

progress of healing.

 

Maybe we could also treat such points, inserting needles to dissolve the nodule,

relieve itchiness, etc. There could exist simple protocols, like insert needle

into point above, at, or below problematic point, or activate channel at the

opposite end of meridian.

 

Is there literature about such an approach?

 

Tamas

[Guest guest]

On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 2:31 AM, yakenez <knz wrote:

 

>

> Sometimes there are nodules at acupuncture points, there are also

> hypersensitive points, there are very dry, itchy points.

>

The literature is full of these kinds of ideas.

 

The way that acupuncture is currently taught in China, at least in the state

run schools, there is more emphasis on a sort of internal medicine

diagnosis, and then point choice is based on that diagnosis.

 

However, it is well-known that palpatory (pressing, touching etc.) skills

are essential to point choices. I've seen entire books devoted to working

with points that show nodules. Points that are sensitive to pressure are

commonly called " ah-shi " points. " Ah-shi " is Chinese for " oh-YES (that

HURTS!) " .

 

Even in the treatment of dermatological issues, when a pathological change

on the skin is observed, there is a great amount of diagnostic significance

placed on where the changes occur. When they favor a certain channel, that

makes it easier to diagnose, though not all skin conditions do that.

 

I was often brought back to palpation (poking points) in my acupuncture

practice when my students did that, even though it wasn't always foremost in

my own mind. Some believe that palpation is the most important diagnostic

activity in regards to acupuncture. Not so much for herbs.

 

-al.

 

 

 

--

, DAOM

Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

> The literature is full of these kinds of ideas.

 

Thanks, I did find a book which has chapters on channel palpation and diagnosis

(

http://www.amazon.com/Applied-Channel-Medicine-Lectures-Therapeutics/dp/09396166\

29 ).

 

In the meantime I was experimenting on myself. To my surprise I was able to

soften a Stomach-related nodule (level with CV23) with a simple ST36 needling.

Now I'm going to attack my LI17 nodule.

 

Tamas