Guest guest Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 I was wondering if anyone had seen this article on the WHO standardizing Chinese, Japanese, and South Korean acupoints: http://story.news./news? tmpl=story & u=/afp/20050110/hl_afp/healthacupuncturechinajapanskorea_05 0110100820 I would be interested to hear any responses. Tim Northwood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 a Japanese colleague forwarded the Asahi Shinbun page to me http://www.asahi.com/national/update/0110/011.html there are graphics comparing the locations of P4, TB9 and LR14. Ultimately i think it won't make much difference to current practitioners in the three countries (as well as in the West) as they will continue to locate points the way they were taught. Whether it makes a difference in the way programs are taught from here on out remains to be seen... I tend to doubt it actually; most sources I've seen have yet to adopt the WHO point nomenclature from 1993. One teacher in the AS article mentioned that among the various Japanese schools of acupuncture in history that point location hadn't varied much, and i would be surprised if everyone in Japan just threw out Kinoshita in favor of the new standards. In any case, point location is an art within an art and most Japanese practitioners use the anatomical location as a guideline for where to palpate to locate the exact point for treatment. Ultimately clinical outcomes determine the correctness of one's point location, no matter what some committee might say. robert hayden Chinese Medicine , " tim_northwood " <running_wolf@s...> wrote: > > > I was wondering if anyone had seen this article on the WHO > standardizing Chinese, Japanese, and South Korean acupoints: > http://story.news./news? > tmpl=story & u=/afp/20050110/hl_afp/healthacupuncturechinajapanskorea_05 > 0110100820 > > I would be interested to hear any responses. > > Tim Northwood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 Well said. Anne > <http://www.asahi.com/national/update/0110/011.html>Ultimately > clinical outcomes determine the correctness of one's point location, > no matter what some committee might say. > > robert hayden > > Chinese Medicine , " tim_northwood " > <running_wolf@s...> wrote: > > > > > > I was wondering if anyone had seen this article on the WHO > > standardizing Chinese, Japanese, and South Korean acupoints: > > http://story.news./news? > > tmpl=story & u=/afp/20050110/hl_afp/healthacupuncturechinajapanskorea_05 > > 0110100820 > > > > I would be interested to hear any responses. > > > > Tim Northwood > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 Tim: My first response is that there are only some 360 points? My little Chinese-English pocket book has at least 450. On my own research over the past year, I've discovered others. My Chinese teacher doesn't know about some of the points I've found. Best, Jack In Chinese Medicine , " tim_northwood " <running_wolf@s...> wrote: > > > I was wondering if anyone had seen this article on the WHO > standardizing Chinese, Japanese, and South Korean acupoints: > http://story.news./news? > tmpl=story & u=/afp/20050110/hl_afp/healthacupuncturechinajapanskorea_05 > 0110100820 > > I would be interested to hear any responses. > > Tim Northwood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 Chinese Medicine , " mojavecowboy " <mojavecowboy> wrote: > > My first response is that there are only some 360 points? this is a reference to the number found in Zhen Jiu Jia Yi Jing, which has been the basis for classical acupuncture study since it was compiled in 282. rh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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