Quan-miu-xue 颧谬穴 [Zygomatic Absurd?? Pt) in treating Facial Paralysis

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Hi All, especially Colleagues literate in Chinese,

 

Do any of you know Prof SHENG Can's " Face 3-Needles " method of treating

facial paralysis? See original Chinese and Google Translate versions at

http://tinyurl.com/yz7pofu

 

Can you correct my rough translation below?

 

Face 3-needle therapy :

Face 3-needles is Prof Sheng Can's method to Tx facial paralysis

for facial paralysis non-responsive for 3-6 months

,with quite good effect ;

Face 3-needle position and needle methods :

(1) 1 " straight below eye outer canthus 1,stab horizontally

along skin ,penetrating thru Sibaixue ; advance needle

1.5 " 1.5;

(2) 1 " below Dicang 1,penetrate needle along skin towards

ST06 ; advance needle 2.5-3 " 2.5-3.0;

(3) ST05 Pt advance slanting needle ,thru Quanmiu Pt

directly to Sibai Pt ,advance needle 3.0-3.5 " 3.0-

3.5;

Retain needle for 30min per Pt 30,after removing needle

[use] cupping at Quanmiu Pt ; Tx every second day

;

 

Do you know the exact position of Quanmiu Pt ?

 

Do you know what its name (Zygomatic Absurd Pt?) means?

 

I had not seen this point in any sources until now. However, I found a

description in Chinese and its Google Translate version is at

http://tinyurl.com/ykm7co2

 

Quanmiuxue (Zygomatic Absurd?? Pt) Tx facial paralysis on how to

define , operate , points to anatomical level

?

Answer :

(1) Location : on face , directly below eye lat canthus

, in cheekbone under ?? in centre of hollow ;

 

(2) Operating Method : Yang by riding a bit , along

mesh outer canthal Mashimo , Ping Ying-xiang hole height

acupoints ; AP method : pierce straight into 0.3- 0.5 "

0.3-0.5; Induction : a sense of local inflation ; AVOID

direct moxibustion ;

 

(3) into needle level :

 

Skin : from infraorbital n distribution ; Infraorbital n is

trigeminal n second branch (maxillary n

) of final pieces to face through infraorbital hole piercing

, distributed in lower eyelid , dorsum of nose + upper lip

outer skin ;

 

Subcutaneous tissue : A set of above-mentioned n branches +

transverse facial a + v , ; Transverse facial a

is a branch of superficial temporal a forward to

wear parotid gland + before , crossing masseter surface

, branch nutrition parotid gland , parotid duct

, masseter m + surrounding skin ; transverse facial v

branches of mandibular v ;

 

Zygomaticus ms : For facial expression ms , starting at

cheekbones , oblique m bundle inside bottom , +

finally numbness of mouth of skin + buccal mucosa ,

some of fiber migration in orbicularis oris m ;

Zygomaticus m control by zygomatic branch of facial n

;

 

Masseter m : mandibular branch is located in outer skin of rectangular

flat m from trigeminal n third branch

(mandibular n ) branches of masseteric n

;

 

Temporalis m : a fan for temporal fossa skin bian m

, starting at next temporal line + deep surface of deep temporal fascia

, m fibers gradually down to focus

, through deep surface of zygomatic arch , beyond

mandibular coronoid process ; Temporal m by trigeminal n

third branch (mandibular n ) control ;

 

(4) Indications : Facial paralysis , hemifacial spasm

, trigeminal neuralgia , toothache~ upper , lip swelling

etc

 

I would appreciate expert correction of the above.

 

Best regards,