Chinese Acupuncture

 Hello Friends,

I have some doubts in Nomeclature in E.A. 

First:

• the active pole (the site that you feel the sensation) is the negative (-) called catode, normally the black one.
• the passive pole (that there is no sensation) is the positive (+) called anode, normally the red one.

Second:  

 Hello Friends,

When a subject has ganglion (on the dorsum of the hand), there is prescribed in some literature that you can treat inserting needles directly in the wall of the cyst, after you lift and trust several times. Leave the needle 10-15´ and at the end apply moxa. Of course with a sterile technique. Does anyone did this type of treatment? If yes, and precaution or recomendations ?

Thanks

Leonardo

Hi,

I was wondering where can I read about principles of applying acupunture (acupressure) in men and women according to their physiology, for example "in men this point would be needled first on the left, while in women start on the right", and also explanation.

Thank you!

As a rather new acupuncturist I enjoy reading your page and hope you can help me. I have difficulties finding the rigth way to treat a 60 year old woman for hevy sweat that smells.She came to me with running nose and eyes (no cough) provocated by some vegetables (carrots, tomatoes ect.) and some smells. It is worse winter and worse in the morning and after meals. Other sighn are a sore back and knees. Some athritis in finger joints. Tiredness in the morning. Goes to bed early. Mostely she sleeps well.

Hi, has anyone used the electro meridian imaging for diagnosing, and if so how do you find it, how do you rate it?

Kim

I hit my elbow as many people have before but this time the pain that ran down my arm into my fingers has yet to go away after two weeks. I am certain that nothing is broken, torn, etc. However the pain is still very intense.

Any accupressure (or other methods or ideas) to make the pain go away and make my hand and arm useable again??? Thanks in advance.

Colon 20 crosses to the opposite side of the body at the nose.  Does anyone know if it it crosses back to its original side before entering Stomach 1 or if it stays crossed over and continues to Stomach 1 on the opposite side? This is important when chasing entry exit blocks.

I had a new patient with a chief complaint of a dull headache around the eyes and in the back of the head at the base of the skull.  The headache was consistent throughout the day and at times progressed to a more stabbing headache for no particular reason.  The patient could not recall any stress or particular event that may have brought on the headache, but did note that she has an issue with teeth clenching.  The teeth clenching has been going on for years, however, and this headache only started 2 months ago.

Greetings, I have a question about the cheng cycle. From what I've found the cycle is being implemented in 2 different ways. For example, on the wikipedia and some other websites the cheng cycle has the same relationships as the sheng cycle (wood overacts fire, etc.), but on many other websites, such as this one, the cheng cycle is shown to have the same relationships as the Ke cycle (wood overacts earth, etc.)

Does this discrepancy come from two different theories?

Hello,

I am looking into treating behavior problems in children and adolescents.  I am a teacher and an acupuncture student on the verge of graduating.  I see a lot of problems in my classroom which I feel can be very successfully targeted with TCM.

I would like to know if anyone has experience addressing behavioral problems such as ADD, ADHD, difficulty focusing, etc, or can recommend articles or books I can look into.