Ear acupuncture is the best known of the so-called microsystems of acupuncture, which hold that there is a representation of the body in a small area. The story of ear acupuncture begins with a French doctor, Paul Nogier, of Lyon (see Kenyon 1983a). In the early 1950s Nogier was intrigued to find that some of …
A number of machines have come on the market which purport to detect acupuncture points electrically. Most depend on the theory that acupuncture points are areas of reduced skin resistance, and they usually have a neutral electrode plus a searching electrode ending in a blunt point. The weakness of nearly all these machines is that …
Spine of T3 is opposite root of scapular spine. Spine of T7 is opposite inferior angle of scapula. 8th rib is just below inferior angle of scapula. Spine of T12 is opposite midpoint of line drawn from inferior angle of scapula to the iliac crest Line joining posterior superior iliac spines passes through S2 spine. …
Needling sites: – Paraspinal muscles – Lumbar vertebrae – Sacroiliac joint (sij) – Quadratus lumborum – Gluteal muscles – Greater trochanter of femur Radiation (wide and variable): – Back, buttocks, legs – Abdomen, genitals Indications: – lumbago – sciatica – groin pain – hip pain Low back pain and sciatica Acupuncture can be useful in …
Although acupuncture is generally safe, various complications have been reported, including several deaths. The following list is not intended to be exhaustive but will give an idea of what to look out for. Infection This is so rare as to be almost unknown. The main exception concerns the use of semi-permanent needles in the ear. …
Today, social classes in Chile are based on wealth, not on ancestry. But most members of the small, rich upper class are of European descent. Indian and Spanish descent is called `Mestizos’. They make up most of the middle class and about 75% of Chile’s population. The lower class consists of mainly poor mestizos and …
