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Dr Kevin Hickey
Shipley Health Centre
History of Acupuncture
Developed as part of system of Traditional
Chinese Medicine
Dates back up to 4000 years
Yellow Emperors book of internal medicine 200BC
349 points described by 300AD
600-900AD spread to Korea, Japan, India
Practised in Europe in 1700s
Suppression by Ching Dynasty 1644-1911
Suppression by Nationalist Regime 1911-1949
What is acupuncture?
What is acupuncture?
Insertion of needles
Part of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Related therapies eg acupressure,
shiatsu, Reiki, therapeutic massage,
reflexology
Herbal treatments
Moxibustion
Electroacupuncture
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Holistic patterns of illness
Does not reject unexplained illness
Does not separate psych and soma
Does not treat the disease in
isolation
Considers the human being in
association with the rest of nature
and the social setting
TCM
Preventing illness is paramount
Harmonious way of life, balanced
nutrition, regular exercise (physical
and breathing) (Tai Ji Quan)
Illness is a disturbance of Qi,
disharmony between Yin and Yang
Treatment aims to balance Yin and
Yang
Yin and Yang
Yin Yang
Hypoactive Hyperactive
Inhibited Excited
Quiescent Fidgety
Sallow Bright
Pale Red
female male
Meridians
Named after organs
Paths through which Qi travels
around the body
Paired
Stimulating points on the meridian
has an effect on the flow of Qi and
the disease process
Meridians
6 pairs of meridians, 2 unpaired (Du and
Ren)
361 points plus Extra points
Points have numbers and names,
standardised by WHO
eg Sanyinjiao / Three Yin Junction / SP6
Fengchi / Pool of Evil Wind / GB20
Yingxiang / Welcome the Smell / LI20
Organs
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