1. Treating with Needles Making the energy move! The N----->N+1 Principle

2. Welcome to the Last day!

3. Acupuncture Needles ACUPUNCTURE NEEDLES are ideal instruments due to their physical properties. COMPOSITION: stainless steel shaft with a spiralled handle of copper, bronze, or alloy

4. Acupuncture needles Typical needle is 1 to 8 cm long, 0.3- 0.4mm in diameter or 28 to 26 gauge. Some of them come with a tube to place them, some others come without them.

7. NEEDLE IN DISPERSION This gradient reaches equilibrium in 10-15 minutes. Dispersion is used in conditions defined as a problem of excess, such as acute strain or sprain. The needle inserted, allow reaction to take place, often produces local erythema of skin, reaches equilibrium as erythema clears.

8. NEEDLE IN TONIFICATION Manipulation of the needle manually. Indicated in “deficiency states,” chronic or dysfunction states. May be also tonified by heat, manual manipulation or electrical stimulation.

9. French add-on:If you put 1 needle You will generate local agitation.

10. If you place 2 needles Will equilibrate: Second needle in circuit gives agitated equilibrium.

11. If you place 3 needles This will generate an energetic movement: Third needle in circuit leads to dynamic equilibrium, thus flow within the meridian. THIS IS A SIMPLE ENERGETIC TREATMENT. For this movement you only need to insert needles on the affected limb or area to make the energy flow.

13. Example Pain in internal Ankle What Point?

14. KI3

15. You go: Below 1: Ki1 or Ki2 Above 2 needles: KI7,KI10

16. Let’s get a little more complicated! Let’s now make a real energy movement! An energy movement that involves a whole Principal Meridian Circuit.

17. N  N+1 N represents # of needles. N  N+1: Represents direction of flow of energy from the PM with least number of needles to larger number. So if N=1 Energy will flow from 1  2

18. For example You want to move energy from YIN TO YANG for back pain: N=1 One needle on Yin, two on Yang. Thus the movement of the circuit is to Yang.

19. KI3 SI3 BL40

20. Another Example You want to energize a fatigue person! You want to move energy to YIN! N=1 at Yang N+1 ( 2 ) at Yin… thus, the movement is to YIN.

21. BL40 KI3 KI10

22. What is the plan? Get the energy to move This can be done within one meridian Or within one principal meridian.

23. Meridian Energy movement Say you have back pain: Which Meridian?

24. Bladder, Right? Tai Yang right? So you go: KI3 BL40 BL60 For an N=1

25. PM system?

26. N=1 KI3 BL40 BL60

27. N=2 KI3 BL40 BL60 SI3 HT3

29. SI3 BL60 KI3 BL40

31. How about IBS? Diarrhea? PM Couple?

32. Tai Yin Yang Ming Schematics N=1 SP6 LI4 ST36

33. Tai Yin Yang Ming Schematics N=2 SP9 SP6 LI4 ST36 LU7

34. LOCAL TREATMENT CV12: MU STOMACH ST25: MU LARGE INT. LR13: MU SPLEEN

35. Meridian Treatment LU7 LI4 ST36 SP9 SP6 CV12 LR13 ST25

36. How about Stress? Or Headaches? Or Shoulder/Elbow pain? PM couple?

37. Jue Yin Shao Yang Schematics N=1 LR3 or LR2 GB34 TH5

38. Jue Yin Shao Yang Schematics N=2 LR3 MH6 TH5 GB34 GB40

39. Local Treatment LI15 GB14 GV24.5 TAI YANG LI15 TH14

40. Principal Meridian GB40 MH6 TH5 GB34 GB40 LR3 GB34