Acupuncture needle twisting
Twisting the
acupuncture needle is one of the most important ways for
treatment. The twisting can cause either supplying or depleting
effects to the body function. For example for patient with low
blood pressure, the acupuncture point Quchi on the right side of
arm is commonly used with supplying technique. To create the
supplying effect on this point, the acupuncture needle on the
right arm should be twisted clockwise while the one on the left
arm should be twist counter-clockwise. If the patient has high
blood pressure, then the twisting direction on this points
should be opposite. You see, the direction of needle twisting is
important depending on the left or right side of the acupuncture
point. Also due to the fact that the direction of life energy
moving in the arm and leg is different, the direction of needle
twisting is also variable.
Here is some
rule suggested and practiced by Dr. Wang Leting (China).
You need to
remember: to create a supplying effect, the needle in the three
Yang meridians in the right arm should be twisted clockwise
(e.g. your right thumb moves front and your right point finger
moves backwards- towards your body direction). Then to create
the supplying effect, the needles in the three Yin meridians in
the right arms should be twisted counter clockwise. Now, for
acupuncture point in the three Yang meridians in the left arm
should be twisted counter clockwise but the needles in the three
Yin meridians in the left arm should be twisted clockwise. The
needle direction in the three Yin meridians in the right leg
should be the same as it is in the three Yang meridians in the
right arm. The direction of the needle twisting in the three
Yang meridians should follow the three Yin meridians in arm of
the same side of the body.
If we want
to create a depleting effect, all of the directions introduced
above should be opposite.
Most
acupuncturists, especially the newly graduated ones, tend to use
half-supplying and half-depleting technique to manipulate their
needle. In most case, it also works. However, if you know the
correct way to handle the needles to supply pure either
supplying or depleting effects, plus the variation in the
strength of the twisting of the needles,
the healing effect will
be much better.
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