Contraindications for Acupuncture 1. Site Contraindications: Important organ areas should not be needled. Areas where major blood vessels pass should be avoided. Important joint areas are not suitable for acupuncture. 2. Acupoint Contraindications: Pregnant women should avoid needling Hegu (LI4), Sanyinjiao (SP6), Quxi (CV3), as well as abdominal and lumbar sacral acupoints. Children should avoid … Read more
1. Warm Acupuncture and Gua Sha Warm acupuncture and gua sha is a unique TCM therapy that combines gua sha and moxibustion. It involves burning moxa sticks in a specially designed ceramic moxibustion tool, scraping the skin at a 45° to 90° angle to create subcutaneous bruising, and using the warmth and medicinal properties of … Read more
Source: Acupuncture Department, Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Liu Fan Scientific Guidance: Acupuncture Department, Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Wu Jiaping The spectrum of diseases treated by acupuncture encompasses internal, external, gynecological, and pediatric conditions. Due to its “simplicity, convenience, effectiveness, and affordability”, it is widely favored by patients. In common parlance, “acupuncture” generally refers … Read more
Click the blue text above to follow us Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) acupuncture refers to the techniques of needling and moxibustion. Needling involves inserting fine needles into specific acupuncture points on the patient’s body, utilizing techniques such as twisting and lifting to treat diseases; moxibustion involves burning moxa (mugwort) on specific acupuncture points to apply … Read more
Acupuncture (zhēn jiǔ) differs from our traditional understanding; it does not solely refer to the insertion of silver needles into acupuncture points but also includes moxibustion (àijiǔ). It is a collective term for both acupuncture and moxibustion techniques. Acupuncture involves the use of metal needles inserted into specific acupuncture points (xuéwèi) on the body, utilizing … Read more
A single herb, a whiff of medicinal aroma, traverses through time, embodying thousands of years of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) culture. Over thousands of years, TCM has gradually formed a mature medical system through long-term medical practice and experience, which can address different causes, nature, and locations of diseases using various treatment methods such as … Read more
Acupuncture Therapy was first documented in the Warring States period in the book “Huangdi Neijing” (The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine). The text states: “Cold accumulation leads to disease, and the treatment should involve moxibustion,” referring to the practice of moxibustion. For over two thousand years, acupuncture has been popular in China and has … Read more
Acupuncture in Traditional Chinese Medicine Acupuncture is a unique treatment method for diseases in China. It is a form of “external treatment for internal diseases”. It works through the conduction of meridians (jingluo) and acupuncture points (zhuyuan), along with specific techniques, to treat various ailments throughout the body. In clinical practice, the diagnosis is made … Read more
Click the blue text to follow us Traditional Chinese Medicine Nursing Clinic 2023 SUMMARY This is a new nursing model that transitions from inpatient care to outpatient treatment in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). It utilizes the essence of traditional TCM modern therapies, meridian-based biological therapies, and TCM health preservation knowledge, along with guidance on TCM … Read more