Course:Acupuncture Techniques 2Date:3/3/08 Class #:8 practice day Dr. Qiu didnt cover these much, but they were heavily tested on the final! Remember them, practice them! Know the back shus that correspond to these as wellknow what BL point is for which back shu! BL 42T3Lungpo hu BL 44T5Heartshen tang BL 47T9Liverhun men BL 49T11Spleen yi she BL 52L2Kidneyzhi shi These house the po, shen, hun, yi, zhi respectively. Emotional points. Similar needling to back shu. 1st 4 are oblique. At L2, go perpendicularly. Emo disorder, stress, anxiety, grief, fear. 2nd bladder line. 1st bladder line for the organs, 2nd for the emotions connected. Will also needle BL 31 and BL 32 just above sacral foramen. Needle perpendicularly and actually into the foramen. Sacral nerves branch out of cauda equina. Perp needling might touch nerve. Pt might feel nerve sensation no more strong stimulation! Many of these are along the nerve pathways, so no strong stim where there is a nerve trunk. Get qi sensation (include bl 33 and 34). Use rotating technique. Acupuncture Techniques II Winter 2008 www.catstcmnotes.comPage 1 of 1