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L. Amoia-Watters, RN, MSN, CRNP

Frances M. Maguire School of Nursing and Health Professions

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Objectives

  • Define acupuncture
  • Discuss philosophy of acupuncture
  • Define benefits of acupuncture for treating various health issues.
  • Discuss elements and meridians of Acupuncture
  • Explain the 8 principals
  • Describe the 3 treasures

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Definition of Acupuncture

  • It is one of the oldest systems of healing in the world
  • It is one of he most researched forms of complementary medicines
  • It is a potent intervention when paired with traditional medicine
  • The normal application involves placing needles in the skin in specific areas that stimulate the healing properties of the body

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Philosophy of Acupuncture

  • The philosophy of Acupuncture is based on the following principles
  • Tao
  • Yin and Yang Theory
  • The Eight Principles
  • The Three Treasures
  • Five Elements

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The Tao

  • Is interpreted as the path or way of life
  • Everything takes place within a context of flux, interconnectedness and dynamism
  • Purpose is to return the person who is expressing disharmony in mind, body, emotion or behavior to a state of harmony, balance and well being

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Yin and Yang Theory

  • A Chinese theory – it is the logic that explains relationships, patterns and change
  • The theory describes how things function in relation to each other and the universe

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Eight Principles

  • The pattern within the patients symptoms
  • The principles patterns subdivide Yin-Yang into six subcategories
  • The eight principle patterns are composed of 4 pairs of polar opposites

Yin and Yang Theory

Interior and Exterior

Deficiency and Excess

Hot and cold

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Eight Principles (Cont)

  • Each patient has a unique relationship between his or her own bodily signs and overall movement of Yin and Yang Theory
  • The physician uses the patterns to build a matrix between particular clinical signs and Yin and Yang theory, leading to a medical diagnosis and treatment plan
  • An example – illness described as internal, deficient, cold, meaning the illness is internal, one of weakness and has a cold nature

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Three Treasures

  • The three treasures are Shen, Jing, QI
  • Shen- the spirit
  • It brings light and joy to life
  • A concept responsible for consciousness and is associated with the force of human personality, the ability to think, discriminate and choose appropriately

“Shen is the awareness that shines out of our eyes when we are truly awake”.

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Jing

  • The substance of organic life
  • The essence of our being, the substance that underlies all organic life and the source of organic change.
  • It is the basis of reproduction and development.
  • A person is born with a set number of Jing for life, once they are gone they can’t be restored
  • Jing is preserved by temperate living and acupuncture
  • Jing is depleted through reckless living

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QI

  • It is vital energy in a state of transformation
  • It is matter on the verge of becoming energy or energy at the point of materializing
  • Harmony depends on unobstructed flow of QI
  • Chi flows through the 12 major meridians (pathways or channels) of the body

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Five Functions of QI

Source of all movement in the body and accompanies all movement

Protects the body against pathogens

Transforms things like ingested food into energy

Governs retention of body’s substances and organs keeps everything in

Warms the body- maintains normal heat in the body

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Five Elements

  • Yin and Yang Theory subdivides into a system called the five elements
  • Each element denotes a category of related functions and qualities and allows additional tools for diagnosis
  • The elements are:

Wood

Fire

Earth

Metal

Water

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Five Elements Explained

  • Wood – functions in a growing phase
  • Fire – functions reached a maximum activity level and are on the decline
  • Metal – Functions in a declining state
  • Water – represents a maximum state of rest heading toward the direction of activity
  • Earth – represents balance of neutrality it is a buffer among the other elements
  • The elements allow distinctions concerning the direction of change of the Yin and Yang Theory

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Methods of Acupuncture

  • The traditional method is puncturing the skin with needles along specific points in the meridians in order to stimulate those points for therapeutic purposes
  • Practitioners may also apply heat, pressure, friction or suction
  • Impulses' of electromagnetic stimulation may also be applied directly to the needle points

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Meridians of Acupuncture

  • The human body has a bio-energy circulation system similar to the blood circulation system
  • Bio-energy flows along 12 main meridians or channels
  • These channels are symmetrical on each side of the body, each pair being related to a specific organ
  • There are two single meridians following the midline of the body, one at the front and the other along the spine
  • Chi flows through the 12 major meridians (pathways or channels) of the body

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Meridians of Acupuncture

  • Points are distributed along the meridians
  • These points are transformer stations through which bio-energy flows into muscle structure to allow organized activity to take place
  • The purpose of placing the needles along these points on the meridian is to accelerate healing by balancing the energy between these points
  • Chi flows through the 12 major meridians

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Meridians

Bladder

Circulation

Conception

Gallbladder

Gland Meridian

Governing Meridian

Heart

Kidney

Large Intestine

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Meridians Continued

Liver

Lung

Small Intestine

Spleen

Stomach

http://www.health-science-spirit.com/meridians.html

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Meridian Points

  • When the main organ is inflamed most points along its meridian will be tender
  • Source points – are the points located around the ankles and wrists and are especially useful for diagnosing and treating the specific organ
  • In disease imbalances develop in energy flows, causing the transformer points to become irritated or congested
  • The congestion results in pain or weakness in the surrounding muscles
  • Stimulating these points with needles helps to normalize the impaired condition

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Conclusions

  • Acupuncture is one of the oldest systems of healing in the world
  • It has few side effects
  • It is a powerful invention for treating issues that traditional medical approaches inadequately address
  • It works by correcting the balance of the Qi in the body
  • The philosophy of acupuncture is based on the principle of Tao, Yin and Yang Theory, the eight principles, the three treasures and five elements

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