Download Asian Bodywork 3 Class 2

Asian Bodywork III
Class 2
Timur Lokshin LMT, CPT, LAc.
Six Pathogenic Influences
WIND
COLD
SUMMER-HEAT
DAMPNESS
DRYNESS
FIRE
Yang
Yin
Yang
Yin
Yang
Yang
Spring
Winter
Summer
Late Summer
Autumn
Summer
LV/GB
KD/UB
PC/SJ
SP/ST
LU/LI
HT/SI
Anger
Fear
Worry
Grief/Sadness
Joy
Sinew
Bone
Muscles
Skin
Vessels
Wood
Water
Earth
Metal
Fire
Fire
Bi Syndrome
Impediment (blockage)
• Blockage of the channels arising when wind, cold and
dampness invade fleshy exterior and the joints, and
manifesting in signs such as joint pain, sinew and bone pain,
and heaviness or numbness in the limbs.
Primary Bi Syndrome
Distinction is made between three pattern types, each of which
corresponds to a prevalence of one of three evils.
• Wind Bi: characterized by wondering pain, indicating wind is the
dominant evil
• Cold Bi: associated with acute pain, exacerbated by cold and
relieved by warmth
• Damp Bi: characterized by heaviness, stubborn numbness of skin,
pain affected by damp weather
Impediment is readily complicated by qi vacuity, and blood vacuity.
Secondary Bi Syndrome
• Heat Bi: occurs when either heat toxins pour into joints or when the three evils are
contending internally, characterized by hot red swollen painful, sometimes accompanied by
heat effusion and thirst
• Blood Bi: results from evil entering the blood aspect in patients suffering from qi and blood
vacuity, often traceable to sleeping in drafts or sweating from exertion, characterized by
numbness, pain, faint rough pulse that is fine and tight
• Qi Bi: pattern brought on by emotional stimulus
• Qi Vacuity Bi: arising when vacuity of yang qi allows internal cold-damp to become
exuberant, characterized by inhibited movement, lack of bodily warmth, some cases of
numbness
• Blood Vacuity Bi: depriving the limbs of nourishment, sometimes with contracted winddamp evil, characterized by numbness of skin, inability to lift limbs, scallion-stalk pulse
Primary Points for Bi Syndrome
• Damp Bi treatment: dispel damp primary, secondary dissipate
wind and expel cold, and supplementing the spleen and moving
qi
• Acu Points: ST36, SP9, LU5
• Cold Bi Treatment: treat by warming the channels and dispelling
cold, assisted by coursing wind and dispelling damp
• Acu Points: UB23, Ren4(GuanYuan)
• Wind Bi Treatment: treat primarily by dispelling wind and
secondarily by dispelling cold and disinhibiting dampness, build
blood
• Acu Points: GB20, Du16(FengFu)
Primary Points for Bi Syndrome
• Qi Vacuity Treatment: boost qi, warm yang
• Acu Points: UB20, UB23, Du4(Ming Men)
• Blood Vacuity Treatment: nourish blood, combine as
necessary with boosting qi and dispelling wind
• Acu Points: SP6, UB17, UB20
• Heat Bi Treatment: clear heat and dispel dampness, diffuse
impediment and relieve pain
• Acu Points: LI4, LI11
• Blood Bi Treatment: boost qi, harmonize construction
• Acu Points: ST36, UB 17(influence blood), UB20, LV3
A Shi Points
• A shi points (ouch points), points that are sensitive to palpation
and chosen as sites for acupuncture treatment. These points
are mostly used to treat disorders in their immediate vicinity,
but also treat disorders distant from the point. Similar to
trigger points.
Motor Points
• Motor Points is a centralized location where the
motor nerve enters the muscle. It has the greatest
influence on electric activity and a greater impact on
pain. Directly affects the flow of qi and blood. For best
results use on both agonist and antagonist muscles.
• Add Huatojiaji points innervating spinal segments.
Command Points
• They have the strongest and general influence on a specific are:
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ST36 Abdomen
LU7 Head and back of Neck
UB40 Back
LI4 Face and Mouth
• Mentioned in "Glorious Antholgy of Acupuncture and Moxibustion" by
the Ming dynasty author Gao Wu
Xi (Cleft) Points
(Accumulation)
• Usually used for excess conditions and applied with sedation
method. Primary for acute painful or stubborn conditions. Work
deeply on the gathered blood and qi.
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Lu6, LI7 (metal)
ST34, Sp8 (earth)
HT6, SI6 (fire)
UB63, KD5 (water)
PC4, SJ7, (fire)
GB36, LV6 (wood)
Confluent Points
(Opening)
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Chest, Abdomen LU6 Ren
Inner Leg, Eyes KD6 Yin Qiao
Back, Spine SI3 Du
Outer Leg, Eyes UB62 Yang Qiao
Waist GB41 Dai
Head SJ5 Yang Wei
Abdomen, Chest SP4 Chong
Abdomen, Sides of Body PC6 Yin Wei
Upper Extremity Points
• Shoulder Points:
• ST38, SJ5, SI9.5 (Teres Minor), SI11, SI 12 (Supraspinatus), BTW St16SP19 (above 4th rib)(pec minor), Subscapular, Jian Qian
• Elbow Points:
• Extensors: SJ5, SJ10, LI9-11, LU5
• Flexors: BTW HT3-PC3 Distal Tip of Triangle (Pronator Teres), PC6, LU6
• Wrist Points:
• LU9, PC7, HT7, LI5, SJ,4, SI4-5 (gentle massage)
• PC6 (Pronator Quadratus),LU6, LU5
Liniment
(Cooling or Warming)
• A liquid or lotion, made with oil or alcohol medium, used for
rubbing on the body to relieve pain.
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Die Da Jiu (hit and bruise wine)
Tendon
Trauma
Bone
Etc.
Biofreeze
(Cooling)
• Used to treat sore muscles, strains, sprains and
joint discomforts. Relieves pain with cryotherapy,
reducing the sensation of pain and reducing
inflammation. Apply generously in pre and post
treatment to further enhance the level of care.
Contains coloring chemicals
Arnica Gel
(Cooling)
• Arnica Gel has a cooling effect for fast pain relief. This nonsticky, non-greasy gel is quickly absorbed by the skin.
• Temporarily relieves muscle pain and stiffness due to minor injuries,
overexertion and falls
• Reduces pain, swelling and discoloration from bruises