Balance Notes New

Acupuncture 123 #1 - Diagnosis (which meridian/s affected) #2 - Find the Balance 1. Same name - Tai Yin balances Tai Yin 2. Branching meridians - Tai Yin balances Tai Yang 3. Interior / Exterior relationship 4. Chinese clock opposites 5. Chinese clock neighbor 6. Same meridian #3 - Point selection A. Mirror (limb to limb) B. Imaging (head & torso to limb; face to limb) C. Ba Gua Global Balance D. Five Elements / Seasonal

Arm

Head & Trunk

Leg

Finger

Top of Head

Toes

Hand

Neck, Jaw, Base of Skull

Foot

Wrist

Neck, Shoulder

Ankle

Forearm

Upper Abdomen, Rib Cage, Chest,

Lower Leg

Mid-Upper Back Elbow

Umbilicus level, Lumbar 2, Waist

Knee

Upper Arm

Lower abdomen, Lower Back

Thigh

Shoulder

Genitals, Coccyx, Lower Sacrum

Hip Joint

Top of Shoulder

Testicles & Anus, bottom of genitals

Top of Hip

(All imaging can be flipped - most effective points are below the elbow/knee) Spine on head (same side)

Pulses Wood (GB/LV & PC/SJ) Wiry - like rolling a wooden toothpick on a table Tight - inflexible, no elasticity Fire (HT/SI) Bouncy / Overflooding Big & takes all positions, like jumping out of wrist All 9 positions yang Earth (SP/ST) Slippery / Rolling / Thready / Very Slow Feels uncertain, slimy, with no distinct shape Metal (LU/LI) Floating - stronger at surface and  at depth Water (KI/UB) Deep -  at surface and strongest at depth Weak or  at Chi position

Face onto Limbs

Hairline

C1, C2

Hip

Du-20

Du 24-22

C3 to C5

Knee

Du 22-20

Thoracic Vertebra

Heel

Du 20

L2, Waist Level

Du 19

L2 to L5

Du 18-16

Sacral Area

Du 16

Tail Bone

Shoulder

Eye / TMJ Elbow Chin

Wrist

Genitals to Face (opposite side)

(Go to either side of Du Channel to image entire body on head)

Anus

Mouth

Vagina / Penis

Nose

Ovaries / Testicles

Eyes

Ren to Du (same level or reverse)

Global Balance (internal disorders, if pain treat only pain) #1 - Static Balance - based on 5 systems #2 - Dynamic Balance Hand Yin to Foot Yang, Hand Yang to Foot Yin

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Opposite

Either

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Either

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Either

LU

SP

UB

LI

UB

LV

LU

LI

ST

LV

LU

KI

ST

LI

ST

LI

PC

SP

PC

LI

ST

SP

LU

SI

ST

SJ

HT

SP

HT

KI

GB

SI

GB

SP

HT

SI

UB

SP

HT

LV

UB

SI

UB

SI

LU

KI

LU

SI

UB

KI

HT

SJ

UB

LI

PC

KI

PC

LV

ST

SJ

ST

KI

PC

SJ

GB

KI

PC

SP

GB

SJ

GB

SJ

HT

LV

HT

SJ

GB

LV

PC

LI

GB

SI

LU

LV

(SP, LV & KI each cover 6 channels so very versatile) Measure Improvement by change in INTENSITY, FREQUENCY, RECOVERY

Good to add to any treatment - Yin Tang, An Mian & Ear Shen Men for stress & sleep problems NOTE - if adding other points to treatment, make sure not to disrupt either static or dynamic balance!!!

LV

HT

SP

LU

KI

PC

Top

LV-8

HT-3

SP-9

LU-5

KI-10

PC-3

5th

LV-5

HT-4

SP-5

LU-7

KI-7

PC-5

4th

LV-4

HT-5

SP-4

LU-8

KI-4

PC-6

3rd

LV-3

HT-7

SP-3

LU-9

KI-3

PC-7

2nd

LV-2

HT-8

SP-2

LU-10

KI-2

PC-8

1st

LV-1

HT-9

SP-1

LU-11

KI-1

PC-9

GB

SI

ST

LI

UB

SJ

Top

GB-34

SI-8

ST-36

LI-11

UB-40

SJ-10

5th

GB-38

SI-5

ST-41

LI-5

UB-60

SJ-6

4th

GB-40

SI-4

ST-42

LI-4

UB-64

SJ-4

3rd

GB-41

SI-3

ST-43

LI-3

UB-65

SJ-3

2nd

GB-43

SI-2

ST-44

LI-2

UB-66

SJ-2

1st

GB-44

SI-1

ST-45

LI-1

UB-67

SJ-1

Global Balance Shen Ji Bing / Cuckooness Disorders

Tai Yin - Yang Ming Pattern (III / VI) Any problems in the front of the body (below the eyes to the feet) Sinus HA below the eyes, congestion, allergies, cold & flu with sore throat, mouth & throat, tonsils, chest, asthma, stomach, reflux, N&V, constipation, diarrhea, uterus, bladder, ovaries (not male organs), obesity, weak digestion, water metabolism etc... Infertility w/ appropriate pulse & other symptoms Pulse - Floating or cun position significant Slippery or guan deficient - SP Xu Guan excess - ST Shi

LI-11 LI-3

Dx - Metal Earth imbalance

ST-36 SP-9 ST-43 SP-3 Herbs Throat - Yin Qiao San + Yu Ping Feng San Nasal - Clear Mucus - Xin Yi San Thicker Mucus - Cang Er Zi San Dry - add Mai Men Dong Tang HA but not dry add Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang Hot or Infections - Huang Lian Jie Du Tang (antibiotic/antiviral) Lingering wet cough - Er Chen Tang + Zhi Sou San + Qing Fei Tang Lingering dry deep cough - Bai He Gu Jin Tang

Shao Yin - Tai Yang Pattern (III / VI) XU problems (acute / chronic / injury / exhaustion)

Infertility from Xu Batteries running low, using more energy than putting in - anemia, adrenal exhaustion HT-3 HT-7 UB-40 UB-65

Dx - Water Fire imbalanc

SI-3 SI-8 KI-3 KI-10

For Low Back Pain in Dai Mai area or from GYN causes also use Dr Loo’s Point (bet GB-40 & UB-62)

SP/SJ Tai Yin - Shao Yang Pattern (I / IV) Female hormone imbalance (birth control, fertility, menopause, cramps, hot flashes, bloating, PMS) Hormonal changes lead to water imbalances - SP = dampness, SJ = water metabolism Chronic digestive problems, hormone imbalance (esp F sex hormones), water metabolism problems Herbs - Dang Gui Shao Yao San + Shan Yao + Wang Bu Liu Xing If heat add Zhu Ye Shi Gao Tang SJ-1 SJ-4

GB-34 (T) GB-41

SP-1 SP-4

PC-6 PC-9

SJ-1 SJ-4

ST-42 ST-45

SP-1 SP-4

OR

Mood Swings & Insomnia

Long term Fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue Infertility Pulse - Wiry / Tight Dx - Wood Imbalance

SJ-3 SJ-10 LV-3 LV-8 (T)

PC-3 PC-7 GB-34 (T) GB-41

Herbs - Xiao Yao San + Gan Mai Da Zao Tang if more heat - add Zhi Mu & Zhi Zi or Jia Wei Xiao Yao San

Pt can be neurotic, fast mover, look at watch constantly, not as angry or uptight as Jue Yin Shao Yang but nervous & worry constantly, cant sit still, can’t relax or calm down. Do things randomly, nervous, fearful, uncertain LETS EMOTIONS OUT - sadness & fear Problems due to emotional stress - digestive, IBS, asthma (esp kids), insomnia (fall asleep but can’t stay asleep), chron’s disease, colitis, restless leg, allergies, emotional disorders ADD/HD in kids w/ above symptoms Pulse - Jittery / Neurotic pulse - rolling, wiry, floating, rapid Dx - Wood Earth imbalance Herbs for IBS - Pai Nong Tang w/ Pai Nong San Use with NADA protocol to quit smoking

(If Low Back Pain add Ling Ku, Da Bai, Zhong Bai & SI-4 to Hand Yang side)

Herbs - Du Zhong Wan + Qing Xi Lian Zi Wan

HT-3 HT-7

Sleep disorders, emotional stress, frustration, body tightness, intercostal neuralgia, lateral rib discomfort, impatient, digestive problems, HA (lateral & above eyes), blue/green vein on temple area, testicular pain, hemorrhoids, depression, bi polar, mental problems due to excess

Jue Yin - Yang Ming Pattern (I / IV)

Problems on the back side (also front of chest along KI channel), occipital HA, stiff neck, neck pain, whole back pain, pain between scapula, scapula pain, buttock pain, sciatica pain (if down UB & KI channels), legs

Pulse - Xu, deep or no chi pulse Cun position bouncy

Pt can be uptight, resentful, short tempered, angry, argumentative, things have to be done a certain way and are upset if not, controlled & tight HOLD EMOTIONS IN - anger, frustration, resentment Anatomically - everything on sides: ear, side of neck & shoulders, side HA, tightness at GB-20 & 21, ribcage, sides of waist, side of hip & leg to foot

LU-5 LU-9

Personality - very passionate but try to keep their cool

Jue Yin - Shao Yang Pattern (III / VI)

Digestion problems

For Low Back Pain in Dai Mai area or from GYN causes also use Dr Loo’s Point (bet GB-40 & UB-62)

LI-1 LI-4

PC-9 PC-6

LV-1 LV-4

ST-45 ST-42

Shao Yin - Shao Yang Pattern (III / VI) Tightness but Xu, opposing symptoms (sometimes cold, sometimes hot; sometimes hyper, sometimes hypo; sometimes Xu, sometimes Shi), sleep disorders, long term fatigue/exhaustion, body tightness Chromic Fatigue w/ body tightness, sadness, Depression & sadness - given up, out of juice Serious mental/emotional/spritual problems due to Xu

SJ-3 SJ-10

HT-3 HT-7

Pulse - Wiry, but push down and is Xu Deep or no chi pulse

KI-3 KI-10

GB-34 (T) GB-41

Water Wood Imbalance Herbs - Liu Wei Di Huang Wan + Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang + Suan Zao Ren Tang + Bai Zi Yang Xin Wan For Heart Problems (CHF, palpitations, etc) alternate w/ 12 Magic Points (V) Menopause & PMS mood swings w/ poor sleep & tightness

Shoulder Pain

Down & Dirty Sinus Problems More local & focused than Tai Yin / Yang Ming HT-5 to 7

Any sinus problems - allergies, hay fever, head cold, congestion LI-4

SP-9

LU-7 or LU-9.5

So Jing San Jian

LU-7 - more throat (post nasal drip) LU-9.5 - more nasal (congestion)

SP-5 to 5.5 (treats top of scapula, touch the bone. SP~SJ)

ST-36

LV-4 to 5 KI-3

LI-3 SJ-3 SI-3

(if temple HA add HT-8)

LU-9 to 7 PC-7 to 6 GB-34(T) GB-38 GB-40 (1” deep) UB-64

SP-9 LV-8(T) KI-10

LU-8 PC-6 HT-5

ST-38 GB-37 (5­ ant) UB-58 (7­ )

12 Magical Points for Shoulder Pain

Herbs - Xin Yi San (wind cold - clear mucus) Cang Er Zi San (wind heat - thicker mucus) if dryness add Mai Men Dong Tang if heat & dry add Zi Yin Jian Huo Tang if HA add Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang (do not use if dryness)

SI-3 SJ-3

SO JING

Dr Tan’s 4 Magic Meridians

L I-3

From head to genitals between both sides of the ST channel (ST, KI, Ren) Eyes, face, throat, chest, stomach, intestines, uterus, bladder, etc... Nausea, heartburn, bronchioles, stomach, heart SAN JIAN

More physical cause rather than emotional (Jue Yin / Yang Ming)

Can include LV-1 & LV-4 if physical conditions triggered by emotional problems or stress (ie Plum Pit Qi)

LI-1 LI-4

PC-9 PC-6

KI-1 KI-4

ST-45 ST-42

12 Magical Points (pattern 1) Great for any Headache Use when case is hard to diagnose or problems cover multiple channels

Down & Dirty Digestive Problems 8 Magical Points More focused on the digestive tract, mouth to anus than whole meridian (Dr. Tan’s 4 Magic Meridians) Chron’s disease, IBS, morning sickness, weight loss (increases metabolism) Great for hangovers

LI-4 SJ-5

Alternate w/ Jue Yin/Yang Ming points Can use with Jue Yin/Shao Yang if cuckoo with digestive problems

LV-8 (T) SP-9

Tai Yin - Tai Yang Pattern (I / IV) ANY UPPER BACK PAIN!! For any reason Scapula, shoulder, UB channel muscles, ribcage, sternum

LU-7 PC-6 GB-34 (T) ST-36

LU-8 LU-11

SI-1 SI-4

UB-64 UB-67

SP-9 SP-3

LI-4 (3) SJ-3 SI-3

LU-11 PC-9 HT-9

SP-6 LV-4 (5) KI-7 (3)

ST-36 GB-34 (T) UB-40

Back Pain

Throat & Neck PT chew gum while needles in

Ling Ku Da Bai Zhong Bai SI-4 KI-3 KI-10 SP-6 LV-5

LU-5 PC-3 HT-3 HT-7 GB-41 UB-65

SJ-5 LI-5 LV-8(T) KI-2 KI-4 KI-7

PC-6 HT-5 ST-36 GB-34 (T)

Deep lung cough or chronic cough (not throat cough) Emphysema / COPD Migraine w/ vomiting KI/LI

Shao Yin Yang Ming Pattern (I / IV)

ANY LOW BACK PAIN w/ KI Xu conditions Ling Ku Da Bai Zhong Bai SI-4

Or

Any western heart problems

LI-1 LI-4

LU-8 LU-11

KI-1 KI-4

UB-64 UB-67

For Low Back Pain in Dai Mai area or from GYN causes also use Dr Loo’s Point (bet GB-40 & UB-62)

12 Magical Points (V) for Heart Problems

SJ-3 SJ-10 LV-3 LV-8(T) SP-9

PC-3 PC-10 ST-36 GB-34 (T)

LI-3 SJ-3 SI-3

PC-6 LU-8 HT-5

KI-1 SP-1 LV-1

ST-36 GB-34 (T) UB-40

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Either

LU

SP

UB

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UB

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LU

LI

ST

LV

LU

KI

ST

LI

ST

LI

PC

SP

PC

LI

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LU

SI

ST

SJ

HT

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GB

SI

GB

SP

HT

SI

UB

SP

HT

LV

UB

SI

UB

SI

LU

KI

LU

SI

UB

KI

HT

SJ

UB

LI

PC

KI

PC

LV

ST

SJ

ST

KI

PC

SJ

GB

KI

PC

SP

GB

SJ

GB

SJ

HT

LV

HT

SJ

GB

LV

PC

LI

GB

SI

LU

LV

Shoulder Channels Supraspinatus - SJ Infraspinatus - SI Teres Minor - SI Subscauplaris - LI Ant Deltoid - LU Mid Deltoid - LI Post Deltoid - SJ Biceps (SH) - LU

Biceps (LU) - LI Triceps Lat Head - SJ Triceps Long Head - SI Rhomboids - LI Levator Scapula - SI Pec Minor - LU Pec Major (upper) - PC Pec Major (lower) - HT

LU Channel - Anterior shoulder SP 5-6 LI-5 UB 60-62 LV-4 LI Channel - Acromium pain LV-4 LU-9 KI-3 LU & LI Channels ST-41 & SP-5 LU-9 & LI-5 ST-41 & LV-4

LV-4.5 & UB 60-62 KI 3-4 & UB 60-62

SJ, SI & GB Channels - posterior deltoid, infraspinatus, supraspinatus, trapezius GB-39, SJ-5, UB-60 KI-7, HT-4, SP-6 PC-6, HT-4, LV-5 SP-6, LV-5, HT-4 Scapula Pain on SI Chanel - LV-4.5 UB Neck Pain - tx SI GB Neck Pain - tx HT GB HA - GB-31 Temple Migraine HA - HT-8 Trap Pain - HT-4