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Course: Acupuncture Techniques 2

Class #: 8 practice day

Date:

3/3/08

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 42
BL 44
BL 47
BL 49
BL 52

T3
T5
T9
T11
L2

Lung
Heart
Liver
Spleen
Kidney

po hu
shen tang
hun men
yi she
zhi 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


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