Needling Techniques
From the general theory of meridians and points, through needle holding and qi regulation, tonification and reduction, and the management of mishaps, to clinical prescriptions by specialty.
01
Compound Methods: Burning Mountain Fire and Penetrating Heaven Cool
The two most famous compound techniques, one for warming and one for cooling.
02
Retaining and Withdrawing the Needle
Waiting for qi is not the same as encouraging it; withdrawal has its own technique.
03
Deqi and the Arrival of Qi
What the patient feels, what the practitioner feels, and why the treatment depends on it.
04
Single Methods of Tonification and Reduction
Rotation, lifting and thrusting, slow and fast, directional, respiratory and open-closed methods.
05
Structure and Specification of the Filiform Needle
Tip, body, root, handle and tail; how gauge and length are chosen.
06
Insertion and Basic Manipulation
Four methods of insertion and the two movements from which all manipulation is built.