Self needling.

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Richard> Part of the problem exists because the schools don't require much self

needling. At least here in the USA from what I have seen. A student SHOULD

be required to needle as many points as they can access on their own bodies

....hundreds of times. How else can you get to know what the patient generally

will feel. Many points have their own different sensation such as thickness

or thinness, etc.

 

geovani> Is there any inconvenience, or possible side effects, in

needling oneself? I agree that one should feel the more points

one can in oneself.

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geovani

 

Inconvenience or not - as a student one NEEDS to learn. Would you want

someone inserting needles inside YOUR body/energetics knowing they didn't

have much (and in some cases almost no) experience at it from the patient's

perspective?

 

As to possible side effects - one would think that that's what the clinical

supervisors are there for just in case.

 

When I did my FIRST apprenticeship I was instructed to frequently use incense

sticks (on my own) and feel all the accessible points on my body by bringing

the heat within close range. Similar to the use of moxa. This also is NOT

done or suggested at schools.

 

Richard

 

 

In a message dated 2/23/0 1:38:52 PM, inandor wrote:

 

<< " geovani " <inandor

 

 

Richard> Part of the problem exists because the schools don't require much

self

 

needling. At least here in the USA from what I have seen. A student SHOULD

 

be required to needle as many points as they can access on their own bodies

 

....hundreds of times. How else can you get to know what the patient generally

 

will feel. Many points have their own different sensation such as thickness

 

or thinness, etc.

 

 

geovani> Is there any inconvenience, or possible side effects, in

 

needling oneself? I agree that one should feel the more points

 

one can in oneself.

 

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