4-Needle use in 5 Element acupuncture

[Guest guest]

Hi,

In my training at the Traditional Acupuncture

Institute (now TAI Sophia), we studied the 4-Needle

Technique as a " last resort " method to use when all

other treatment blocks have failed to bring about a

shift. So far, I have never needed to use this method.

I don't believe in pushing for too much change too

fast. I believe it is safer to observe and manipulate

shifts more cautiously. Rather than wanting to learn a

new point prescription, I would like to know why you

think this prescription is needed. What specific

signs, symptoms, etcetera are showing up in your

patient? What other techniques and prescriptions have

you used? What results have you seen? What results are

you looking for? How long has it been that you have

seen no shift in the patient?

 

CathyB

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

I think that the original poster wanted to know 4 Needle technique because it

is on the national boards. He didn't refer to a specific patient.

Some people, even 5 Element practitioners that I have studied with, use the 4

Needle technique often as a source of different ways to tonify or sedate the

elements. If a person's Earth is weak - you could tonify Fire in Fire and

Fire in Earth, or sedate Wood in Wood and Wood in Earth... It can be

clinically useful.

-Anne

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I think the discussion on 4-needle technique was merely for

information purposes because someone asked about it in regards to

exam preparation.

 

In Korea where the technique was developed there are acupuncturists

of the Sa-Am school that use the 4-needle technique, and variations o

it almost, exclusively. At Emperors College we were had a clinical

supervisor, Dr. Yim Yun Kyung, who taught us some very interestin

combinations of 4-needle acupuncture, incorporating tonification of 1

element unilaterally with sedation of another element on the other

side. Never knew it could get so involved. She was really devoted to

Korean Constitutional medicine.

 

Bernie

 

acupuncture , CathyB <beaneedle> wrote:

> Hi,

> In my training at the Traditional Acupuncture

> Institute (now TAI Sophia), we studied the 4-Needle

> Technique as a " last resort " method to use when all

> other treatment blocks have failed to bring about a

> shift. So far, I have never needed to use this method.

> I don't believe in pushing for too much change too

> fast. I believe it is safer to observe and manipulate

> shifts more cautiously. Rather than wanting to learn a

> new point prescription, I would like to know why you

> think this prescription is needed. What specific

> signs, symptoms, etcetera are showing up in your

> patient? What other techniques and prescriptions have

> you used? What results have you seen? What results are

> you looking for? How long has it been that you have

> seen no shift in the patient?

>

> CathyB

>

>

>

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---Actually it wasn't hardly any in NATIONALS

and.. there was NONE in STATE BOARD JAN 22 2003

But you must know the principle anyhow, just in case.

 

AHHH.. OHHHH....