Headaches & Wrist Zones

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A couple of people wrote back to me directly regarding my recent mention of

using wrist zones to treat chronic, serious headaches, migraines, and

cluster headaches.

 

The source of my information was classroom demonstration and lecture, but

the reference used for the class was from the Journal of ,

Number 37, September 1991. " Wrist and Ankle Acupuncture Therapy " by Zhang

Xinshu, translated by Jin Huideand Qiao Wenlei.

 

This article provides the locations, as well as what area of the body each

zone treats. The article also discusses the ankle zones, which I have never

used myself, but would be curious to hear other people's experiences with

them.

 

I know that citing the article may be worthless to many of you who practice

no where near a school that may have this journal in their library.

Unfortunately, I do not have a computer scanner and so am unable to scan it

into the files. Is there anyone who may have a clean

copy of this who might be able to do that?

 

Quickly, though, zone 1 is essentially along the Small Intestine channel,

zone two along the Pericardium channel, zone three along the Lung channel,

zone 4 along the Large Intestine channel, zone 5 along the San Jiao channel,

and zone 6 is sort of along the path of the arm from where Small Intestine 6

is proximally.

 

The zones are needled about 1.5 cun proximal to the carpal crease, threaded

proximally. Insertion should be a full inch, and I thread these very

slowly, because some patients find them uncomfortable. Once in, no

stimulation is needed. For headaches, I leave them in 40-45 minutes.

 

Hope this makes some sense, 'cause I think it's hard to describe them

without also showing a diagram.

 

Jeff

 

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I know that citing the article may be worthless to many of you who practice no where near a school that may have this journal in their library. Unfortunately

>>>You can order the entire J on disc from eastland press

Alon

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The zones are needled about 1.5 cun proximal to the carpal crease, threaded proximally. Insertion should be a full inch, and I thread these very slowly, because some patients find them uncomfortable. Once in, no stimulation is needed. For headaches, I leave them in 40-45 minutes.>>>>Also the needling technique is unique in that it is subcu one does not try to elicit sensation.

Alon