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MERIDIAN BALANCING
USING ACUGRAPH FOR
Jake Paul Fratkin, OMD, L.Ac.Acupuncture Technology Symposium 2017
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TOPICS1. Using AcuGraph Menus 2. Demonstration 3. Chinese Antecedents to 3-Level Protocol 4. Japanese Antecedents to 3-Level Protocol 5. The 3-Level Acupuncture Protocol
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REVIEW OF ACUGRAPH MENUS• Baseline • Yin/Yang • By Element • Five Elements • Energy Cycle • Horary • Ratios • P.I.E.
“BASELINE” MENUè
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“BASELINE” MENU• Separates hand meridians (left side) from foot meridians
(right side) • Facilitates needling sequence for hands and feet
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“YIN/YANG” MENU
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“YIN/YANG” MENU• Separates yin meridians (left side) from yang meridians (right side) • Facilitates Keriaku Chiryo pattern prioritization
• Prioritizing root yin deficiency
“BY ELEMENT” MENU
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“BY ELEMENT” MENU• Shows element pairs
• eg, Lu-LI, PC-TE, HT-SI, SP-ST, etc • Facilitates treating an elemental yin-yang imbalance
• Allows movement from excess (using luo-connecting) to deficiency (using yuan-source)
“FIVE ELEMENT” MENU
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“ENERGY CYCLE” MENU
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“ENERGY CYCLE” MENU• Sequence of flow of energy through the channels • Similar to “By Element” menu • Can show places of blockage
“HORARY” MENU
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Shows midday-midnight relationship
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“RATIOS”• Shows how energy is localized (with red cross) • Quantifies “chi energy level” • Quantifies “Energy stability”
RATIOS
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P.I.E. SCORE• Assigns algorithmic number for totality of imbalance • Helps patient monitor progress • Dependent on previous day’s sleep
P.I.E.
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“MERIDIAN ANALYSIS INFORMATION”
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BOTTOM MENUS
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BOTTOM MENUS• Older • History • Compare • Edit • Zoom Graph • Add Note • Print Email
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BOTTOM MENUS: “OLDER”
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BOTTOM MENUS: “HISTORY”
BOTTOM MENUS: “COMPARE”
BOTTOM MENUS: “COMPARE” 2
BOTTOM MENUS: “EDIT”
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BOTTOM MENUS: “ZOOM GRAPH”
BOTTOM MENUS: “ADD NOTE”
BOTTOM MENUS: “PRINT EMAIL”
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SIGNIFICANCE OF READING• Energy flows throughout the body in 24 hour cycle • AcuGraph is a snap shot of the current imbalance
• This is a window of the current 2-hour period • Will change in 2 hours
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SIGNIFICANCE OF READING• Takes 24 hours to achieve the balance
• Correction will not take place immediately • This is reason we do not recheck right after treatment
• Effects last about a week • Many people benefit once a month
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SIGNIFICANCE OF READING• Compare readings with previous readings
• If there are consistent patterns, this indicates a constant or deep-seated pattern
TYPICAL COMPARISON WITHOUT PATTERN
CONSISTENT PATTERN
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TREATMENT METHODS• First Bar Graph Icon: Basic • Second Bar Graph Icon: Advanced • Third Bar Graph Icon: Advanced • Ear Icon • Spine icon • Divergent icon • Meridian Analysis Information
FIRST BAR GRAPH ICON: “BASIC”
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Use suggested tonification and sedation points
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SECOND BAR GRAPH ICON: “ADVANCED”
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SECOND BAR GRAPH ICON• Use 5-element points to address meridian combinations • May default to SP 21 if there are too many right-left imbalances • May default to Belt Block treatment
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SECOND BAR GRAPH ICON• May default to meeting points
• GB 13: Muscle meridian meeting point of 3 arm yang • GB 22: Muscle meridian meeting point of 3 arm yin • SP 6: Group luo of 3 leg yin • GB 39: Group luo of 3 leg yang • TE 8: Group luo of 3 arm yang • PC 5: Group luo of 3 arm yin
GB 13 DEFAULT
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THIRD BAR GRAPH ICON• Builds on second bar graph • Addresses right-left imbalances • Possible suggested therapies
• Use luo-connecting points with yuan-source points • Connect arm and leg He-Sea points • Combine tonification and sedation points of same channel
THIRD BAR GRAPH
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“EAR” ICON
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Suggests ear meridian tonification points
“EAR” ICON
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Suggests ear meridian tonification points
“SPINE” ICON
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Suggests Bladder Shu points
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“DIVERGENT” ICON• Uses Miki Shima’s SAT (Somato-Auricular Therapy) calculations • Offers 8 Extraordinary Channel treatment • Offers Divergent Channel treatment
“DIVERGENT” MENU
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THE 3-LEVEL ACUPUNCTURE PROTOCOL • Primary Channels • Eight Extraordinary Channels • Divergent Channels • Auriculotherapy
USING ACUGRAPH COMPUTER DIAGNOSES
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MERIDIAN SYSTEMS: CHINA TCM APPROACH• From most superficial (wei level) to deepest (yuan level):
• Sinew channels (musculo-tendino) • Luo-Connecting channels • Primary channels • Divergent channels • Eight extraordinary channels
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THE 3-LEVEL PROTOCOL
1. Primary Channels: • Regulates excess and deficiency of the primary channels • Uses teishin metal tools to stimulate skin above meridians
(JAPANESE APPROACH)
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THE 3-LEVEL PROTOCOL
2. 8 Extraordinary Channels: • Balances the musculoskeletal structure • Circulates energy throughout the 8 Extra network
(JAPANESE APPROACH)
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THE 3-LEVEL PROTOCOL3. Divergent Channels:
• Adjusts and utilizes the divergent channels to circulate qi and blood through the zang-fu network
• Connects primary channels to zang-fu • Regulates yin-yang element partners
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THE 3-LEVEL PROTOCOL4. Auricular Therapy
• Utilizes ear points • To reinforce the primary channel treatment • To address specific complaints (branch treatment)
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LEVEL 1: PRIMARY CHANNEL BALANCE• Ling Shu, Chapter 15 describes meridian flow as a circuit • Qi continuously flows through the circuit
• LU > LI > ST > SP > HT > SI > BL > KI > PC > TW > GB > LV > LU
• Ultimately, the primary channel circuit is the most important flow in the body
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• Health is maintained when there is a continuous flow of qi through the channel circuit, and when the overall quality of qi is good
• Primary channels are responsible for circulation of qi, blood, ying and wei.
• In disruption, some channels will show excess, and some will show deficiency
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PRINCIPLES OF JAPANESE MERIDIAN THERAPY
1. Affirmation of the existence of meridians 2. The view that all diseases will manifest as a change in the
meridians, either as excess or deficiency 3. When meridians are in balance, health follows 4. Treatment Method: Tonify deficiency and disperse excess
(KERIAKU CHIRYO)
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LEVEL 2: THE 8 EXTRAORDINARY CHANNELS
• 8 Extra channels are considered to be storage vessels or reservoirs of energy
• Stores and distributes yuan-jing • Constitutional, pre-heaven channels
TCM (CHINA) UNDERSTANDING
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THE 8 EXTRAORDINARY CHANNELS• Maintains the inner equilibrium of qi, blood and distribution of
jing • Will handle overflow and excess of qi and blood from primary
channel system
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EIGHT EXTRAORDINARY CHANNELS• Functions in General
• Fertility and conception • Embryological development • Linkage of pre-heaven and post-heaven qi
EIGHT EXTRAORDINARY CHANNELSDu Mai - Ren Mai
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EIGHT EXTRAORDINARY CHANNELSChong Mai - Dai Mai
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EIGHT EXTRAORDINARY CHANNELS• Ren Mai
• Controls all aspects, functions and location of yin • Command/confluent point: LU 7
• Du Mai • Controls all aspects, functions and location of yang • Command/confluent point: SI 3
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EIGHT EXTRAORDINARY CHANNELS• Chong Mai
• Original Chinese name meant “pregnancy” • Important for uterus, ovary, fertility, menses
• Command/confluent point: SP 4 • Dai Mai
• Belt/Girdle vessel • Command/confluent point: GB 41
EIGHT EXTRAORDINARY CHANNELSYin Wei - Yang Wei
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EIGHT EXTRAORDINARY CHANNELS• Yin Wei Mai
• Yin Linking: links all yin channels • Command/confluent point: PC 6
• Yang Wei Mai • Yang Linking: links all yang channels • Command/confluent point: TW 5
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EIGHT EXTRAORDINARY CHANNELSYin Qiao - Yang Qiao
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EIGHT EXTRAORDINARY CHANNELS• Yin Qiao Mai
• Yin Motility • Command/confluent point: KI 6
• Yang Qiao Mai • Yang Motility • Qiao means “to lift up one’s heel” • Command/confluent point: BL 62
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THE 8 EXTRAORDINARY CHANNELSTraditional Pairings:
Lu 7 – KI 6 Ren - Yinqiao
PC 6 – SP 4 Yinwei - Chong
SI 3 – BL 62 Du - Yangqiao
TE 5 – GB 41 Yangwei – Dai
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THE 8 EXTRAORDINARY CHANNELS
• Manaka saw the 8 Extras as being the the network that maintains the structural body
• Proposed the tetrahedral model • Manaka saw the 8 Extra channels as a primordial network by which
qi and blood distributed in the embryo
JAPANESE UNDERSTANDING
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LEVEL 3: DIVERGENT CHANNELS• Jing Bie ( jīng bié) • First described in Chapter 11, Ling Shu (Huang Di Nei Jing)
• No symptomology or treatment protocols were described
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DIVERGENT CHANNELS• The channel “diverges” from the main channel to join with their
yin-yang partner channel and organ (LI-LU, ST-SP, etc.) • Diverges at he-sea points (elbow or knee) • Joins with partner and exits at neck and head • Because yin and yang channels merge, they take on
therapeutic aspects of the other
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DIVERGENT CHANNELSSIX CONFLUENCES: THE 6 YIN-YANG PAIRS
Confluence 1 BL-KI Water
Confluence 2 GB-LV Wood
Confluence 3 ST-SP Earth
Confluence 4 SI-HT Fire
Confluence 5 TE-PC Ministerial Fire
Confluence 6 LI-LU Metal
*Sequence follows anatomical location, lateral to medial
DIVERGENT CHANNELSConfluence 1: BL-KI Confluence 2: GB-LV
DIVERGENT CHANNELSConfluence 3: ST-SP Confluence 4: SI-HT
DIVERGENT CHANNELSConfluence 5: TE-PC Confluence 6: LI-LU
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DIVERGENT CHANNEL FUNCTIONS• Maintains connection between head (heaven) and body (earth)
• Regulates distribution of qi, blood, yin, yang and fluids • Under stress, energy will rise to head • Treatment brings excess above (neck and face) back down to
He-sea points
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DIVERGENT CHANNELS
• Last protection against xie qi (pathogenic qi) penetrating to zang fu • If it has passed the wei qi, jing jie (sinew channels) or luo mai
(connecting channels) • Deeper pathogens can get stuck at the divergent channels level • Can become more chronic or latent
FUNCTION: PROTECTION OF INTERNAL ORGANS
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THE 3-LEVEL PROTOCOL1. Primary Channels 2. 8 Extraordinary Channels 3. Divergent Channels
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ANTECEDENTS FROM JAPAN
• Akabane diagnosis used incense thermal evaluation of jing-well points
• By comparing meridian response, indicates relative excesses and deficiencies
• 5-10 light strokes of burning incense on jing-well points until patient reports heat sensation
• Number is counted, recorded, and compared
KOBEI AKABANE (1940’S-1950’S)
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ANTECEDENTS FROM JAPAN
• Influenced by Akabane’s incense diagnosis • Discovered that acupuncture points had lowered electrical
resistance when measured • Named these points Ryodoraku, meaning “electro-
conductive points” • Developed Ryodoraku electro-meridian diagnosis, 1950 • Predecessor to AcuGraph
YOSHIO NAKATANI, MD
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ANTECEDENTS FROM JAPAN
YOSHIO NAKATANI, MD (1911-1989)
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YOSHIO MANAKA, MD• Medical doctor with a Ph.D. in biology • Devoted himself to acupuncture, moxibustion and herbal
medicine • Student of Akabane • Developed the use of ion-pumping cords to move places of
excess to places of deficiency
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YOSHIO MANAKA, MD• Developed from his war-time experiences treating burn victims • Confirmed unidirectional aspect of
meridian flow • Electricity flows from black to red, one direction only • With IPC, treatment achieved in 10 minutes
ION-PUMPING CORDS
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MANAKA’S DISCOVERIES AND CONFIRMATIONS
1. Meridians flow in the direction indicated in the classical texts • Qi follows the primary circuit sequence
2. Every two hours, there is a concentration in each meridian, in sequence
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3. Confirmed classical indications and functions of classical points: • Five phase correspondences to other channels • Tonification, sedation, xi-cleft and luo-connecting points • 8 Extraordinary confluent/control points and master-
coupled points
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4. Developed 8 Extraordinary Channel approach as a stand-alone therapy for musculoskeletal problems
• Elucidated embryological role of 8 Extra channels • Felt that 8 Extra channels allowed energy to move and
develop in fetus • They provide an acupuncture network for the developing
embryo
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JAPANESE TOPOLOGICAL SOCIETY• Developed around Dr. Manaka’s ideas
• Included Tadashi Irie, Kodo Seki, Shigeji Naomoto • Expanded therapeutic approaches
• Ion pumping cords • Pellets, magnets
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JAPANESE TOPOLOGICAL SOCIETY• Expanded understanding of divergent channels
• Divergent channels seen as deeper level of meridian network, below primary channels
• Unilateral treatments can affect imbalance on opposite side • Prioritize divergent channels for dealing with pathogenic qi
which has lodged deeper in the body
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TADASHI IRIE• Studied with Yoshio Manaka • Irie defined divergent channel therapy
• Established head exit points for divergent channels • Established the “master points” for each confluence/pair
1927-2002
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TADASHI IRIEASSIGNED MASTER POINTS ON HEAD
First Confluence BL-KI BL 1 or BL 11
Second Confluence GB-LV GB 1
Third Confluence ST-SP ST 1
Fourth Confluence SI-HT BL 1
Fifth Confluence TE-PC GB 12
Sixth Confluence LI-LU ST 12
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MIKI SHIMA’S SOMATO-AURICULAR THERAPY
MIKI SHIMA, OMD (1948-)• Miki Shima, OMD (1948-)
• Practiced in northern California • Introduced SAT in 1990
(SAT)
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MIKI SHIMA• Followed work of Topological Society • Encouraged by Irie, went on to apply Akabane technique to
divergent channel therapy • Defined three levels:
• Ectodermal (Surface): Primary channels • Mesodermal (Musculoskeletal): 8 Extra • Endodermal (Internal Organs): Divergent channels
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MIKI SHIMA• Promoted key discoveries of Topological Society
• O-ring testing (Dr. Omura) • Use of electro-stim • Use of magnets for diagnosis and treatment • Use of hinaishin and magrain pellets • Use of ion-pumping cords • Use of gold and silver needles
• 1990, studied auriculotherapy with Terry Oleson • In 1990, creates Somato-Auricular Therapy (SAT)
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FEATURES OF SHIMA’S APPROACH• Elaborated Divergent Channel treatment
• Confirmed he-sea points (at knee and elbow) were most reliable for divergent channel treatment
• This is where qi dives deeper into the body • They influence zang-fu most directly
• Combined with Irie’s head points
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MIKI SHIMA• Elaborated and confirmed Yoshio Manaka’s additional 8 Extra
points and pairs • Confirmed addition of following pairs:
ST 40 LI 5
SP 4 LU 7
KI 6 HT 5
LV 4 PC 6
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This allows 8 Extra channels to include all Six Level channel pairs:
KI 6 LU 7
SP 4 PC 6
BL 62 SI 3 Taiyang
GB 41 TE 5 Shaoyang
Original 8 Extra Pairs:
ST 40 LI 5 Yangming
SP 4 LU 7 Taiyin
KI 6 HT 5 Shaoyin
LV 4 PC 6 Jueyin
Additional Pairs:
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MIKI SHIMA• Studied auriculotherapy extensively with Terry Oleson, Ph.D.
• Made auriculotherapy a major part of this treatment • Preferred Nogier points to TCM auricular points • Used ear points to reinforce 3 level treatment and to
address major complaint of patient (branch)
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SHIMA’S DIVERGENT POINT CHOICESFirst Confluence Bl 40 & KI 10 (-) Bl 1 (+)
Second Confluence GB 34 & LV 8 (-) GB 1 (+)
Third Confluence ST 36 & SP 9 (-) ST 1 (+)
Fourth Confluence SI 8 & HT 3 (+) BL 1 (-) *
Fifth Confluence TE 10 & PC 3 (+) GB 12 (-)
Sixth Confluence LI 11 & LU 5 (+) ST 12 (-)
These are the points used in the AcuGraph Divergent menu * BL 2 is sometimes used instead of BL 1
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THE 3-LEVEL PROTOCOL:
• Acugraph includes a divergent channel treatment with point recommendations in their computerized analysis
• Use Divergent icon, lower left • In lower right, use “Add these points to today’s plan” • Upper group of points lists 8 Extra treatment • Middle group of points lists divergent treatment • Lower group of points list shu treatment
ACUGRAPH DIAGNOSIS
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THE 3-LEVEL PROTOCOL:
1. Primary Channel Balance 2. 8 Extraordinary Channel Balance 3. Divergent Channel Treatment 4. Mop-Up Treatment 5. Auriculotherapy
SEQUENCE OF TREATMENT
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THE 3-LEVEL PROTOCOL
• Using teishin metal tools to tonify deficient channels and sedate excess channels
1. PRIMARY CHANNEL BALANCE
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THE 3-LEVEL PROTOCOL
• Follow suggestions from Divergent menu on AcuGraph • First 3-4 points
• Use ion pumping cords (IPC) • Red end on point to be tonified • Black end on point being sedated
2. EIGHT EXTRAORDINARY CHANNEL BALANCE
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THE 3-LEVEL PROTOCOL
• Follow suggestions from Divergent menu, AcuGraph • Second group of 4 points
• Use ion pumping cords (IPC) • Red end on point to be tonified • Black end on point being sedated
3. DIVERGENT CHANNEL TREATMENT
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3. DIVERGENT CHANNEL TREATMENT• Divergent treatment balances both channels in their
confluence • Look at “By Element” menu • A divergent treatment regulates the partner channel
• Eg, LI 11 – ST 12 also regulates LU • Eg, TW 10 – GB 12 also regulates PC
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THE 3-LEVEL PROTOCOL
• Go back, organize the graphic by using “Yin-Yang” or “Baseline” menu
• See which channels are significantly deficient, and which channels are significantly excess.
• Are they included in the 8 Extra and Divergent treatment that you have performed?
4. MOP-UP TREATMENT
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4. MOP-UP TREATMENT
• Look for most deficient and most excess • Have they been included in basic treatment? • For most deficient, apply tonification technique • For most excess, apply sedation technique • No need to use ion-pumping cords
ISOLATED CHANNELS
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4. MOP-UP TREATMENT
• “By Element” Menu: Five Element partner • “Energy Cycle” Menu: Bioclock • “Horary” Menu: Midday-Midnight • Use IPC: black on excess channel, red on deficient channel
PAIRED CHANNELS
“YIN/YANG” MENU
“BY ELEMENT” MENU
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“ENERGY CYCLE” MENU
“HORARY” MENU
4. MOP-UP TREATMENTBELT BLOCK
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BELT BLOCK TREATMENT• On “Baseline” menu • Treat with SOT blocks • GB 41, TW 5, GB 26
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5. AURICULOTHERAPY- 1• Support channel deficiencies with AcuGraph ear suggestions
(“Ear” icon)
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AURICULOTHERAPY
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5. AURICULOTHERAPY- 2• Treat branch complaint with Auriculo 3D • Use laser, stim-plus, pointer plus, magrain seeds, or .12
needle
USING AURICLO 3D
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BACK TREATMENT• Right left Shu imbalance
• Use third group of points in Divergent Menus, AcuGraph • Spine shu points based on Acugraph spine icon
• Use Hua Tuo points for spinal blockage • Spine Points based on Treatment “Spinal”
BACK TREATMENT
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Right left Shu imbalance Use third group of points in Divergent Menus
BACK TREATMENT- 2Spine shu points based on Acugraph spine icon
Use Hua Tuo points for spinal blockage
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BACK TREATMENT- 3Spine Points based on Treatment “Spinal”
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CLINICAL OBSERVATIONS• Unilateral treatment will treat both sides • IPC best way to move excess to deficiency • 8 Extra and Divergent act as a yin-yang balance
• 8 Extra= the structure (yang) • Divergent= the deeper pathways and organs (yin) • Together, offer a balanced treatment
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GB 35 3 leg yangSP 6 3 leg yin
TW 8 3 arm yangPC 5 3 arm yin[Manaka pt 3 arm yin]
IMPORTANT POINT GROUPS:3 CHANNEL MEETING POINTS
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ST 3 3 Leg Yang, Yangqiao
GB 13 3 Arm Yang, Yangqiao
CV 3 3 Leg Yin
GB 22 3 Arm Yin
IMPORTANT POINT GROUPS:MUSCLE MERIDIAN MEETING POINTS
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