Stimulating Acupuncture Points

摘要

These two steps alone will yield gratifying results, but they may be improved upon even further by the way the needles in the points are stimulated. Different electrical frequencies and different hand movements exert radically different results on thecirculation of the patient that can be immediately detected as changes in the pulse. Before we discuss those techniques, it is worth contemplating how it is possible for needles to create radically different patient responses simply by how they are moved. Without an appreciation for this ability of acupuncture points, and due care in the handling of needles, it can be easy to render a treatment ineffective or even harmful, instead of making it more efficacious.