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09/08/2015

Acupuncture
Shaobai Wang's (王少白) Tangzhen(糖针)--comfortable acupuncture(CA) System (Part II)
Tangzhen(AC) Needle Insertion Method
Traditionally, there are different ways to distract patients at the moment of needle insertion. All the classic acupuncture books such as Ling Shu(灵枢 ), Nan Jing (难经 ) etc. stress the cooperation between the acupuncturist's hands even though there is a distract way by asking patients to cough when inserting the needle. But the most famous and popular method is known from the book, Biao You Fu(标幽赋) indicating the detail of the cooperation between the acupuncturist's left and right hands. All the books stress the importance of the left hand.
Based upon the above information, we found our way of no pain needle insertion is better . It is simple and easy to master even for beginners. Here are the detailed steps: 1) Ask patient to choose a position they are most comfortable in. 2) Avoid blood vessels in the area of needle insertion 3) When inserting the needle with right hand, use the left hand to tap another part of the patient's body (except sensitive/private area) about less than a quarter second before you insert the needle into the patient's body. For the acupuncturists who are left handed, just do it the opposite way. Step 3 happens very quickly, in less than half a second. If it is not done quickly, the left hand will be unable to distract the patient. The purpose of this step is to take advantage of the patient's reaction time, the patient will focus on the area you tap as opposed to the area of needle insertion.
Occasionally, you will see nervous or sensitive patients. To relax these types of patients, the acupuncturist could talk with the patient during needle insertion in every way, as long as the patient can be distracted as much as possible.

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05/09/2015

Are there any side effects of acupuncture?

It depends on what the definition of side effects is for the acupuncture treatment procedure. For some, bruises from the needles or prolonged sensation from the needle can be side effects. However, for someone else these effects could be positive because they will maintain the acupuncture function until the bruise or prolong sensation disappears.

In general, when talking about the side effects of acupuncture, people usually mean bruises, pain, etc. If the acupuncturist follows the restrictions and contraindications of acupuncture, there should not be any side effects unless the patient is really sensitive or something else. There are many factors that should be considered when doing acupuncture treatment, these contraindications influence the patients reaction to acupuncture. The following factors should be avoided: 1. Patient is too weak, nervous, tired, hungry, sweaty 2. Patient has an empty stomach or just finished a big meal 3. Patient is experiencing too much diarrhea or bleeding, etc.4. Just had s*x 5.Just drunk too much alcohol 5. There is terrible weather. However, if it is really necessary, the acupuncturist can still do acupuncture purposely but he/she should wait until the patient eases up or should start with gentle acupuncture first. On the other hand, when dealing with these type of patients, the acupuncturist should be concentrated on the patient's reaction and use the most suitable acupuncture treatment accordingly. These contradictions should not necessarily prevent an acupuncturist from doing acupuncture. The acupuncturist should be aware to take more caution when treating this kind of patient, as acupuncture can be used to relieve of most these contraindications.

Traditionally, to obtain the best results, many acupuncturists do needle manipulations to tonify or reduce according to the patient's pattern differentiation and diagnosis. Occasionally, when doing manipulation on certain acupuncture points improperly, meaning too strong in which patient cannot take, and the acupuncturist did not realize, this would be an accident but not side effect. This is because even if you do manipulation you are supposed to continuously check the patients reaction and you are not supposed to manipulate too strongly if the patient cannot take it.

In past decades, rarely there are reports of accidents caused by acupuncturists, just as in all other therapies. However, the chance of these accidents are much less than other therapies. As long as the acupuncturist is well trained, knowledgeable, and following the guidelines of acupuncture, there shouldn't be any side effects or accidents at all.

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05/02/2015

Acupuncture
Shaobai Wang's (王少白) Tangzhen(糖针)-- comfortable acupuncture(CA) System (Part I)

I started to practice medicine in China in 1982. After becoming appointed by the Chinese government as the official successor of acclaimed Professor Jin Rui, famous for his acupuncture system called "Jin San Zhen(靳三针)," I came to the United States in 1991 as a visiting professor at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. In1993, I received my acupuncture license in New York State, USA. Ever since then, I started practicing acupuncture in the United States. At the beginning, I found that most of my patients do not like the strong sensation of acupuncture needling, even though it brings good results. Therefore, I adapted a new methodology of acupuncture(Tangzhen,CA). This method partially includes my previous mentors , top acupuncture Professors Situ Ling and Jin Rui's experiences, bringing similar results in American patients.

Tang (糖) in Chinese means "Sugar," while Zhen (针) means "Needle or Needling." The idea of this system is making acupuncture a minimal or no sensation procedure, to treat almost any kind of acupuncture indications. This system is different from "Soft Acupuncture", which is used by my friend, one of the best acupuncturists and pathological dermatologist, Dr. Yongming Li, MD, because soft needle system does not emphasize comfortable, needling technique, holism, pattern differentiation, etc. at all.

Recently on WeChat, I have spoken on two occasions to two groups of acupuncturists and herbalists, who are formally educated in China for 5 years or more in Medical school MD and/or Ph.D. program, regarding my acupuncture career and experience: Application of experience based on later professors Situ Ling(司徒铃)and Jin Rui(靳瑞) to American patients -- Tangzhen(CA) system. The majority of the audience on WeChat loved this idea and said that they are unintentionally using this system in their daily practices and almost all of them are getting great results.

Now you must be wondering what the Tangzhen system consists of and how to apply it in your practice. We will tell you this next time.

04/04/2015

Q: How safe is it to treat: (1) Pain Due To Sciatica (2) Cervical Spine (3) Pain Due to Frozen Shoulder? What is the duration of Treatment required?

A: The cases in the first question (1, 2, 3) have the same answer, which is: It is pretty safe. Unless the acupuncturist made a mistake. Sometimes if the acupuncturist used too thick of a needle, or overly strong stimulation for better/quicker results then the sensation of the needle could last longer which means, if you do not like strong stimulation or thick needle, notify your acupuncturist as your acupuncturist should have different needle sizes in length and diameter for personal preference.

In terms of the duration of treatment, again it would depend. Traditionally, it's about half an hour or more. However, according to modern research on acupuncture, the maximum effectiveness of acupuncture is achieved at 18 minutes. After 18 minutes, the effectiveness of acupuncture, for most people, will decline. Of course, there could be a few people that need more or less of the average time to reach a maximum effect.

If you want to know how many sessions or how long you would need to take acupuncture for the situations above, it would be difficult to say because it is dependent on how serious the problem is. Over all, you would probably need about 6 to 20 sessions in the period of 2-9 weeks. Additionally, it is also depended on how skilled and experienced your acupuncturist is.

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04/04/2015

Read my answer to: In traditional Chinese medicine, what is cupping used for and how is it thought to help?

Shaobai Wang's answer: Cupping therapy is very often associated with acupuncture therapy for pain, tension of muscle, stress, etc. In terms of what it is used for, this is actually completely depended on the location the cups are placed and the method being used. For example, if someone suffers ...

04/04/2015

Read my Quora answer to: Are there any natural rememdies for glaucoma?

Shaobai Wang's answer: It depends. For the acute type, it would be better to use modern medicine or a combination of natural remedies, meaning a Chinese herbal formula and modern medicine. But if it is chronic, a Chinese herbal formula will work. You will then need to find a good Chinese herbali...

04/04/2015

Q: Does acupuncture relieve sc***um pain?

A: Generally speaking, yes. The only thing you need to know is that it would not be a good idea to do acupuncture if the pain is due to cancer or cancer related issues. Don't be confused, acupuncture can still help the pain brought by cancer however, it would be better to obtain permission from your oncologist before taking acupuncture.

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04/02/2015

Read my response to: Does acupuncture hurt?

Shaobai Wang's answer: It is almost 100% guaranteed that acupuncture will not hurt unless you want to have strong traditional acupuncture manipulation, you have a bad acupuncturist, are too nervous or the needle has touched the pain nerve or vein, etc. Generally speaking, there are several diff...

03/19/2015

Check out my answer on Quora!

Shaobai Wang's answer: Generally, there are many acupuncture techniques used to fit different situations. Basically, these techniques can be divided into three categories. 1) Toning, which is good for deficiency or if you are weak 2) Reducing, which is good for decreasing unnecessary energy and 3...