Acupuncture Therapy Poster

Author: Editorial Committee of the Atlas of Baoshi Abdominal Acupuncture Research Institute, Beijing
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: Abdominal acupuncture is a new acupuncture technique innovatively developed by Professor Bo Zhiyun after over two decades of dedicated research. It is characterized by being "painless, safe, effective, quick, short-term treatment, and stable," and has been widely welcomed by medical workers both domestically and internationally. It is a new therapy with promising prospects for promotion in both China and abroad and has been included by the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine as a national continuing education project in traditional Chinese medicine. After over two decades of research, Professor Bo first discovered that the meridians in the abdomen are divided into two systems: congenital and acquired, arranged in three-dimensional structures in different layers of the abdominal wall. Treating diseases according to the laws of these meridians can achieve remarkable effects. During abdominal acupuncture treatment, there is minimal or no pain, making it not only safe and reliable with a high efficacy rate but also short in treatment duration and quick in producing results. It is a new therapy with promising prospects for promotion in both China and abroad. Traditional acupuncture holds that "Qi reaching the disease site" (the sensations of soreness, numbness, distension, and pain when needling acupoints) is a crucial clinical indicator for achieving better therapeutic effects, yet this very point is often a major reason why people are reluctant to accept acupuncture treatment. Abdominal acupuncture has summarized the correlations between needling depth and various diseases, breaking free from the dependence on traditional "Qi arrival" for clinical efficacy and proposing the new acupuncture concept of "needling to the disease site." As long as the special requirements of abdominal acupuncture are followed, visible results can be achieved without the patient's awareness, making it a painless acupuncture therapy that people of all ages, male or female, can happily accept. Abdominal acupuncture has the advantages of standardized prescriptions, standardized operations, and rationalized syndrome differentiation, establishing basic norms for the development and research of abdominal acupuncture and providing a new model and approach for the advancement of acupuncture. It combines the characteristics of traditional acupuncture treatment with its own distinctive diagnostic and therapeutic features, making it widely applicable to people of all age groups. For children, the use of needleless acupuncture also holds high clinical value. The atlas is based on the characteristics of abdominal meridians, with the aim of being realistic, clear, and clinically relevant, reflecting the scientificity, reproducibility, and operability of abdominal acupuncture. This atlas is divided into three parts: the holographic map of the abdomen, the meridian point map of the abdomen, and the map of the eight abdominal cavities, introducing the distribution patterns of meridians at different depths in the abdomen. The locations and names of acupoints in the meridian point map follow the "International Standard Acupuncture Point Names" published by WHO in 1991. The new acupoints on the abdomen are Bo's empirical points. We sincerely hope that the publication of this atlas will be helpful to everyone and contribute to the promotion and popularization of abdominal acupuncture.