Brief talk on manipulation and clinical application of Yang Ji-zhou's "through joint crossing meridians" needling method
Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2009 Mar;29(3):209-11.
[Article in Chinese]
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taiwan 33378, China.
Through repeated study on the "through joint crossing meridians needling method" in Zhenjiu Dacheng and clinical practice, it is held that it seems hard to induce qi moving along the meridian through joint to the affected region according to the statement of "through joint crossing meridians needling method" in Zhenjiu Dacheng. If "through joint crossing meridians needling method", "activating qi method" and "qi-lifting method" are combined, the possibility of qi constantly flowing centrality through joint from the remote acupoint at four limbs to the affected region will be distinctly elevated. Clinically, the authors used the "through joint crossing meridian" needling method, attaining qi reaching to the affected region, and acupuncture at only one point can achieve a better therapeutic effect.
