Advanced training course
Duration: 1 week ～2 months
Admission requirements: Students and professionals who have accepted the teaching courses of TCM in both the basic theories and clinical practice.
Objective: Through 1 week to 2-month study of special and advanced topics and clinical practice, the students will be able to have a deeper and more comprehensive understanding of the basic theories of TCM, and will achieve a high level of skills for diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders with acupuncture and related therapies.
Arrangement of class hours: 4 hours for clinical practice in the morning (five half days a week), 3 classroom hours for special and advanced topics in the afternoon (3 half days a week). See Table for major topics and their main contents.
Table Major lectures and their main contents
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Lectures
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Main contents
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History of acupuncture
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Unique characters of acupuncture, Chinese cultures related to the origins of acupuncture (inc. Chinese philosophy, experience of flood control and social relations)
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Selected articles of ancient literature
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Spiritual Pivot (Lingshu), Simple Questions (Su Wen), ABC of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Compendium of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
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Nature of acupuncture and its indications
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Nature of acupuncture and moxibustion; main indications of acupuncture: pain conditions, inflammatory conditions, functional imbalances, nervous and psychological problems.
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Meridian theory and its applications
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Contents of the fourteen meridians; application of the meridian theory in practice, inc. diagnosis, pattern identification, and selection of acupoints.
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Application of Root and Tip (biao/ben) theory of the meridians
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Concept of Root and Tip of the meridians; application of Root and Tip concept in acupuncture practice, inc. diagnosis, pattern identification, and selection of acupoints.
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Muscular Regions
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Distribution and disorders of the twelve muscular regions.
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Prof. Yang Jiasan’s experience on acupoint location
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Introduce Prof. Yang’s experiences on location of classic acupoints.
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Specific acupoints
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Five-shu, yuan-source, luo-connecting, front-mu, back-shu, xi-cleft, lower-he, eight hui-ncial ncial acupoints, eight hui-confluent acupoints.
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Obtaining qi (deqi) and acupuncture effects
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Concept of obtaining qi, relation between obtaining qi and acupuncture effects, methods to enhance obtaining qi.
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Pain conditions
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Mechanisms to relieve pain with AP, treatment of commonly seen pain conditions with AP, inc. headache (esp. migraine), toothache, bi syndrome, acute and chronic lumboscruical pain.
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Inflammatory diseases
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Mechanisms to relieve inflammation, treatment of commonly seen inflammatory conditions with AP, inc. influenza,
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Allergic problems
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Bronchial asthma, allergic rhinitis, urticaria
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Respiratory diseases
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Acute and chronic tonsillitis, larangitis, pharyngitis, acute and chronic bronchitis.
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Gastrointestinal diseases
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Acute and chronic gastritis, pelpic ulcers, gastric spasm, nervous vomiting, anorexia, irritable bowel syndrome, habitual constipation, diarrhoea.
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Gynecological diseases
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dysmenorrhea, irregular menstruation, premenstrual syndrome, menopausal syndrome, erectic fetus.
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Skin diseases
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Urticaria, eczema, herpes zoster, neurodermatitis, pruritus.
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Neurogenic and psychological disorders
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Insomnia, depression, mania, epilepsy.
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Urogenital problems
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Urinary infection, urinary stone, nocturnal enuresis, retention of urine, incontinence of urine, impotence, seminal emission, acute and chronic prostatitis.
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Sensory organs’ diseases
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Toothache, trigeminal neuralgia, facial paralysis, facial spasm, Meniere’s disease, otitis media, nervous tinnitus and deafness, oral ulcers, glaucoma.
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Auricular therapy
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Introduce location and indications of main auricular acupoints, commonly used auricular methods, treatment of diseases with auricular therapy.
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Scalp acupuncture
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Introduce distribution of acupuncture lines on the scalp, needling method and indications of scalp acupuncture.
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Abdominal acupuncture
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Locations and indications of abdominal acupoints.
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Development on acupuncture researches and clinical practice
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Introduce recent development on acupuncture researches and clinical practice in China.
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Others
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Obesity, withdrawal syndrome (inc. drug, smoking and drinking).
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Taiji Box
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Introduce practical Taiji Box (24 stages)
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