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Chorea, Parkinson’s Disease(shaking palsy) and Parkinsonian Syndromes.
Use which area?
- Chorea /TremorControl Area
- A line parallel with and 1.5 cm anterior to the Motor area line.
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Vertigo, tinnitus, impaired hearing.
Use which area?
- Vertigo /Auditory Area
- 1.5 cm above the apex of the ear,as the midpoint, draw a horizontal line 4 cm in length.
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Nominal aphasia (disturbance innaming).
Use which area?
- Speech Area II3 cm in length parallel line to APM, 2-cm posterior and inferior to the parietal tubercle.
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Sensory aphasia (disturbance in understanding speech).
Use which area?
- Speech Area IIIFrom the midpoint of the vertigo/auditory area, draw a line 4-cm in length posterior to the back of the head; half of it over lapping the vertigo/auditory line.
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Apraxia (in which there is normal muscular tone and performance of basic muscular movements,but disturbance in complex activities such as unbuttoning clothes or picking up a coin.
Use which area?
- Praxis Area
- Three lines each 3 cm in length,one is drawn vertically from the parietal tubercle, the other two are drawn also from the parietal tubercle but anteriorly and posteriorly to the former vertical line, forming a 40 degree angle respectively to the vertical line.
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Paralysis, pain or numbness of the lower limb of the oppositeside, acute lumbar sprain, nocturnal enuresis, cortical polyuria and prolapse of the uterus.
Use which area?
- Foot Motor-Sensory Area
- Draw a line 3-cm in length posteriorly 1 cm parallel with the APM starting from the mid-point ofthe APM midline.
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Cortical vision problem
Use which area?
- Visual Area
- Bilaterally, parallel with and 1 cmlateral to the APM, 4 cm in length and extending upwards from the horizontal line of the external occipital protuberance.
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Disturbance of balance, ataxia and vertigo due to disorders of the cerebellum, numbness or paralysis of the limbs due to functional disturbance of the brain stem.
Use which area?
- Balance Area
- Bilaterally, parallel with and 3.5 cm lateral to the APM, 4 cm in length,and extending downwards from the horizontal line of the external occipital protuberance.
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Gastric pain and epigastric distress caused by gastroenteritis and gastric ulcers.
Use which area?
- Gastric Area
- A line 2 cm in length, parallel with the APM, running posteriorly from the anterior hairline above the pupil.
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Bronchial asthma, discomforts ordisorders in the chest.
Use which area?
- Thoracic Cavity Area
- A parallel line between APM and gastric line, 2-cm superior and 2cm inferior to the anterior hairline.
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Functional uterine bleeding, pelvic inflammation, prolapse of uterus, etc.
Use which point?
- Genital Area
- 2 cm in length, parallel to the APM, running upwards from the corner of the head.
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a. Upper 1/5: lower back and leg pain of the opposite side, numbness and paraesthesia, occipital headache, pain in the nape, vertigo, tinnitus.
b. Middle 2/5: Pain, numbness and paraesthesia of the upper limbs of the opposite side.
c. Lower 2/5: Facial numbness, migraine, temperomandibular, arthritis on the opposite side.
Use which area?
- Sensory Area.
- A line parallel with an 1.5 cm posterior to the Motor Area; also divided into:
- a. Upper region (1/5): lower limbs, head and trunk.
- b. Middle region (2/5): upperlimbs.
- c. Lower region (2/5): face.
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a. Upper 1/5: paralysis of the lower limbs of the opposite side of the limbs and trunk.
b. Middle 2/5: paralysis of the upper limb on the opposite side.
c. Lower 2/5: central nerve facial paralysis, on the opposite side, motor aphasia, dribbling saliva and aphonia.
Use which area?
- Motor Area
- • Upper point: 0.5 cm posterior to the midpoint of the APM.
- • Lower point: 0.5 cm anterior to the crossing point of the vertical line from the midpoint of the zygomatic arch and the EOL.
- • Link the upper and lower points to be the motor area. It can be subdivided into:
- a. Upper region (upper 1/5): for disorders of the lower limbs and trunk.
- b. Middle region (Middle 2/5): for disorders of the upper limbs.
- c. Lower region (Lower 2/5): for facial disorders, also in Speech Area 1.
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METHODS OF SELECTING AREAS
- a. Disease on one side only, select the other side.
- b. Disease on both sides, select both sides.
- c. Internal organs and constitutional diseases, bilaterally corresponding areas should be selected.
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INDICATIONS
- a. Cerebral or encephalic diseases such as paralysis, numbness, aphasia, vertigo, tinnitus, chorea, etc.
- b. LBP, leg pain, nocturnal enuresis, trigeminal neuralgia, peripheral should arthritis, various kinds of neuralgia.
- c. Acupuncture anaesthesia.
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PRECAUTIONS
- a. Scalp sterilisation.
- b. Needle obstructed or cause severe pain, should redo.
- c. Strong needle sensation may be obtained, need to prevent fainting.
- d. Contraindicated in acute cases complicated by high fever or heart failure.
- e. Cerebral haemorrhage case, scalp acupuncture only can be applied when the disease has stabilised, and BP is stable.
a. Scalp sterilisation. - b. Needle obstructed or cause severe pain, should redo.
- c. Strong needle sensation may be obtained, need to prevent fainting.
- d. Contraindicated in acute cases complicated by high fever or heart
- failure.
- e. Cerebral haemorrhage case, scalp acupuncture only can be applied
- when the disease has stabilised, and BP is stable.a. Scalp sterilisation.
- b. Needle obstructed or cause severe pain, should redo.
- c. Strong needle sensation may be obtained, need to prevent fainting.
- d. Contraindicated in acute cases complicated by high fever or heart
- failure.
- e. Cerebral haemorrhage case, scalp acupuncture only can be applied
- when the disease has stabilised, and BP is stable.
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