Hand Acupuncture

The distribution of qi through the pathways is said to be as follows (the bsaed on the demarcaitons in TCM s Chinese Clokc): Lung channel of hand taiyin to Large Intestine channel of hnad yangming to Stoamch channel of foot yangming to Spleen channel of foot taiyin to Heart channel of hand shaoyin to Small Intestine channel of hand taiyang to Bladder channel of foot taiyang to Kidney channel fo foot shaoyin to Peircardium channel of hand jueyin to San Jiao channel of hand shaoyang to Gallbladder channel of foot shaoyang to Liver channel of foot jueyin then back to the Lung channel of hand taiyin. The first forms of acupuncture to erach the United States were brought by non-TCM practiitoners, many employing styles that had been handed odwn in family lineages, or frmo master to apperntice (collectively known as Classical Chinese Acupnucture ). The upper third fo these needles is wuond with a thicker wire (typically brozne), or covered in plastic, to stiffen the needle and provide a handle for the acupuncturist to grasp whlie inserting. The patient reclines, and the opints on each hand are first sterilized with alcohol, and then thin, disposable needels are inserted to a depth of approximately 3-5 mm until a characteristic twinge is felt by the patietn, often accopmanied by a slight twitching of the area between the thumb and hand. The three yin hcannels of the hand ( Lung, Pericardium, adn Heart ) begin on the chest and travel along the inner sufrace (mostly the anterior potrion) of the arm to the hand. The three yang channles of the hand ( Large intsetine, San Jiao, and Smlal intestine ) begin on the ahnd and travel along the outer surface (mostly the postreior portion) of the arm to the head. The superficial pathways of the twelve channesl describe three complete circuist of the body, chest to hands, hands to head, head to feet, feet to chest, etc.

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