Abdominal acupuncture and its management of musculoskeletal disorders

Abdominal acupuncture, developed by Dr. Bo Zhi-yun, is a method of acupuncture directed at specific points on the abdomen. Through clinical observation, Dr. Bo Zhi-yun discovered two new regulatory systems with orderly distributed acupoints around the umbilicus in the abdomen. Abdominal acupuncture...

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Published inDeutsche Zeitschrift für Akupunktur (Heidelberg, Germany : 1977) Vol. 56; no. 4; pp. 13 - 17
Main Authors Wang, Yan-ping, Zhang, Hong-lin, Miao-Yanhuan, Yun-Jie
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Heidelberg Springer Medizin 01.01.2013
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Abdomen
Acupuncture
Arthritis
Complementary & Alternative Medicine
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Menstruation
Musculoskeletal diseases
Originalia | Original Articles
Pain Medicine
somatotope
Hologramm
muskuloskelettale Störungen
Mikrosystem
musculoskeletal disorders
Abdominal acupuncture
Somatotop
holograph
microsystem
Abdominelle Akupunktur
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Summary:Abdominal acupuncture, developed by Dr. Bo Zhi-yun, is a method of acupuncture directed at specific points on the abdomen. Through clinical observation, Dr. Bo Zhi-yun discovered two new regulatory systems with orderly distributed acupoints around the umbilicus in the abdomen. Abdominal acupuncture is commonly used for chronic Zang-fu organ disorders, such as sequelae of stroke, insomnia, menopausal syndrome, irregular menstruation and simple obesity, etc. In addition, musculoskeletal disorders such as cervical spondylosis, prolapse of lumbar intervertebral disc (PLID), knee osteoarthritis and shoulder periarthritis have been successfully treated with Abdominal acupuncture. An overview of Abdominal acupuncture and its management of musculoskeletal disorders is presented.
ISSN:0415-6412
1439-4359
DOI:10.1016/j.dza.2013.11.004