8.  Scalp Acupuncture

Video Transcript: When applying acupuncture needles on certain points or lines of the scalp, it is called scalp acupuncture, which originated from 1970s china. At the present, scalp acupuncture can be used to treat more than 80 kinds of common disorders. Those main lines or zones for stimulation on the scalp are near or correspond to functional locations of cerebrum cortex. Therefore corresponding names are assigned after them, such as motor area, sensory area, and visual area and so on. It has been demonstrated that the main indications of scalp acupuncture are disorders of the central nervous system such as psychosis, pains, paraesthesia, and other neurogenic viscera dysfunctions. When applying scalp acupuncture, a sufficient amount of stimulation are often required which can be realized a fast paced twisting of the needles at a greater degree or combined with needle-lifting thrusting method. It also can be realized through a longer needle-retaining period such as one to three hours.

 

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