ACUPUNCTURE

2. ACUPUNCTURE

3. Assigned by:
Dr.Salman Khalid
PRESENTERS:
Muhammad Asghar Chishti
Ahmad Nawaz
Muhammad Zoraiz Haider
Nabeel Butt
Zohaib Ishfaq

4. Definition
History
Types of Needles
Acupuncture Points
Mechanism of Action
Diagnosis
Uses
Side Effects
CONTENTS

5. Tui Na
Lifestyle Management
Exercise
Diet Therapy
Acupuncture
Chinese Herbology
Oriental Medicine
Body work
TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE

6. Acupuncture is a form of alternative medicine
in which thin needles are inserted into the body.
It is a key component of traditional Chinese
medicine (TCM).
accus means ‘needles’ and puncture
means ‘to insert’.
ACUPUNCTURE

7. HISTORY
Oriental Medicine began about 4000 years ago…
Perhaps longer according to the cartoon.

8. HISTORY
INTRODUCTION
Ancient Chinese technique
Traditional medicine
FIRST DOCUMENTATION
Institute “yellow Emperor’s classic of internal Medicine”
100BC.
Name ”Organized system of diagnosis & treatment.
FIRST EVIDENCE
Silver needles  Liu Sheng’s tomb (100BC)
FIRST CITATION
Dr. Plinio Prioreschi

9. ALTERNATIVE THEORIES
Mummified Leody of Otzi (ICEMAN)
Neolithic era near the end of stone age.
Historians Lu-Gwei-djen & Joseph Needham.
BELIEVES
For bleeding
Letting blood out & spiritual Chi energy.
To balance Yin & Yang
MODERN ERA
1949 China rebound
1972 president of USA
1973 Medical expense

10. TYPES OF NEEDLES
Acupuncture needles are typically made of:
Stainless steel
Bone needles
Silver
Gold

11. Acupuncture needles come in different
gauges (diameter) and lengths to be used on
the different areas of the body where they
are to be inserted.
The needles used nowadays are mostly very
fine — they vary from 0.12 mm to 0.35 mm
in diameter
CONT’D…

13. ACUPUNCTURE POINTS
Qi maintains balance in the body.
16 meridians
360 regular acupoints
40 commonly used extra points
Acupoints influence the physiology

14. CONT’D…

15. MECHANISM OF ACTION
These acupuncture needles insert in the body meridians OR
acupuncture points to produce their effect.
Basically, this stimulate the NERVOUS SYSTEM and
hormones that affect mood, health, relieve pain.

16. ACUPUNCTURE WORKING
These acupuncture
needles activates
opioid system, thus
INCRESE LEVEL of
OPIOIDS PEPTIDES
i.e,
Beta-Endorphins
Endomorphin
Enkephalin
Dynorphin
Which influence pain,
stress and sleep,
immunity and appetite.
Deactivate
inflammatory
macrophage
Stimulate
Calcitonin
Gene-Related
Peptide
[CGRP: An
anti-inflammatory]

17. ACUPUNCTURE WORK
Effect the
Amygdala memory
/emotions.
Activate the
Vagus-
Nerve,
Lowering
heart rate.
Balance
Mono-amine
Neurotransmitter
i.e Dopamine.
Increase CNS
hormones:
ACTH,
Noradrenalin
e,
& Serotonin.

18. when the cyclical flow of Qi in the meridians becomes
unbalanced or is blocked.
Acupuncture works by stimulating the various
meridians and points in the body which are pathways
for “Qi” to flow.
Acupuncture sensation effect nerves and cause
beneficial reflex response.
Acupuncture affects the bodies natural electro-
magnetic fields.
Acupuncture harmonizes the balance of whole body,
Yin/Yang; Qi/Blood; Zang/Fu
CONT’D…

20. WHAT IS QI?
Vital Force
Life Force
Vital Power
Moving
Power
Essence
Function
---Qi
---Vapor, Steam, Gas
---Uncooked Rice
Energy
Material Force
Matter
Ether
Matter-Energy
Breath

21. KUNG FU PANDA 3

22. YIN & YANG
Yang
Dry
Sun
Back
Male
Bright
Activity
Energy
Heat
Acute
Yin
Wet
Moon
Front
Female
Darkness
Rest
Matter
Cold
Chronic

23. DIAGNOSIS
Listening
Observation
Palpation
Pulse Diagnosis
Tongue Diagnosis

24. USES

25. Thanks for listening