The cutaneous needle is also termed as the plum-blossom needle and seven-star needle, which is made of five to seven stainless needles inlaid onto the end of a handle.
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1 Z3 F; s: Y r4 ?$ q0 v* b$ v0 t- AAfter rutine disinfection, hold the handle of the needle with the index finger against the handle and tap vertically on the skin with a gentle movement of the wrist. The tapping may be light, moderate or heavy in accordance with the constitution, the age, the pathological state and the location of the patient. Light tapping is made by exerting a slight force until the skin becomes congested, it is applied for the kids, the women, the weak and the elderly, on the neck, face and five sense organs, also on the places with thin muscles; heavy tapping is conducted by exerting a relatively strong force until a slight bleeding appears with a little pain, suitable for the strong, the excess syndrome, or used on the places with thick muscles; the force exerted in the moderate tapping is between that of the light and heavy tappings. The moderate tapping is required to cause congestion and with slight pain, but no bleeding, suitable for the majority of the patients, ordinary diseases and general locations. The places to be tapped may be along the course of meridian, or on the points selected, or on the affected locations.
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2. Indications
* W& T" f$ g6 ZThe cutaneous needling is used to treat disorders of the nervous system and dermatosis, e.g. headache, hypochondriac pain, dizziness and vertigo, insomnia, myopia, painful joints and paralysis, gastrointestinal disease, gynaecological disease and various kinds of skin disease.
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3. Precautions
- C( s' E" l {" ~! |2 X① The tips of the needles should be sharp, smooth and free from any hooks. On tapping, the tips of the needles should strike the skin at a right angle to the surface to reduce pain.
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② Sterilize the needles, and the location of treatment should be disinfected. After heavy tapping, the local skin surface should be cleaned and disinfected to prevent infection.
* n! l' a) g- D% t# G, q③ Tapping is not allowed to apply to the location of trauma and ulcers.
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( {$ t8 X+ v3 L2 i$ H$ a- ?" R% tAuthor: Professor Feng shulan,Guangzhou University of T.C.M.
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