[Gao Yuchun's experience of facial paralysis treatment].

Abstract

To introduce professor Gao Yuchun's clinical experience and treating characteristics of facial paralysis treated with acupuncture and moxibustion. Professor Gao pays attention to yangming when he selects acupoints for clinical syndrome, and directs acupoints selection based on syndrome differentiation in different levels of jingjin, meridians and zangfu; he praises opposing needling technique and reinforcing the deficiency and reducing the excess highly; the acupuncture manipulation is gentle,shallow and slow for reducing the healthy side and reinforcing the affected side, and through losing its excess to complement its deficiency; besides, he stresses needle retaining time and distinguishes reinforcing and reducing. Facial paralysis is treated with key factors such as acupoints selecting based on yangming, acupuncture manipulation, needle retaining time, etc. And the spleen and stomach is fine and good at transportation and transformation; the meridians is harmonious; the qi and blood is smooth. The clinical efficacy is enhanced finally.

• Authors: Yanjun Wang, Linhua Cui, Jun Yuan, Li He, Zhanqing Xie, Weihua Xue, Mei Li, Zhenwei Zhang, Yuchun Gao, Suobin Kang
• Journal: Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion (Zhongguo Zhen Jiu) Vol. 35 Issue 5 Pg. 479-82 (May 2015) ISSN: 0255-2930 [Print] China
• PMID: 26255524 (Publication Type: Biography, Case Reports, English Abstract, Historical Article, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Topics

• Acupuncture Points
• Acupuncture Therapy (history, methods)
• Aged, 80 and over
• China
• Facial Paralysis (history, therapy)
• History, 20th Century
• History, 21st Century
• Humans