[Acupuncture-students] ten acupoint for all disease

[Pete Theisen]

Hi Gregory!

Maybe the "Miriam Lee Great Ten" - Sp 6, St 36, LI 11, L 7 and LI 4 
bilaterally - ten needles. Supposed to be an all-purpose treatment you can 
use on the fly, without differentiation. I tried it when I was a beginning 
intern because I was very confused by it all and didn't know what I was 
doing. All the patients got better right away so now I always use it, as 
well as other points, and I do now do differentiation. Link to her book, 
"Insights of a Senior Acupuncturist", watch for the word-wrap.

<http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0936185333/qid=1080795594/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/103-6368780-8133436?v=glance&s=books>

> From a "doctor business" point of view, it works too good - the patient is 
cured immediately and doesn't come back. If he/she thinks he/she is cured 
after one treatment and then the condition later comes back, the conclusion 
in his/her mind is "Acupuncture doesn't work". Now, I don't treat until the 
fourth visit. They have been sick for months or years before they get to 
me, what is a week more? First visit I tell them what information to gather 
for the next visit, list of meds and so on, second visit I take a complete 
history and exam, third visit I do a report of findings and maybe sell them 
some herbal pills.


At 11:57 PM 3/30/2004, you wrote:
>I've heard that in China there was a training / short course for health 
>worker to practise acupuncture. And they were taught to puncture 10 
>acupoint to treat all diseases. So they should not think about diagnoses 
>anymore. Is that right?

Regards,

Pete