The
Channel-Organ System (COS) Codes used in this Test are:
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LU-LI
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ST-SP
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HT-SI
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BL-KI
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PC-TH
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GB-LV
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Metal
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Earth
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Fire
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Water
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Fire
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Wood
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1. ONE Statement is WRONG.
a.
Taiwanese medicine combines the best of "Western"
and "Traditional Chinese" medicine.
b.
TCM involves study of AP, moxibustion and Herbal
Medicine. The latter is most important.
c.
For all branches of TCM, the medical theory (Yin-Yang,
Five Phases, Perverse Causes of Disease, Disease
syndromes and Diagnostics) is the same.
d. In Taiwan, all
herbalists are trained in AP and all
acupuncturists are trained in Herbal Medicine.
e.
Chinese Herbal Medicine is very valuable in CVA,
hypertension, neurasthenia and many other
internal diseases.
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2.
ONE Statement is WRONG.
a. "The Red Book of
Chinese Medicine" (by Chairman Mao) was the
basic text used by most Taiwanese experts in
acupuncture.
b.
Methods of selecting AP points for therapy were
highly individualistic in Taiwan.
c.
There was general agreement that manual needling
alone was as good as, or better, than electro-needling
for most conditions requiring AP.
d.
Though electrostimulators were freely available
in every clinic visited, Rogers saw very little
use of electro-AP.
e.
Great emphasis was placed on a careful search for
AhShi points.
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3.
ONE Statement is WRONG.
a.
AhShi points usually are present in pain
conditions, such as headache, joint pain and
myofascial syndromes.
b.
AhShi points may also arise in some cases of
internal disease (lung, heart, liver, gall
bladder, gastrointestinal and urogenital tracts).
c.
The Shu points (T3 to S4 on the inner line of the
BL Channel) are palpated carefully in internal
disease.
d.
AhShi points often arise in joint pain (shoulder,
elbow, hip, knee)
e. Headache seldom arises
from AhShi points in the neck and shoulder
muscles
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4.
ONE Statement is WRONG.
a.
All pressure-sensitive points are AhShi points.
b.
The best AhShi point for therapy is the Trigger
Point (TP), i.e. palpation pressure on the point
causes a pain sensation to radiate to the problem
area, muscle, or organ.
c.
The AhShi point seldom occurs within the area of
pain.
d. AhShi points always
occur far away from the problem area.
e.
AhShi/TP points can recruit new triggers
elsewhere, usually in the muscles.
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5.
ONE Statement is WRONG.
a.
Painful areas in scarred tissue may act as
powerful TPs.
b. Taiwanese
acupuncturists placed great emphasis on searching
for (and treating) TPs in scarred areas.
c.
Other pain-sensitive areas (motor points, "fibrositic
nodules" etc) are useful in therapy but they
are not as powerful as the TPs.
d.
AhShi therapy is the best introduction to the
benefits of needle therapy.
e.
AhShi points are not present in every case; in
such cases, Western doctors who know only AhShi
therapy are unable to help by needle techniques.
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6.
ONE Statement is WRONG.
a.
AhShi points disappear when the related condition
resolves.
b.
Dr. Chien Chung did extensive clinical research
with AhShi points.
c. AhShi therapy
consistently gives better results than
traditional AP.
d.
Myofascial syndrome involves muscle pain/stiffness,
especially around joints. The joints are often
stiff, but show no inflammatory or X-ray lesions.
e.
AhShi (TP) points often are present in myofascial
syndromes, but the patient is unaware of them
until they are pressed.
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7.
ONE Statement is WRONG.
a.
In contrast to acute pain-points, AhShi points
usually show decreased electrical resistance and
decreased local skin temperature.
b.
Local vasomotor abnormalities occur in the AhShi
area.
c.
Histology of the AhShi area shows local cell
infiltration and non-specific inflammatory
changes.
d.
Pressure on the AhShi often refers pain to the
"problem area". Needling the AhShi
often causes the "Jump Sign": local
muscle contractions cause the needle to jump.
e. Master acupuncturists
always needle the area of referred pain (the area
of subjective pain)
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8.
ONE Statement is WRONG.
a. In myofascial syndromes,
AhShi therapy gives dramatic immediate relief of
pain in >50% of cases.
b.
AhShi therapy in myofascial cases can give better
results than traditional AP using local and
distant points without AhShi points.
c.
AhShi points may arise anywhere in the muscles.
d.
The most important muscles to search for upper
body problems are: infraspinatus, neck muscles
and GB21 area.
e.
In lower body problems, the gluteus, vastus
medialis, soleus and gastrocnemius may hold the
AhShi.
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9.
ONE Statement is WRONG.
a.
About 33% of all cases of aching pain are
myofascial in origin and respond fast and
reliably to AhShi therapy.
b. Chung's AhShi findings
disagree in major respects from Western
experiences of TP therapy, as described by Ronald
Melzack (Canada), Pekka Pontinen (Finland) and
Alex Macdonald (UK).
c.
Chung found the following points to be useful in
renal colic pain/spasm: GB34, LV03, SP04,06
d.
Rogers did not see use of Earpoints in Taiwan,
but was told that they are sometimes used alone
or in combination with body points, with good
success.
e.
The most commonly used Channel points included LU07;
LI04,10,11,15; ST25,36,37,38; SP04,06,09
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10.
ONE Statement is WRONG.
a. GV15, needled 2"
deep in one patient, appeared to cause a very
severe left-sided headache, needle shock and some
loss of power in the legs. The patient was being
treated for facial paralysis and slurred speech
following a minor CVA.
b. The most commonly used Extra-Channel Points
were Hand Points "Loin & Leg"
between the proximal heads of metacarpals 2-3 and
4-5 respectively. These Hand Points gave
immediate relief in some cases of lumbago and
lowback/leg pain.
c. Hand Point "Neck" (between the
knuckles of fingers 2-3 with fist tightly closed,
needled 1" deep towards the wrist. This
point gave immediate relief of neck pain/restricted
movement in one patient.
d. Other Extra-Channel Points points used were:
LanWei (Appendix point) in abdominal pain/
constipation, XiYan (Knee Eyes) in knee pain,
YinTang (between eyebrows) and TaiYang (temporal
fossa) in headache, sinusitis.
e. The following points gave poor results: ST38,
GB39 or GB34 in shoulder or neck problems; LU07
in headaches; TH03, SI03 in neck/shoulder
problems.
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