Atlas of Acupuncture

8 Point Categories and Point Selection

8.3.8 Clinical Application

The following illustration shows the clinical application of sev-

eral point selection methods (8.3.1 – 8.3.5) for the treatment of

dysmenorrhoea.

Possible point combinations for the treatment of dysmenorrhoea:

a. combining local and distal points (➞8.3.1)

b. combining points on the front and the back of the body (➞8.3.2) and Yin–Yang (➞8.3.3)

c. Yin–Yang combination (➞8.3.3) and above–below (➞8.3.4)

d. Combination of all of the above methods (➞8.3.1–8.3.4)

e. Additionally combining points on the left and right side of the body (➞8.3.5)

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