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Acupuncture Therapy

Appropriate TCM technical services · Provided within the approved scope of TCM department

What is Acupuncture Stone Therapy?

Jade needle is the first among the six techniques of traditional Chinese medicine (acupuncture, moxibustion, cupping, herbal medicine, qigong, and massage) recorded in the Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic. Using natural jade stones as tools, it stimulates acupoints along meridians through methods such as warm moxibustion, scraping, and pressing, exerting physical effects such as warmth, ultrasonic waves, and far-infrared radiation, to warm and unblock meridians, and to activate blood circulation and resolve blood stasis.

Applicable Population and Common Symptoms

  • Chronic neck, shoulder, waist, and leg discomfort: muscle soreness and fascia tension caused by long-term fatigue
  • Cold-damp constitution: joint pain, heavy and tired limbs, preference for warmth and aversion to cold
  • Poor blood circulation: cold hands and feet, numbness in limbs, local circulation is not smooth
  • Chronic fatigue: long-term fatigue, lack of vitality, sub-healthy state
  • Recovery period after sports injury: auxiliary functional recovery after soft tissue injury
  • Menopausal syndrome: hot flashes, irritability, insomnia, soreness in the lower back and knees

Mechanism of Action

Natural jade stones contain various trace elements and, under the action of body temperature, can produce far-infrared radiation (wavelength 7-20μm) and ultrasonic pulses. These physical energies can penetrate the skin to reach deep tissues, promoting local microcirculation, relaxing muscle spasms, and reducing inflammatory reactions.

Treatment Method

  • Moxibustion with abrasive stones: Heating abrasive stones for acupoint moxibustion, combining the warmth of moxibustion with the physical properties of abrasive stones
  • Abdominal scraping with abrasive stones: Using abrasive stones instead of traditional scraping boards for meridian scraping
  • Acupoint pressing with abrasive stones: Utilizing the special shape of abrasive stones to stimulate acupoints
  • The specific time is determined by the licensed Chinese medicine practitioner based on individual condition

Precautions

  • Performed by licensed TCM practitioners within the scope of the TCM department
  • Not suitable for people with skin damage, infection, or hemorrhagic constitution
  • Caution for pregnant women and women during their menstrual period
  • Pay attention to keeping warm before and after the adjustment
  • Specific frequency and program of adjustment should be assessed by licensed TCM practitioners based on individual constitution

The content above is for reference only, the specific treatment plan needs to be formulated after the TCM practitioner makes a diagnosis

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Common Questions

Compiled based on real medical consultation scenarios, please take the face-to-face diagnosis of a practicing Chinese medicine physician as the standard.

What exactly is a needle stone? What is the difference between it and ordinary stones?

A needle stone is not just any stone. It is listed as the first among the six techniques of traditional Chinese medicine in the "Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic" (needle, needle, moxibustion, medicine, guiding and leading, pressing and kneading), indicating its high status in the history of traditional Chinese medicine. The real needle stone can produce infrared radiation (wavelength about 7-20μm) and ultrasonic pulses under the action of human body temperature—these physical energies can penetrate the skin and reach deep tissues, promoting local microcirculation, relaxing muscle spasms, and reducing inflammatory reactions. Ordinary stones do not have these physical characteristics.

What is the difference between needle stone therapy and the scraping board used inGua Sha? Do they feel the same?

Both are indeed easy to confuse, but there are essential differences: the scraping board is used to scrape out the rash (activate blood circulation, remove blood stasis, and unblock meridians); needle stone therapy operates through a comprehensive method of moxibustion, scraping, and pressing—the heated needle stone has the warm effect of moxibustion and the unblocking effect of scraping, and can also stimulate acupoints, belonging to a three-in-one. It is unrealistic to use a scraping board for moxibustion (jade and water buffalo horn do not retain heat), but needle stones can.

I have chronic shoulder periarthritis. It feels quite comfortable to heat the needle stone and apply it to my shoulder. Can I do it every day?

Needle stone moxibustion is very suitable for chronic neck, shoulder, waist, and leg discomfort—the warmth penetrates deeply and evenly, and has a perceptible effect on chronic conditions such as periarthritis and arthritis. Whether you need to do it every day and for how long each time is determined by a practicing traditional Chinese medicine practitioner based on your specific symptoms and constitution.

Is it okay to buy a needle stone scraping board to use at home? What is the difference between that and coming to the clinic?

The difference between buying a needle stone board to scrape at home and coming to the clinic for needle stone therapy is like buying a kitchen knife to cut vegetables at home and watching a master chef show off their knife skills—the tools are the same, but the level of operation is vastly different. A practicing traditional Chinese medicine practitioner knows how to choose the appropriate technique (moxibustion, scraping, or pressing) and meridian pathways based on your constitution, knows where to apply more or less force, and knows when not to operate. It is easy to apply uneven force or operate incorrectly at home. I am not against buying a needle stone board to use at home in conjunction with other methods, but I suggest coming to the clinic first for the doctor to guide you in learning the correct basic techniques.

What is the difference between needle stone therapy and a heat pack? Heat packs cost just a few dozen dollars.

The heat pack provides only physical heat conduction (hot water bags also work on this principle). The core value of needle stone therapy lies in the natural needle stone's ability to produce infrared radiation (wavelength 7-20μm) and ultrasonic pulses when triggered by human body temperature—these two physical energies can penetrate the skin to reach deep tissues (the heat from a heat pack only stays on the surface), and their effect on promoting local microcirculation and relaxing deep muscle spasms is far beyond that of ordinary heat packs. This is also why the price of needle stones is not on the same level as that of heat packs.

The above Q&A is compiled based on common medical consultation scenarios.