What is Deqi often referred to in acupuncture? Why pursue anger? How can I be angry?
During acupuncture treatment, doctors often bring up the concept of "deqi". Deqi seems to have a lot to do with treatment, but it seems that not every acupoint can be deqi.
So what is
Deqi is the feeling of acupuncture after the needles are pierced into the acupoints. For patients, the feeling of acupuncture is the feeling produced by the local acupoints when the meridian qi flows; for the acupuncture doctor, the feeling of acupuncture is the feeling of the hands when the meridian qi flows. Physician and patient sensations can occur at the same time, but the specific manifestations vary.
When Deqi, the patient's feeling: the most common deqi feeling is sour, numb, bloated, and heavy. This is the performance of the meridian flowing through the acupoints, not the stronger the better. For patients with positive symptoms, most of the feeling of deqi after acupuncture will be very strong. For patients with debilitating diseases, the feeling of deqi is generally weak or no deqi after acupuncture. then the effect is good.
When Deqi, the doctor's feeling: After deqi, the doctor's subordinates will also feel. In "Biao You Fu", Dou Hanqing described the feeling of a doctor in Deqi: "When the qi reaches the peak, it is like the ups and downs of a fish swallowing a hook and bait." That is to say, when he is angry, the doctor's subordinates feel like a fish swallowing a hook. Go up. Moreover, when getting qi, the doctor will feel stagnant, which is not caused by twisting the needle in one direction and causing the muscle fibers to become entangled.
When deqi, local manifestations of acupoints: some patients will appear flushed at the acupoints, which is light red and irregular in shape, which is not an allergic manifestation.
So, why seek anger? In other words, why
Deqi is something that every acupuncturist is pursuing, because Deqi can judge the development of the disease, the rise and fall of the patient's meridian qi, and the prognosis of the disease.
Deqi is the manifestation of meridian qi passing through acupoints. The patient feels that the soreness, numbness and swelling are due to the abundance of qi and blood. If there is no such feeling, either the meridian qi cannot reach due to obstruction, or the lack of qi and blood cannot flow. Therefore, whether the Qi is obtained or not can determine whether the Qi is full or not.
For the development and prognosis of the disease, the patients who are more likely to get qi have a good prognosis, and the patients who are not easy to get qi have a severe disease and the prognosis is average or poor.
Also relevant to patients and doctors. At the patient level, firstly, during the treatment process, the spirit should be concentrated, the emotions should be calm, the whole body should be relaxed, and excessive tension should be avoided; secondly, in terms of physique, patients with full muscles are more likely to feel de-qi. Poor physique and thin muscles are not easy to appear; finally, Deqi is also related to the patient's mental state, and patients who receive acupuncture are more likely to feel Deqi with a peaceful mind.
At the doctor's level, skill is still the key. Exquisite skills are reflected in precise acupoint selection, proper operation, and unique experience. Accurate acupoint selection is the premise of Deqi, proper operation is the key to Deqi, and unique experience is the advantage of Deqi's curative effect.
Climatic method: After acupuncture acupuncture points, there is no feeling of deqi directly, and climatic conditions are needed at this time. The climatic condition is to keep the needle and wait for the meridian qi to come by itself. This method can be used for those whose meridian qi has not declined.
Qi-invigorating method: After acupuncture at the acupoints, some manipulations are applied to make the Qi reach the ailment. The commonly used methods are the search method, the follow-up method and the shell shock method.
The method of keeping Qi: that is, after acupuncture to obtain Qi, the application method retains the feeling of needles for a period of time, so that the Qi is retained and not removed. Commonly used are push crossbow method, moving pad method.
Deqi acupuncture is something that acupuncturists must master. Acupuncture treats diseases, without deqi, the curative effect of acupuncture cannot be exerted. The patient's feeling of deqi is not as strong as possible, it needs to be within the tolerable range, otherwise, needle fainting and other situations will occur, which will affect the curative effect on the contrary.