5YNSA Neck Diagnosis Points “What is to be reduced is first expanded. What is to be weakened is first strengthened. What is to be abolished is first established.”1 “He who…

Appendix YNSA Basic Points, Ypsilon Points, and Neck Diagnostic Charts YNSA Musculoskeletal Progress Note Internet Resources Acubriefs Acubriefs is sponsored by the Medical Acupuncture Research Foundation (MARF). Its purpose is…

9Needling Techniques and Selection From the Ling Shu: “The importance of the de qi lies in the ability to feel the arrival of qi. The judgment of therapeutic effect depends…

8YNSA Special Points The Yellow Emperor asked Ch’i Po: “When the wind has harmed someone, it causes in some cases cold and heat…These illnesses are in each case different and…

3Energy and Healing in YNSA “In every culture and in every medical tradition before ours, healing was accomplished by moving energy”17 – Albert Szent-Györgyi Energy Medicine History Energy fields have…

11YNSA Treatment Protocol and Practical Procedures The Yellow Emperor asked Shao-shih: “I have heard it said that the existence of man encompasses firmness and softness, weakness and strength, short and…

13Case Reports “In the ancient times The sages worked on I. They followed the truth of nature And the meaning of destiny. They established the Tao of Heaven And named…

12YNSA Treatment Zhen Jiu Jia Yi Jing says: “The superior physician controls disease before any illness has declared itself; the average practioner uses acupuncture before the disease has come to…

10YNSA Treatment Protocols “The stability of the inner environment is a cardinal requirement for the preservation of well being.”1 “There is no wave without the wind.” – Chinese Proverb Principles…

4YNSA Indications, Contraindications, and Side Effects “The sages do not treat those who have already fallen ill, but rather those who are not yet ill.” “When medical therapy is initiated…