Musculoskeletal Key

6YNSA Basic Points “Those who are well informed of heaven must be able to make corroboration [of their knowledge] in terms of humanity. There is a number 12 [for instance,…

2Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and YNSA Theory Mechanisms of action. Several theories are discussed on how acupuncture works along with theories that are specific to scalp acupuncture. One such theory…

7YNSA Ypsilon Points – Channel Points “It is by virtue of the twelve channels that human life exist[s,] that diseases arise, that human beings can be treated and illnesses cured….

1Introduction to Yamamoto New Scalp Acupuncture (YNSA) “To live in harmony with yin and yang means life: to act contrary to them means death.”1 “Aspire to the principle, behave with…

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…