Acupuncture: Assessment

What does a cun measure?

1. Roughly two and a half centimetres
2. The width of the therapist's thumb
3. A proportion of the patient's body, taken with their own hand

Which category of point does each sentence describe?

• Regulates the organ and is the first choice when it is shortSource pointCleft pointConnecting point
• Where qi accumulates: used in acute crisesSource pointCleft pointConnecting point
• Communicates with the coupled channel and treats both at onceSource pointCleft pointConnecting point
• The point of choice in a pain that started todaySource pointCleft pointConnecting point
• The point of choice in months of fatigueSource pointCleft pointConnecting point
• Lets you treat the hollow organ from the solid one and backSource pointCleft pointConnecting point

You are about to needle a point on the upper back, between the shoulder blades. What angle?

1. Oblique toward the spine and superficial
2. Perpendicular and deep, to reach properly
3. It does not matter: the back has plenty of muscle

A 30-year-old patient asks for treatment for headaches. What do you ask before choosing points?

1. How many sessions they have had before
2. Whether they are or could be pregnant
3. Which painkillers they usually take

Order the five transport points from the finger toward the elbow.

1. Jing-well, beside the nail↑↓
2. Ying-spring, on the hand or foot↑↓
3. Shu-stream, a little higher↑↓
4. Jing-river, toward the wrist or ankle↑↓
5. He-sea, at the elbow or knee↑↓

The patient feels nothing on needling and the needle goes in without resistance. What do you do?

1. Increase the stimulus sharply until they feel something
2. Call the session fine: not everyone feels the sensation
3. Withdraw slightly, check the location and redirect before insisting