Forgotten Features of Head Zones and Their Relation to Diagnostically Relevant Acupuncture Points
Joint Authors
Beissner, Florian
Unschuld, Paul U.
Henke, Christian
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2010-10-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
In the 1890s Sir Henry Head discovered certain areas of the skin that develop tenderness (allodynia) in the course of visceral disease.
These areas were later termed “Head zones”.
In addition, he also emphasized the existence of specific points within these zones, that he called “maximum points”, a finding that seems to be almost forgotten today.
We hypothesized that two important groups of acupuncture points, the diagnostically relevant Mu and Shu points, spatially and functionally coincide with these maximum points to a large extent.
A comparison of Head's papers with the Huang Di Neijing (Yellow Thearch's Inner Classic) and the Zhen Jiu Jia Yi Jing (Systematic Classic of Acupuncture and Moxibustion), two of the oldest still extant Chinese sources on acupuncture, revealed astonishing parallels between the two concepts regarding both point locations and functional aspects.
These findings suggest that the Chinese discovery of viscerocutaneous reflexes preceded the discovery in the West by more than 2000 years.
Furthermore, the fact that Chinese medicine uses Mu and Shu points not only diagnostically but also therapeutically may give us new insights into the underlying mechanisms of acupuncture.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Beissner, Florian& Henke, Christian& Unschuld, Paul U.. 2010. Forgotten Features of Head Zones and Their Relation to Diagnostically Relevant Acupuncture Points. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Beissner, Florian…[et al.]. Forgotten Features of Head Zones and Their Relation to Diagnostically Relevant Acupuncture Points. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Beissner, Florian& Henke, Christian& Unschuld, Paul U.. Forgotten Features of Head Zones and Their Relation to Diagnostically Relevant Acupuncture Points. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2010. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-456566
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-456566