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scalp acupuncture
Dr Yang microsystems
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| motor area | from eyebrow-occipital line at edge of hair to 0.5 cm post midpoint of midline |
| sensory area | 1.5 cm posterior to motor line |
| scalp tx is contra or ipsi lateral to affected limb? | contralateral |
| ear tx is contra or ipsi lateral to affected side? | ipsilateral |
| chorea and tremor line is | 1.5 cm anterior to motor line |
| blood vessel dilation/constriction line is | 1.5 cm anterior to chorea line |
| foot/leg sensory and motor line is located | paralell and 1 cm distant to midline and is about 3 cm long |
| lower limb and trunk motor area | upper 5th motor line |
| upper limb motor area | 2nd and 3rd 5ths of motor line area |
| facial motor area | lower 2/5ths of motor area line |
| lower limb, head and trunk sensory area | upper 5th of sensory line area |
| upper limb sensory area | 2nd and 3rd fifths of sensory area line |
| facial sensory area | lower 2/5 ths of sensory area line |
| for contralateral low back pain, numbness or paresthesia | upper 1/5 sensory line |
| for occipital headache, stiff neck or vertigo | upper 1/5 sensory line |
| for contralateral facial paralysis, aphasia, drooling, speech impairment | lower 2/5 motor line (facial area) |
| for pain, numbness, paresthesia of contralateral arm | 2nd and 3rd 5ths of contralateral sensory line |
| for migraine, trigeminal neuralgia, toothache, TMJ arthritis | contralateral sensory line lower 5th (facial area) |
| for pain, paralysis, numbness of leg or low back sprain, nocturnal urination, or prolapsed uterus | 3cm long line paralell to and 1 cm from midline (leg motor and sensory area) |
| for chorea, tremors, palsy | line from midline to temple hairline 1.5 cm anterior to motor line or 1 cm anterior to midpoint |
| for superficial edema or HTN | line at right angles to midline 2.5 cm anterior to midpoint or 3 cm ant to motor line |
| vertigo and hearing area | horizontal line, 1.5 cm above and centered on ear apex 4 cm long |
| tinnitus, vertigo, diminished hearing, menier's syndrome | vertigo and hearing area |
| speech area #1 | upper 2/5 motor line |
| speech area #3 | overlaps vertigo and hearing line but starts at midpoint above ear apex and extends back 3 cm |
| nominal aphasia | speech #2 |
| receptive aphasia | speech #3 |
| speech area #2 | a vertical line 3 cm in length, between crown and occiput, parallel to midline |
| apraxia - voluntary movement area | 3 lines at 40 degree angles from each other, 3 cm long |
| vision area location - cortical blindness | 1 cm lateral to EOP parallel to midline, 4 cm long extending up |
| balance area location - cerebellar disorders | 3 cm lateral to EOP, parallel to midline, 4 cm long ext down |
| stomach area - epigastric discomfort | directly above pupil, parallel to midline, from hair line back 2 cm long |
| Liv/GB | 2 cm down from stomach line toward pupil |
| thoracic cavity line | midway between stomach line and midline, 2 cm long |
| asthma, SVT, chest pain | thoracic cavity line |
| reproductive area | parallel to stomach line and equidistant as thoracic cavity line is from stomach, also 2 cm long |
| abnormal uterine bleeding | reproductive area |
| combine w leg motor area for prolapsed uterus | reproductive area |