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VetBooks.ir eneral location of
needling points.
ST points in rectus abdominus
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CV points in linea alba
Yintang
Taiyang
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his whole e ect occurs most potently at the system. he limbic system is the
spinal segment stimulated by the acupuncture ma or area of the brain associated with emotion
needle. his is segmental acupuncture and and is overactive in especially chronic pain,
usti es the approach of needling as close as when su ering is signi cant. unctional
possible to the source of pain. magnetic resonance imaging RI studies by
Hui et al. have demonstrated that
acupuncture deactivates the limbic system and
he release of and noradrenaline and thus reduces the emotional component of pain,
conse uent facilitation of the descending i.e. it reduces su ering. his is pertinent when
inhibitory pain pathways occurs throughout the considering the outcome measures used for
spinal cord although it is most potent at the assessing the e ects of acupuncture.
segment stimulated . he general e ects of circulating
endorphins and other neurotransmitters
in the cerebrospinal uid CS and blood
ne of the primary e ects of dry needling or contribute to mood and arousal states
manual acupuncture is to deactivate the limbic in the patient.
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