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urr. l. Yamamoto at the BMASSpring Meetint at Bristol 1989 Thispaper waspresente.J Failingthis, the resuh is not the This ne|. methodof scalpacl]punc' expectedone. This has ]ed to some ture (YNSA) hasnow becometwenty abandon of my European coJleagues years old. This makesit quite a well it. with ing the methodbeforemastering established source of lrealment, fufthef prospecls. The first feport of YNSA points The LOCATION about my work dates back to 1973 with a Neurometer, can be deiected at the Annual Ryodoraku Congress bul this is very difficultdue to the held in Tokyo.Since then I have of the scalp. highelectro-permability experimented and developedfrom I preferto rely on my fingertipsto polnl lo the present the one starlinB The rightspotcan palpate the scalp. 22 main points. an identation, or a little be telt as YNSA is a totally new concept it On pressure rope like protrusion. and should not be confusedwith or even pajnful. lf the is sensitive in which Chinese scalp acupuncture patient cannot give correci inior the areasdireclly abovethe corremalion as to which spot hurts most nerveccntres areneedled. sponding on palpatiom,I purposelypressin The trealment afeas for YN5A are places different to makethe patient quite differenrlylocated.lt should on different sensation awareof the be classified as a somaticrepresen poinr. the right tation, comparable to ear/ nose/ is used, L EEDLE A N o . 8 S T E EN In this mouth or foot acupuncture. f rom anteinserted subcutaneously method the human body presents patient posterior, until the rior to (roughly hairline itselfall along the lt may haveto be patient has a little electricshock sensation. soeakine sreatlvfrorn oaj speaking sincelhe hairlinediifersgreatly spol as a Tractron to palien0,in the temporalareasas well as on the pos- manip!laleda littleto reachthe exact can makeall the difference. of a millimetre lerior scalp aFl&7) YNSApointsmay be divided into threegroups: points,related 1.)Basic to the kineticapparatus. 2.)Sensory organpoints. I r \ p \ r l u - p u r n r \r p l d r . d l o i n n p ro 8 " n \ . yNSA Rasicpoints - kinetic apparatus. (Fiq. 2) they were my tirst I calledlhese Basicpoints because They represent variouspalts of the human discoveries.

A - wilh subdilisionsr-Z neckaod cervicalspin, B - shoulder, l.6, shoulderioinl, upperarm,lower c - with subdivisions arm, elbow wrist nnd finBers, D - with subdilisionsl-s, lumbar spineand lower E1-12, chestand lhoracic spine, with subdivisions

G -wilh

subdilhions l-3, knee(laleral,medialand

just using Thereis already a large scopefor trealment IndeedI would8o asfar asto saythat thesebasicpoints. in Lrsing lhese points one shouldfirst be well practised beforegoing on to use YNSAYpsilonpoints.lt is very This takes importantto locatethe correctpoint exactly. acupunclurist. some practice, evenfor the experienced 46

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YNSABA5ICPOINTS MID tINI

YNSASensoryOryan points just carrythe nameof the respecrive These organ.Their detection andacupuncture methodarethe same as mentioned under Basic pointsfFrg.2).
INDICATIONS: EYE, improvement of siSht doublevision pain Posldperative

EAR; tinnitus deafness pain post"operative

NOSE; sinusitis allergy post;perative

I dare saythat a specialist in lhis subjectcould find manymore indications. The YNSApointsA-E and the threesensory pointsear, noseand eyeare alsorepresented in mirror fashionon the occipital or YANpart of the scalp. Thesepointscan be usedfor acupuncture when there is no response to treatment ai ihe YIN position fFl& l). They are not frequentryused. FC Poinls (see ri8. a)
OCCIPITAL BA5ICPOINIS _ YAN MIDLINE

HC2

The DURATION of treatment differsfrom caseto case. In acutecases, theremaybe only one treatment needed, with the needle in placefor 5-20minules.In chronic cases it will of course takeIonger, up to one houf,with an increased number of acupuncture sessions at shorter intervals. This appliesespecially to patients with hemi plegiaof paraplegia. ELECTRO STIMULATION canbegiven, but is notessen tial to achieve better resulls. I use it sometimes in very lont standing chronicailmentsA TASER can be usedon YNSApointsasan alternative treatment. I usea HE-NE Laser, but only on childrenand somethimes on very nervous aculepatients.
INDICAIIONS: scialica all motor dillurbances whiplash hemiplesia paraplesia heipes lrigeminalneuralsiaparftinsons busitk dizziness sportsinjury asthma lumbago anginapctoris post-operntive etc.

allpains muscular rheumalic adhritic fractures sprains neuritis

I have foundthe two internal organ disfunctrons asthma and anginato be very successfully treatedwith basic E point.

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YPSILON

shoulderpain is relieved and the abdominaltest zone a secondor relaxed. lt does happenthat additionally sensitive to examinationevena third testzone becomes ln the worst is followed. In this case the sameprocedure you will have to needle threepoints, but the patient case will be symptom free. The symptomfree period will become longer wiih each treatmentsessionuntil the healed. patientis completely
INDICATIONSI vomiting dizziness urinary frequency insomnia (loma(h pain d).menorrhea inlerrinJldkorder'gall*lone. kidneyslones colitis etc.

headache sorethroal d\.Dnoea ( h 1 6 n nb r o n ( h i t i s heartfailure

YNSA- EASIC

sameas betore. LOCATION, the needlecan be guidedstraitht METHOD; may be used if and LASER; ELECIRO STIMULATION desired. any other form of acupuncture TREATMENTS; OTHER may be treatment or other Sivensimultaneously. the patientshould lie down for the first C.AUTION; treatme nt. If toleratedwell,they cansitfora period of time at the room or havetheir rehabilitation in the \,!aiting hish fever. CONTRAINDICATION, On the whole I rhink this methodis well worth adopt possibilities. lt of treatment ing.lt hasa verywide range number of and needsonly the smallest is iime saving even in needles.Cood resultsare quickly achieved,

AND BAsIC PQINTS F I P S I I O NP O I N T s flG4 YNSA Ypsilon points (Fig. 4) Y 1- . m d l l i n r e . l i n c Y2 -triDle heater Y3 - Iafgeintestine Y4 - stoma.h Ys - liver Y5 - spleen/pancreas Y- Y8 Y9 Ylo Yl1 Ylz -

gdllbladder kidney bladder lunss pericardium heart

ABDOMINALITST ZONES

F I G .5

HEART
SPt[tN-PANCREAS GATLBLADDER

inner organs, but are not only Thesepoinisrepresent used for the treatmentof these organsand their disThey may also be used to treai unrelated functions. and pains. disturbances to study the To use these points it is also necessary relatedabdominal test zones (F/9.5). from youwill realise that my picturediffers Hereagain, a neck the Chineseone. LatelyI havealso developed field, which is practicaland time savinS, diagnostic but the patient doesnot needto 8et undressed, because area. quitedifficultdue to the smallpresentation beforetreatingany patientwith acupuncOf course, ture on theseYpsilonpoints,I usewesternmerhodsof examination (eg. blood tests, X-ray,MRI etc.) where to ensureproperdiagnosis. indicated and painsin of thinkingmanyaches In the orientalway or non-related areasmay also be causedby disorders organs. This does not necessarily of internal affections the correspondof an organ, With a slightdisfunction ing test zone will be painful and tight or bracedon Accordingto these findings,the exact examination. E 8.: and acupunctured. point hasto be located Ypsilon For a patient with shoulder pain, you will find on that the testzone of the liveris abdominal examination should be locatedand sensitive, so the point Y5 (liver) the lf the needleis cofrectlysituated, acupunctured. 48

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