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• A discussion of the history of palpatory technique in Chinese medicine and its historical antecedents in the Inner Classic and Classic of Difficulties.
• An introduction to the role of the distal channels in classical physiology and a discussion of how physiology can manifest with specific, palpable changes on the acupuncture channels.
• An introduction to techniques for palpating each of the twelve major channels. This section of the class will involve hands-on work by the students; palpating channels on each other with feedback from the instructor and (possibly) other long-term students of Dr. Wang acting as teaching assistants.
• A channel-by-channel discussion of commonly found changes and their significance.
• A discussion of how to utilize information gleaned from channel palpation to refine and simplify diagnosis. This will involve reconsidering traditional zang-fu (organ) diagnosis in light of new information gleaned from palpating the channels.
• An introduction to the acupuncture treatment style of Dr. Wang Ju-yi. This class will specifically introduce some of Dr. Wang’s most commonly-used point pairs and clinical application of those pairs. Just a few point pairs.
• There will also be three hours in further hands-on practice for students focusing on individual channels. |
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