AP AP Moxibustion & Adjunct Therapies 2

Question 1

Cupping therapy (Ba Guan) primarily functions to treat which category of conditions?

Accepted Answer

Exterior Wind-Cold invasion, local Qi and Blood stagnation, and Damp-Cold Bi syndrome

Answer

Cupping creates suction to expel pathogenic Wind and Cold from the exterior, promote local Qi and Blood circulation, and relieve Damp-Cold painful obstruction.

Question 2

Which type of cupping involves moving the cup along a lubricated skin surface and is especially used for large muscle group conditions?

Accepted Answer

Sliding cupping (Tsou Guan)

Answer

Sliding cupping glides the cup over oiled skin to cover a broader area of the back or large muscles, treating Bi syndrome and general channel stagnation over a wide region.

Question 3

Gua sha (scraping therapy) is MOST appropriate for treating which condition?

Accepted Answer

Exterior Wind-Heat with neck stiffness, fever, and Sha (petechiae) presentation

Answer

Gua sha releases the exterior, moves Qi and Blood, and is indicated when patients have sha (stagnant blood and toxins) presenting as fever, stiff neck, and pain with exterior pathogen invasion.

Question 4

Bleeding therapy (Ci Luo Xue Fa) using a lancet is indicated for which pattern?

Accepted Answer

Blood stasis, excess Heat, or acute pain from stagnation

Answer

Bleeding therapy releases Heat, moves Blood stasis, and relieves pain from acute Qi and Blood stagnation, and is used in excess conditions rather than deficiency.

Question 5

Auricular acupuncture (Ear Acupuncture) is based on the concept that the ear maps to the entire body in what configuration?

Accepted Answer

An inverted fetus with the earlobe representing the head

Answer

Auricular therapy is based on the somatotopic map of an inverted fetus, where the earlobe corresponds to the head/face, the antihelix to the spine, and the concha to internal organs.

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