Practitioner Area Wrist-Ankle Acupuncture (WAA) - Book Review
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| Written by Mark Melchiorre | |
In the 1960s Zhang Xinshu began treating difficult, recalcitrant cases
with strong electrotherapies. Zhang Xinshu’s clinical search for an
effective and relatively pain free treatment applicable to a wide range
of conditions evolved into what we know today as WAA. The chapter on
the history of WAA is an interesting insight into a clinician’s
continuing exploration to better treat one’s patients.
"Wrist - Ankle Acupuncture " (WAA) as the name implies is a style of acupuncture using specific points at the wrists and ankles.
WAA divides the body into six longitudinal zones with the diaphragm delimiting upper and lower areas. The six wrist points treat conditions that manifest above the diaphragm and the six ankle points treat conditions below. The book has 3 illustrations portraying the zones however the resolution is unclear making the transitions between zones hard to see. Luckily there is a good table that correlates each point with its treatment area.
"Wrist - Ankle Acupuncture WAA is characterized by painless, subcutaneous threading of 32 gauge 25mm needles. Average retention time is 30 minutes. Treatment is recommended daily in acute cases and every other day for chronic.
Title: Wrist - Ankle Acupuncture Download a textual table of Wrist-Ankle Acupuncture (WAA) Zones and Indications.         |
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