The video tutorial of acupuncture manipulation is as follows:

First, the preparation before acupuncture

1, needle selection

According to the patient's sex, age, obesity, physique, illness, location and acupoints, choose needles with appropriate length and thickness.

Step 2 choose body posture

Clinically, there are lying position, prone position, supine position and lateral position.

Step 3 disinfect

Include needle disinfection, operator hand disinfection and acupoint disinfection.

Second, the needle.

When inserting the needle, two hands need to cooperate closely. Generally, holding the needle with the right hand is called "pricking hand", and the left claw cuts and presses the pricked part or the auxiliary needle body, which is called "holding hand". Needle insertion methods include: single-handed needle insertion, finger cutting needle insertion, needle clamping, needle loosening and needle lifting.

Third, the needle

Huangdi Neijing: "Thrust is essential and qi is effective". It is said that acupuncture needs qi to achieve good results. Basic needling methods: lifting and inserting method and twisting method.

Fourth, keep the needle.

Whether to keep the needle or not, and the length of time to keep the needle depends on the condition. Generally speaking, as long as the needle catches fire, the needle can be pulled out or retained within 10-20 minutes after operation. However, for some chronic, intractable and painful diseases, the needle retention time can be appropriately increased.

V. Needle

Pinch the skin around the pinhole with the thumb and forefinger of the left hand, gently twist the needle with the right hand and slowly lift it under the skin, then quickly pull it out and press the pinhole with a dry cotton ball to prevent bleeding, and finally check the number of needles to prevent omission.