Cranial acupuncture

Synonyms

YNSA - Yamamoto New Scalp Acupuncture (Yamamoto New Scalp Acupuncture)

definition

The "New skull acupuncture" to Dr. Toshikatsu Yamamoto is a relatively young and special form of traditional chinese acupuncture. The therapy method is aimed at so-called Somatotopes especially on skull. This means that one assumes that the entire body is concentrated on a special area at another part of the body (e.g. skull, ear, foot etc.) copied. Was the body through chronic or acute diseases unbalanced, the experienced practitioner can find out where the disorder is located in the organism by touching various points on the neck and / or stomach that are assigned to the various organs or parts of the body. Usually such points are particularly painful on pressure. Once such a point is located, the acupuncturist needles the synchronous point on the skull. With this throat and abdominal diagnosis, the correct position of the needle can also be checked directly. If the pain point on the neck or stomach disappears within minutes, the acupuncture point on the skull has been hit correctly. If, on the other hand, there is no improvement, the fit of the needle must be checked or further points need to be needled.

The Cranial acupuncture is necessarily from the Chinese Body acupuncture to delimit. As I said, the YNSA works with so-called somatotopes on the skull. Chinese cranial acupuncture, on the other hand, is based exclusively on the neuroanatomical functional structure of the brain. The goal here is to get the affected areas of the brain through a acupuncture to stimulate the overlying scalp. Both procedures are designed to stimulate the neuroplasticity of the brain. Put simply, this means the ability of Brainto relearn throughout life. Healthy areas of the brain take on substitute functions for failed areas (e.g. the movement of an extremity).

history

Of the japanese doctor Toshikatsu Yamamoto (* December 15, 1929 in Nichinan, southern Japan) received his doctorate in 1956 from Nippon Medical School in Tokyo. He completed training in surgery, anesthesia and obstetrics, etc. in New York and Cologne.
Loved the traditional chinese medicine, he wanted to use this in his home with the rice farmers, who stand knee-deep in the water and have to do their work there. However, he soon discovered that TCM (traditional Chinese medicine) did not bring the success that he would have wished for his patients. So after some time of self-study he found very specific points or areas on the base of the forehead that indicated certain organs and complaints. He was able to determine that the points he discovered differ fundamentally from the Chinese acupuncture theory distinguish. The areas on the top of the skull, including the forehead and temples, are only detectable if they have been abnormally changed due to disorders in the areas of the body that are connected to them. This amounts to a blockage in the affected head area, i.e. The metabolism of this zone is disturbed, which turns out to be palpable swelling, Pus formation, edema or Pain can express.

Dr. Yamamoto found that the musculoskeletal system is located in the forehead-hair border, the internal organs are over Y points represented on both sides in the temple area. The skull acupuncture makes a difference Yin somatotope on the anterior skull as well as one Yang somatotope on the back of the skull.

YNSA point categories:

• Basis points A-K (mainly treatment of pain and motor disorders of the musculoskeletal system as well as paresis of the extremities)
• Brain points (Brain points as well as aphasia points offer treatment options for the Stroke)
• Y points (Internal diseases are mainly treated by needle acupuncture of the so-called Y-points in the temple region)
• New somatotopes (The points of different somatotopes complement and reinforce each other. They can be combined with each other as desired.)
• Neck diagnosis and abdominal diagnosis (The therapy usually begins with the base points. Which Y-points are used is decided by the therapist after palpation of diagnostic zones on the neck or abdominal wall.)

The Yamamoto New Skull Acupuncture was first published in 1973 and has been continuously expanded and supplemented since then. For over 30 years, Dr. Yamamoto worked tirelessly on his method and many other point systems e.g. the aphasia points for the treatment of a stroke, found out, systematized them and brought them to his patients with great success. According to Dr. Yamamoto, skull acupuncture is practically without side effects.

application areas

YNSA and Chinese skull acupuncture are particularly well suited to neurological diseases and Pain disorders to treat. The zones are stimulated with fine acupuncture needles and, in children, with a laser. YNSA and Chinese cranial acupuncture are used individually or in conjunction with other acupuncture methods and holistic therapeutic approaches. The following areas of application are particularly suitable for cranial acupuncture:

• Acute and chronic pain of any kind
• Musculoskeletal pain
• Postoperative improvement in mobilization and wound healing
• Mobilization of blockages of the musculoskeletal system
• Nerve pain
• Functional diseases
• Neurological diseases
• stroke
• Facial paralysis (paralysis of the facial nerve)
• Spasticity
• Birth defects
• Developmental disorders in children

therapy

All patients are treated with sterile, single-use steel needles (e.g. 0.25 x 25 mm). The needle dwell time is 5 to 20 minutes, in each case as long as it is necessary to carry out the topometric control. A treatment can be done daily, twice a week or regularly e.g. take place once a month.
The pain e.g. one "Tennis elbow" can noticeably decrease a few seconds after inserting the needle. This is a sign that the needle has been placed correctly. The experienced YNSA doctor asks patients about changes in their pain perception during treatment. The effect lasts for a few hours to days - if the needling is more frequent, the pain can disappear completely if the therapy is successful. Laser acupuncture it is particularly popular with children for stimulation.

rehabilitation

goal of Cranial acupuncture is the Restitutio ad integrum (Healing with regaining the initial state). Paresis and aphasia should be completely regressed, especially if therapy is started early. YNSA has proven to be very successful in the following diseases:

• motor disorders of any kind, hemiplegia, paraplegia, migraine, Trigeminal neuralgia,
• M. Parkinson, multiple sclerosis, endocrine disorders, dizziness, Tinnitus, Aphasia, visual disturbances, dementia,
• M. Alzheimer's, epilepsy, insomnia, depression and other psycho-neurological disorders.

The earlier the start of therapy, the faster and more effective the success of the therapy. The time lag between the occurrence of the defect and the start of therapy can still bring about a significant benefit for the patient even after months and years. The Yamamoto method works particularly well with chronic pain. A German study showed that in 80 to 90 percent of the pain patients treated, the symptoms were permanently alleviated or completely disappeared after a single needling. According to experts, the YNSA can do what conventional pain relievers cannot: Erase pain from pain memory. After treatment, the high level of drug consumption can often be reduced.