Acupuncture Treatment for Shingles

Shingles



Stagnated Heat in the Liver meridian

bright red with distended pain

P/T – expel Wind/Heat, purge Liver and Gallbladder

Acupuncture – Shaoyang, Jueyin, Hua Tou Jia Ji (at corresponding nerves areas), SJ 5, LR 2, 3, 8, GB 43, SP 10, puncture around affected area very 2 cun, *leave needles in patient for one to two hours

- irritable- HT 7, PC 4 (Xi-cleft)

- constipation- SJ 6

- face/neck eruptions- LI 4, GB 20

Damp/Heat in Spleen meridian

P/T – purge Heat, detoxify, eliminate Damp

Acupuncture – Hua Tou Jia Ji, local, SP 6, 9, 10, ST 44

- Heat- LI 11, Du 14

- poor appetite- Ren 12, ST 25

Chronic (Blood Stasis)

after eruptions are gone although pain still resides

Acupuncture – ashi points, corresponding meridians (i.e. hypochondria region- Shaoyang points), back Shu,

cupping, moxa





Alternative Treatment Methods

auricular- Shenmen, subcortex, LU, LR, GB, ST

7 star- around local, Hua Tou Jia Ji, strong stimulation, bleed slightly 2 times per day

electrical- 2 pairs of needles surrounding the affected area, stimulate around area not across, medium strength