Professor ZUO Chang-bo's experience in treatment of dysmenorrhea with "three-regulation and one-harmonization" therapy of acupuncture

Abstract

The clinical experience of professor ZUO Chang-bo in treatment of dysmenorrhea with "three-regulation and one-harmonization" therapy of acupuncture was introduced. Professor ZUO Chang-bo invented a needling technique for "three-regulation and one-harmonization", meaning qi regulation, blood regulation and regulation of meridian tendon region as well as the spirit (shen) harmonization. In qi regulation, the extreme fine needles are used to regulate qi movement of the whole function with the coordination of respiration and the corresponding acupoint prescriptions. In blood regulation, the special small bleeding device is selected and the bloodletting theory is improved for bloodletting at the specific stagnant site. In the regulation of meridian tendon region, a special sterile injection needle is chosen to release the cord-like mass. The spirit harmonization is exerted in combination with qi regulation. During acupuncture, the spirit of both the clinical practitioner and the patient should be in a harmonized spirit condition, coordinated with respiration regulation. In the treatment with acupuncture therapy of "three-regulation and one-harmonization" for dysmenorrhea, bloodletting therapy is used firstly to remove stasis, secondly, the "releasing cord-like mass" technique is followed to regulate meridian tendon region, finally, the fine needling technique is adopted to regulate qi and harmonize spirit. The clinical effect is definite in clinical practice.