Flying Needle Therapy for Occipital Neuralgia

Occipital neuralgia is a general term for the greater occipital nerve, the lesser occipital nerve, the suboccipital nerve, and the third occipital neuralgia. In a broad sense, the occipital region refers to the distribution area of the four pairs of occipital nerves, that is, between the lines below the parietal tubercle, behind the bases of the ears on both sides, and the downward slope horizontally backward; in the narrow sense, the occipital region refers to the squamous part of the occipital bone. Occipital neuralgia refers to paroxysmal or persistent pain in the posterior occipital region, which can also be paroxysmal and aggravated on the basis of continuous pain. It is often induced by factors such as cold, humidity, fatigue, and poor sleep posture.

This disease belongs to the category of "sun headache" in traditional Chinese medicine.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the cause of the disease mainly has several aspects. Exogenous wind-cold, cold pathogens block the meridians, coldness retracts, tendons and arteries are constricted and painful; or occipital trauma, blood stasis blocks the collaterals; or liver depression and qi stagnation, qi does not circulate blood, blood stagnates the meridians, and no flow Pain; or weak body, chronic illness or overwork that damages Qi and blood, lack of Qi and blood, lack of nourishment of tendons, and pain due to disgrace.

Flying acupuncture therapy for occipital neuralgia

Stimulation site: midoccipital line, 1 paraoccipital line, 2 paraoccipital lines.

The pain radiates to the top of the head and the top midline, the pain radiates to the eye sockets and the parafrontal line 1, 2, and 3, the pain radiates to the preauricular area and the lateral line, and the pain radiates to the neck and the lateral line.

Needle selection: round sharp needle.

Operating procedures: All the above-mentioned stimulated parts were stimulated with round sharp needle and flying needle.

Occipital Neuralgia Flying Needle Therapy II

Stimulation site: local A is the stimulation area, and the cervical spine stimulation line.

Wind-cold plus nape lateral line, hand Yangming line, dorsal 1 line in the thoracic section, hyperactivity of liver yang plus foot yin line, nape side line, Yongquan, liver and kidney yin deficiency plus foot yin line, dorsal 1 line below the thoracic section and waist Line l, stagnation of qi and blood plus Zhaoshu and Dazhui.

Needle selection: filiform needles, cluster needles, and triangular needles.

Operating procedures: Flying acupuncture stimulation on neck spine stimulation line, nape side line, hand Yangming line, dorsal 1st line, foot Yin line, local Ashi stimulation area with plexus needle flying needle stimulation, Preshu, Dazhui and Yongquan with three The sharp needle pricks the bloodletting.