nervous system such as anxiety, depression, headaches, neuritis and
dizziness. Ocular disturbances, for example; atrophy and retrobulbar neuritis,
degeneration of the retina, optic atrophy, cataract and glaucoma. Other
disorders include Parkinson's disease and diabetic-neuritis.
Q. When is it contraindicated
A. Well of course, you cannot practice abdominal acupuncture on pregnant
patients! It is also contraindicated in acute abdominal disorders such as
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peritonitis and in cases when varicomphalus induces splenomegaly and
hepatomegaly. In instances of a malignant celiac tumour, abdominal
acupuncture should also not be administered.
Q. So when did you discover this new technique
A. Let me see, about two decades ago, I came across a resistance case of
low back pain with sciatica. Both western and Chinese medical techniques
failed to help the patient. I decided to apply needles at the acupoints Qihai
(Ren 6) and Guānyuán (Ren 4), which are part of the Abdominal Meridian
System (AMS) and has a connection with the meridian of the lumbar regions.
The pain disappeared within 5 minutes. This was followed with further
successes using the same treatment strategy. I then dedicated my time to the
further understanding of AMS. Following decades of research into AMS, in
1991, I perfected the AMS theory and established the present protocols for
the clinical practice of BMAA.
Q. What are the characteristics and mechanisms of abdominal acupuncture
that make is so unique
A. Acupuncture needles are applied to the AMS, with the acupoint Shénquè
(神阙) at its centre. Varying the degree of penetration depth can dramatically
alter the therapeutic outcome. This high level of efficacy is explained in my
paper 'The importance of the acupoints Shénquè (神阙) in the study of the
Abdominal Acupuncture' 1.

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