A question about Ran's Finger Needling Therapy

Dear David King,

On the Medboo web-site there is a brief description of [i:f87e119d75]The Technique of Ran's Finger Needling Therapy of Replenishing Qi and Activating the Flow in Meridians for Treating Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Protrusion[/i:f87e119d75] http://www.ontcm.com/newtec/item6.htm , in which, among others, it is said, that circular-pressing massage on Qihai (RN 6) is done [b:f87e119d75]for 40 minutes[/b:f87e119d75], while other points are massaged for only 30 seconds.

[b:f87e119d75]Is this a misprint, or it is actually necessary in this method to massage Qihai (RN 6) for such a long time?[/b:f87e119d75]

I think 40 minutes could be possible!

That's the major point, or the chief point, so the prolonged manipulation is quite possible, even much much longer than that on the other points.

Thank you very much for your reply.

I wonder how many patients could one treat by this technique before damaging his or her own firngers. It says that the manipulation is simple and easy for doctors to grasp (but probably not so easy to [i:2368d31c1c]perform[/i:2368d31c1c]).
[quote:2368d31c1c]"Patients feel comfortable and the doctors feel convenient".[/quote:2368d31c1c]

Hi, Sergiy,
In fact, if the manipulation is well done, the operater's fingers won't be harmed much, or I should say won't harmed.

It IS easy to do, I mean simple, but not so easy to do well.

There's a technique known as "one-finger meditation", it is also required to do a long time for patients, for sure not on all the points, so the operator must have a good training before starting the practice.

D.K.

Thank you very much for your answer.

By the way, what does "Ran" in "Ran’s Finger Needling Therapy" stand for? Is it the name of the author of the technique?

Yes, it is a surname in Chinese.

Thank you.

Hey Sergiy,

It seems you are quite interested in this therapy!

[quote:b952a11f80="tutor"]It seems you are quite interested in this therapy! [/quote:b952a11f80]
It was one of the techniques of the [b:b952a11f80]Training Program on Promotion of the New & Effective Techniques of TCM and Acupuncture in China[/b:b952a11f80], announced by you in the Medboo forum in November 2006.

In fact, I have read the descriptions of all the techniques included in the programme, but I have asked you a question about this particular technique because of the [b:b952a11f80]big difference in stimulation time between the main acupoint and the rest of the points[/b:b952a11f80] used in it. And, of course, lumbar disc protrusion is a common pathology seen in clinic, and quite difficult to treat too, so the technique is indeed quite interesting.

It is a pity that the description of treatment results of this technique is so general that it is impossible to judge whether they have really been [b:b952a11f80]clinically[/b:b952a11f80] important...

Hi, Sergiy,
It seems you are not happy!

For sure this technique is general, but it is commonly used.

And I think it is also effective.