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CC BY 4.0 · Chinese medicine and natural products 2022; 02(04): e174-e178
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1759766
Review Article

“Tong Guan Li Qiao” Acupuncture Therapy on Post-Stroke Dysphagia

Hongwen Huang
1   Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
2   National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tianjin, China
,
Huiyan Shi
2   National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tianjin, China
3   Tianjin Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
4   Tianjin Key Laboratory of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tianjin, China
,
Xuesong Ren
1   Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
2   National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tianjin, China
,
Xuemin Shi
1   Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
2   National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tianjin, China
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Abstract

The differences between the “Tong Guan Li Qiao” acupuncture therapy and the conventional and current other acupuncture methods for poststroke dysphagia are as follows: first, it adheres to the basic idea of “Xing Nao Kai Qiao” acupuncture therapy in selecting and combining acupoints, centers on the brain, and combines the dysphagia symptoms of the mouth, tongue, and throat-related orifices with the root cause of “brain”; second, there are strict and standard requirements in the acupuncture operation, that is, manipulation quantification. In addition to standardized twirling, lifting, and thrusting, the techniques of deep needling on the acupoints in the neck region, blood-letting puncturing at the posterior wall of the pharynx, and the needling sensation of “like a fishbone getting stuck in the throat” are all unique.

Keywords

dysphagia - poststroke - “Tong Guan Li Qiao” acupuncture therapy - regulating spirit - manipulation quantification - brain

Credit Authorship Contribution Statement

Hongwen Huang: Writing -original draft, project administration. Huiyan Shi: Supervision, writing-review & editing, resources. Xuesong Ren: Investigation, resources. Xuemin Shi: Conceptualization, supervision, writing-review & editing.




Publication History

Received: 10 April 2022

Accepted: 22 June 2022

Article published online:
30 December 2022

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