Acupuncture1. Insert the needle perpendicularly 1.5-2.5 curt deep with the "Adjacent Puncture", "Triple Puncture" or "Qintuple Puncture" techniques and stimulate until there is a sore and numbing sensation in the local area radiating to the lateral side of the thigh.2. Insert the needle obliquely upward 2.0-3.0 curt deep and stimulate until there is a sensation spreading in the hip.
Note on Needling Method."i. The "Adjacent Puncture" technique is one of the Twelve Needling techniques for bi syndrome. This technique is to insert one needle perpendicularly on the main point and insert another needle obliquely to the same point.ii. The "Triple Puncture" technique is one of the Twelve Needling techniques for treating a relatively small and deep area caused by cold bi. This technique is to deeply insert the needle in the main point as the center point and add two needles on both sides.
