Master Tung's acupuncture

dǒng shì

A family lineage of point systems, mostly on the hands, forearms and lower legs, worked away from the area being treated. We use it across many conditions, from pain to digestion to eye care.

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Two lenses, one plan

Here the classical lens leads: differential pattern diagnosis decides the treatment, with the Western picture as context.

The Western lensAnatomy, physiology, biomechanics

Working at a distance

Master Tung's points sit mostly on the hands, forearms and lower legs, away from the area being treated. Needling at a distance means an area that is sore, inflamed, delicate or hard to reach, such as a flared low back or the eye, can be treated without needling it directly, and you can often move the painful area while the needles are in. How distal points act is studied mainly through the nervous system, and much is still unknown.

The classical lensChannels, patterns, the five phases

A family lineage

Master Tung's acupuncture is a point system passed down within one family and taught more widely in the twentieth century. Its points are used alone or in small groups, often on the opposite side of the body from the problem, and they are chosen from your pattern alongside the classical channels.

Correspondences: Points are chosen by correspondence: an elbow for a knee, a forearm for the back of the leg, one side of the body for the other.
Many conditions: The system covers pain, neurological conditions, digestion, the lungs, gynecology and more, so it appears in many kinds of visit.

How we work: one plan

Used across many conditions, from pain and headaches to neurological conditions, digestion, fertility and eye care, combined with classical points and, in eye care, with M48 micro acupuncture.

A lineage of distal points

Master Tung's acupuncture, 董氏奇穴 (Dǒng shì qí xué), was passed down within one family and taught more widely in the twentieth century. Its points sit mostly on the hands, forearms and lower legs. A treatment uses only a few of them, often on the opposite side of the body from the problem.

Working by correspondence

Points are chosen by correspondence: an elbow for a knee, a forearm for the back of the leg, one side of the body for the other. That lets us treat an area that is too sore, inflamed or delicate to needle directly, and it suits work where you move the affected area during the treatment.

Where we use it

The system covers a wide range of conditions, so it appears in many kinds of visit:

Pain. Back, neck and joint pain, sciatica, and pain of the head and face, often alongside orthopedic needling.
Neurological conditions. Numbness, weakness and other nerve problems, together with scalp acupuncture.
Internal medicine. Digestion, the lungs, and menstrual and fertility concerns, chosen from your pattern alongside herbal formulas.
Eye care. Combined with M48 micro acupuncture, scalp acupuncture and electro-stimulation when appropriate.

Questions people ask

Why are the needles so far from where it hurts?

Master Tung's points work by correspondence, so the point that matches a sore low back or knee is often on the opposite arm or leg. It also means you can usually move the painful area while the needles are in.

Is it used instead of other acupuncture?

Usually alongside it. Master Tung's points are combined with classical channel points, scalp acupuncture or M48, depending on what your case needs.