Heaven-penetrating cooling method

A draining needle manipulation method that combines the lifting and thrusting, slow and quick, and open and closed techniques. The heaven-penetrating cooling method is used to treat heat pathoconditions such as heat impediment, welling-abscess swelling, and steaming bone.

Method:

1. Determine the depth to which the needle will be inserted, and divide this depth into heaven, human, and earth levels.
2. Ask the patient to inhale deeply and slowly. (Steps 2 through 6 are performed during inhalation.)
3. Thrust slowly and lift quickly at the earth level six times. Insert the needle to the earth level six times.
4. Bring the needle up to the human level. Thrust slowly and lift quickly at the human level six times.
5. Bring the needle up to the heaven level. Thrust the needle slowly and lift the needle quickly at this level six times.
6. Repeat steps 3 through 5.
7. Ask the patient to exhale, and withdraw the needle quickly, leaving the point uncovered.