Japanese Theory

Dr. Yoshio Manaka's wooden hammer is an adjunctive Japanese Acupuncture technique.

The information presented below discusses basic theory behind the technique,
guidelines for applying the technique and examples of clinical use. Some of the
techniques listed here require significant amounts of training to be performed
correctly and should only be performed by practitioners who have been trained
properly.

General Information:
Daishin = hammer needling
Shindo Hiketsushu, 16th century practioner, wrote Mubunsai a text describing a
method where all 365 points on the body were located in the abdomen
He used a hammer made of ebony and gold needle with a blunt end for treating all
disorders of the body
General Technique:
Palpate abdomen for indurations a/or hard areas
You may also treat the back by finding the area of pain and using the opposite
point on the abdomen
Decide whether the induration is deep, near the middle or on the surface
Place the needle on the point at the depth of the induration
Hold it between the index and middle fingers with thumb supporting
Tap the needle the prescribed number of times (generally in sets of 18, using the
patients pulse or the following metronome frequencies as a pattern
Yang Channel Rate Yin Channel Rate
GV 104 CV 104
GB 120 LV 108
SI 120 HT 126
TH 152 PC 176
ST 132 SP 132
LI 108 LU 126
UB 112 KD 120
Specific Techniques:
Dr. Ken Shiroda's Whole Body Treatment w/Hammer:
Useful if the abdomen is cold in the Kidney area below the navel a/or the patient
has cold a/or deficient signs
This is many times caused by an excess in the subcostal area
Palpate around CV 12
Locate the most tender point
Place the needle and according to the patient's pulse, tap 18 times
If no change, apply moxa to KD 1 (Okyu, Chinetsukyu or Ibuki)
General Whole Body Treatment
For each area find the most tender points and tap 18 times
With patient supine, palpate the base of the occiput at the most tender point
With patient supine, palpate for pressure pain at the Huatuojiaji points, then the
inner and outer UB meridian respetively
With patient prone, palpate the rib cage including the lower border of the sternum
Palpate around the pubic symphysis area - esp. for gait issues, sciatica
Palpate down each of the large muscles of the legs
Tap each jing well point on the fingers and toes
Knee Pain (sets of 18)
Palpate around the knee, selecting and treating the sorest points
Can also just treat in a circle around the knee
Headaches (sets of 18, according to pulse or channel frequencies)
LV Yang/Counterflow Qi Type - UB 60 & LI 4
Frontal Type - UB 10, GB 20, GV 23, GV 20, LI 4, LV 2
Unilateral or Migraine Type
GB Channel Related (channel reactivity) - GB 20, UB 10 & points along the GB
channel
LV Channel Related (subcostal/channel reactivity) - LV 3, LV 4, UB 18, PC 6
Respiratory Issues (sets of 18, according to pulse or channel frequencies)
Early stages of a cold - UB 12, GB 20, GV 16, LU 5 a/or LI 4
Asthma (esp. in children) - GV 12, GV 4 - for adults you can add Dingchuan a/or LU
7
Acute Asthma Attack - CV 22, KD 25, KD 26, KD 27
Nasal Issues (sets of 18, according to pulse or channel frequencies
Rhinitis - GV 20, GV 23, GB 20, UB 12, ST 36, LI 10, LI 4