The Jing (Well) points are 1 of 5 of The Five Element Points (shu) of the 12 energy meridians. They are located on the fingers and toes of the four extremities. These points are thought to be where the Qi of the meridians emerges and begins moving towards the trunk of the body. These are of upmost importance in that these points can help restore balance within the energy flow throughout the human body.
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A study dated 03-09-2015 by the International Journal of Nursing & Clinical Practices posted results regarding:
Investigating the efficacy of stimulation at the Jing-Well points of meridians in advanced clinical practice.
Methods: Articles including English or Chinese keywords on the Jing-Well points of meridians published between 2001 and August 2012 were sourced from the Cochrane Library, PubMed, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure databases. On the basis of these reports, we explored the modern applications, mechanisms, and efficacy of the Jing-Well points.
Results: Thirty-five related studies, published mainly in Chinese, were identified. Evidence was found to support the use of Jing-Well point stimulation in the treatment of stroke, persistent vegetative status, severe head injury, vascular dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, upper respiratory infection, bronchial asthma, hysterical aphonia, postpartum lactation insufficiency, fetal malpresentation, dysmenorrhea, acne, sudden deafness, sleeping disorders, and post-chemotherapy nausea and vomiting.
Conclusion: Diseases associated with the 12 meridians and meridional dermomeres can be treated by stimulating the related Jing-Well points. Stimulation of all the Jing-Well points can activate and restore function in the damaged brain. Rigorous high-quality trials are needed to improve the level of evidence on their effectiveness and safety.
Citation: Tseng YJ, Chao CY, Hung YC, Hsu SF, Hung IL, et al. (2015) Efficacy of Stimulation at the Jing-Well Points of Meridians. Int J Nurs Clin Pract 2: 121. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2015/121
Copyright: © 2015 Tseng. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricteduse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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