BIOPHYSICAL and MYOFASCIAL CLINICAL APPROACH in TUINA for SPORT HORSE

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1 10 th Anniversary CHI EUROPE TCVM Conference April, 19-20, 2018 Madrid - SPAIN BIOPHYSICAL and MYOFASCIAL CLINICAL APPROACH in TUINA for SPORT HORSE Francesco LONGO DVM, Repr. Sp. S.I.A.V. It.V.A.S. (Italian Veterinary Acupuncture Society) C.I.A.V. It.V.A.C. (Italian Veterinary Acupuncture Clinical Center) Bologna Italy longo.agovet@katamail.com

2 FASCIA THREE DIMENSIONAL WEB FROM HEAD TO HOOF WITHOUT INTERRUPTION FASCIA HAS 3 BASIC COMPONENTS: GROUND SUBSTANCE COLLAGEN ELASTIN IT SORROUNDS MUSCLES BONES NERVES BLOOD VESSELS ORGANS CELLS

3 FASCIA ITS FUNCTIONS SUPPORT AND STABILITY FOR THE BODY THE CONNECTIVE TISSUE IS AN INTERCELLULAR MEDIUM ENCOPASSES EVERY CELL IN THE BODY MATRIX

4 LI INTERNAL GRAIN OF THE JADE MUSCLE FIBER NO BEING CAN DEFLECT, EACH NECESSARILY PROCEED FROM A PRINCIPLE (Wang Bi) LI PROVIDES THE MODEL TO QI THE WORD TAO REFERS TO ALL, THE WORD LI REFERS TO ITS ESSENCE (Zhu Xi) INTRINSIC PRINCIPLE (Meng Tzu) STRUCTURING PRINCIPLE (Xun Zhi) NATURAL REASON REASON OF THE THINGS (Han Fei Zhi) WU THE UNDIFFERENTIATED LI PRINCIPLE STRUCTURING THE REALITY

5 HUANG MEMBRANAE SPACE BELOW THE HEART AND ABOVE THE DIAPHRAGM MISSING ORGAN HIDDEN ORGAN FASCIA MESENTERIUM - OMENTA ACUPOINT BL 43 BL 51 BL 53 KI 16 NAME GAO HUANG HUANG MEN BAO HUANG HUANG SHU

6 GAO FATTY TISSUE THE EXTENSION OF THE PERITONEAL MEMBRANES IT IS RELATED TO FETAL TISSUE THE PHYSICAL SUBSTRATE OF THE HARA BL 43 GAO HUANG CV 15 JIU WEI Erythropoietic Action Yuan Point for the Gao Luo Point of Ren Mai Control Point of Reproductive Organs It regularizes the energetic flows from solar plexus to brain It is linked to GV 9 GV 1 Last Rib Diaphragm

7 Tui Fa on the neck An Fa on CV 15 Jiu Wei Na Fa on Last Rib - GB25 Jing Men

8 SP 21 Da Bao Great Luo of SP Starting Point of SP DM Starting Point of Inner Brach to Heart Nie Fa on CV 8 Shen Que PO * ANG UMBILICUS THE SOURCE OF HUANG Meeting Point of the TMM of SP HT It improves the Qi flow in Middle and in Lower Burners promoting the development of the deep energies

9 MU POINTS ALARM POINTS THEY ARE POINTS OF SPECIFIC ATTACHMENT OF THE FASCIA WHEN THE MERIDIAN IS STRETCHED BY ESTENDING, ROTATING, OR FLEXING THE POINTS IMMEDIATELY BECOME REACTIVE ACUPOINT LU 1 ST 25 CV 12 LR 13 CV 14 CV 4 CV 3 GB 25 CV 17 CV 7 - CV 5 GB 24 LR 14 FUNCTIONS LU ARTHROSIS and RHEUMATISM SYNDROMES LI ST HUI POINT for FU ORGANS SP HUI POINT for ZANG ORGANS HT MIRROR of the SHEN SI BL CROSS POINT for KI SP LR MERIDIANS KI SPORT PERFORMANCE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM PC HUI POINT for ZHONG QI TH GB LR

10 MYOFASCIAL SYSTEM ORGANIC CRYSTAL PIEZO- ELECTRICITY LONG, THIN, FLEXIBLE FILAMENTS WHICH RESULT IN FLEXIBLE CRYSTALS CONNECTIVE TISSUE THERAPY (NAGAHAMA, 1956) ACUPUNCTURE TUINA MOXIBUSTION

11 TENSEGRITY INTEGRITY TENSIONAL SYSTEM BIOTENSEGRITY MECHANOTRASDUCTION PROCESS

12 MERIDIANS COINCIDE with LONG MOLECULAR CHAINS in CONNECTIVE ACUPOINT STIMULATION NEEDLES MOXA TUINA - LASER STABLE TRAFFIC of SOLITONS ALONG MERIDIANS BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS

13 ACUPRESSURE ON SPECIFIC POINTS Nie Fa on Nei Chun Yin An Fa on Tai Yang An Fa on ST 3 Ju Liao

14 ACUPRESSURE ON SPECIFIC POINTS Mo Fa on TMJ Nie Fa on CV 22 Tian Tu Nie Fa on CV 23 Lian Quan

15 ACUPRESSURE ON SPECIFIC POINTS Mo Fa on BL GB LI ST TH Channels Mo Fa on BL 11 Da Zhu An Fa on LI 11 Qu Chi

16 ACUPRESSURE ON SPECIFIC POINTS An Fa on Carpal and Metacarpal Points Tui Fa / An Fa on Si Guan Tui Fa / An Fa Ting Points Qian Ti Men

17 ACUPRESSURE ON SPECIFIC POINTS Mo Fa on Bei Shu Points Mo Fa on Shen Shu An Fa on BL 35 Hui Yang

18 ACUPRESSURE ON SPECIFIC POINTS An Fa on BL 60 Kun Lun Kun Lun - Spine An Fa on ST 41 Jie Xi Tai Shan SP/ST Na Fa on Achilles Tendon Hua Shan - Spine Marrow Brain Inner Beauty - KI BL Reproductive Glands

19 ACUPRESSURE ON SPECIFIC POINTS Tui Fa / An Fa Ting Points Hou Ti Men Na Fa on Wei Gen Na Fa on Wei Ben Na Fa on Wei Jian

20 PRINCIPLE of MINIMUM STIMULUS PRINCIPLE of WEBER FECHNER APPLIED STIMULUS MORE LIGHT than THRESHOLD STIMULUS INCREASE of the RESPONSE THE RESPONSE IS ADDRESSED to the INNER ORGANISM OPERATES ON ITSELF RE-ORGANIZATION OF ITS ENERGY CONFIGURATION

21 DERMATOMES SENSITIVE RELATIONSHIP AT SPINAL LEVEL MARROW RELATIONSHIP WITH EMBRYONIC SOMITE SIX ENERGY LEVELS SPECIFIC ACUPOINT DIAGNOSTIC - THERAPEUTIC ROLE

22 TAI YANG BL 1 GV 24 CV 23 SHU YANG MING LI 20 GV 26 CV 23 ZU YANG MING ST 3 ST 8 GV 20 CV 24 SHAO YANG JIU WEI - TH 15 GV 14 CV 22 - CV 23 TAI YANG BL 10 BL 11 GV 14 CV 22

23 ZU SHAO YANG ZU YANG MING GB 24 - GB 25 GV 4 CV 12 ST 30 SHEN SHU CV 4

24 ZU TAI YANG BL 18 GV 9 CV 12 ZU TAI YANG BL 23 GV 4 CV 4 ZU TAI YANG BL 25 GV 3 CV 8 ZU TAI YANG BL 33 GV 2 CV 3 ZU TAI YANG BL 35 GV 2 CV 1

25 SHU SHAO YIN HT 3 GV 11 CV 15 SHU SHAO YANG TH 5 GV 14 CV 17 SHU TAI YANG SI 6 GV 14 CV 17 SHU TAI YIN LU 7 GV 14 CV 17 SHU TAI YIN LU 11 GV 14 CV 17 SHU JUE YIN PC 6 GV 14 CV 17 SHU SHAO YIN HT 9 - SI GUAN GV 14 CV 17

26 ZU TAI YANG BL 36 GV 3 CV 3 ZU TAI YANG BL 39 GV 3 CV 3 ZU YANG MING ST 30 GV 3 CV 3 ZU SHAO YANG GB 34 GV 3 CV 3 ZU JUE YIN LR 3 GV 3 CV 3 ZU TAI YANG BL 60 - BL 62 GV 3 CV 3 ZU YANG MING ST 41 GV 3 CV 3 ZU SHAO YANG GB 44 GV 3 CV 3

27 BEI SHU POINT BL 13 BL 14 BL 15 BL 16 BL 18 BL 20 BL 21 BL 22 BL 23 BL 27 BL 28 DERMATOMES REFERRED CONDITION Medial Splint Foot or Medial Forelimb problems Medial Forelimb problems Back problems Body Soreness Medial Stifle or Body Soreness Stifle Soreness Gynaecological problems Ovary Testicle Contralateral Forelimb problems Contralateral Forelimb problems or Sacroiliac Joint Ovarian problems

28 TCM DIAGNOSTIC ACUPOINTS

29 ACUPOINT BL 11 TCM DIAGNOSTIC ACUPOINTS BEI SHU FUNCTIONS HUI POINT for BONE and JOINTS CROSS POINT among TAI YANG LEVEL / GV / CHONG MAI Bei Shu POINT for CHONG MAI BL 12 BL 13 BL 14 BL 15 BL 16 BL 17 BL 18 BL 19 BL 20 ARTHROSIS and RHEUMATISM SYNDROMES LU THYROID CROSS POINT between TAI YANG LEVEL / GV LU THYROID - CARPAL SYNDROME PC RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS - SHIN SYNDROME HT GV DIAPHRAGM HUI POINT for BLOOD - BABESIOSIS LR TENDONS SYNDROME GB MUSCLES HOCK SYNDROME SP ST CROSS POINT between TAI YANG LEVEL / TMM SP BL 21 ST STIFLE SYNDROME CROSS POINT between TAI YANG LEVEL / TMM ST BL 22 TH BASE METABOLISM ENDOCRINE SYNDROME BL 23 KI ENDOCRINE SYNDROME SHEN SHU KI OVARY SPORT PERFORMANCE BL 24 ENERGY SEA BL 25 LI BL 26 YUAN ENERGY GATE - IMMUNITY SYNDROMES BL 27 SI WHORLBONE SYNDROME (TROCHANTERIC BURSITIS) BL 28 BL BL 29 SPINAL CORD - ABDOMEN BL 30 WHITE RING - CERVIX

30 TCM DIAGNOSTIC ACUPOINTS DU MAI ACUPOINT ZAO BAI HUI GV 3 GV 4 GV 6 GV 8 GV 9 GV 11 GV 13 GV 14 GV 16 FUNCTIONS HIND LIMBS ORIGIN of the MOVEMENT (KI Vibration) HIND LIMBS QI YANG KI QI - YANG SP TENDONS MUSCLES LR YANG IMPULSE for the MOVEMENT QI - YANG HT QI YANG LU HUI POINT for YANG MERIDIANS WIND

31 FASCIA EXAMINATION INSPECTION EXAMINATION LIMBS ALIGNAMENT HOOF - HORSESHOES HEAD NECK TRUNK TAIL ANALYSIS of the HORSE STANDING QUALITY of GAIT AUSCULTATION and SMELLING EXAMINATION LIMBS HOOF - HORSESHOES HEAD NECK TRUNK TAIL HORSE STANDING HORSE GAIT

32 FASCIA EXAMINATION PALPATION ANATOMIC SECTOR HEAD NECK SHOULDER STRUCTURE ATLANTO OCCIPITAL JOINT Tai Yang MANDIBLE - TMJ FOREHEAD - Long Hui FORELOCK - GV 24 (Shen Ting) EARS ST 4 (Di Cang) ZYGOMATIC MUSCLE ST 3 (Ju Liao) MASSETER MUSCLE ST 6 (Jia Che) NOSE LI 20 (Ying Xiang) FLEXION RHOMBOID SPLENIUS TRAPEZIUS EFFLEURAGE NUCAL LIGAMENT BENDING and DISTRACTION BRACHIOCEPHALICUS SWEEP PECTORALIS TOUCH CV 22 (Tian Tu) OMOHYOID TOUCH CV 23 (Lian Quan) SCAPULA CRANIAL BORDER SWEEP SUBSCAPULARIS SUNDERING SCAPULA SPINE EFFLEURAGE SCAPULA MOVEMENT

33 FASCIA EXAMINATION PALPATION Atlanto Occipital Joint Atlanto Axial Joint Tai Yang

34 FASCIA EXAMINATION PALPATION TMJ Flexion of the Neck Brachiocephalicus Sweep

35 FASCIA EXAMINATION PALPATION Pectoralis Touch - CV 22 Tian Tu Homoyoid Touch - CV 23 Lian Quan Scapula Cranial Border Sweep

36 FASCIA EXAMINATION PALPATION Subscapularis Sundering

37 FASCIA EXAMINATION PALPATION ANATOMIC SECTOR FOREARM STRUCTURE STERNUM POSITION PECTORAL SWEEP TRICEPS ATTACHMENTS PRESSION LI 11 (Qu Chi) SERRATUS VENTRALIS PRESSION GB 22 (Yuanye) GB 23 (Zhejin) TMM FORE YIN CARPAL FLEXION Xi Yan Xi Mai METACARPAL FLEXION Luo Zhen Xue Yao Tong Xue TRUNK FETLOCK EXTENSION Si Guan FOOT ROTATION Qian Ti Men SPINAL ERECTOR MUSCLE PRESSION LONGISSIMUS DORSI PRESSION Bei Shu Points LAST RIB BORDER PRESSURE - GB 25 Jing Men SP 21 (Da Bao) PRESSION / ROTATION COMBINED LUMBAR PRESSURE SACRAL EFFLEURAGE

38 FASCIA EXAMINATION PALPATION Sternum Position Triceps Attachments Pression LI 11 Qu Chi Triceps Pressure

39 FASCIA EXAMINATION PALPATION Elbow Joint Carpal Joint Forelimb Extention

40 FASCIA EXAMINATION PALPATION Fetlock Extension Last Rib Bordere Pressure GB 25 Jing Men Lumbar Pressure

41 FASCIA EXAMINATION PALPATION ANATOMIC SECTOR ABDOMEN HINDLIMB TAIL STRUCTURE CV 8 (Shen Que) PINCHING GLUTEAL PRESSURE BL 35 (Hui Yang) SEMIMEMBRANOSUS and SEMITENDINOSUS SWEEP TENSOR of the FASCIA LATA PRESSURE GB 34 (Yang Ling Quan) PECTINEUS VIBRATING GASTROCNEMIUS SWEEP ACHILLES TENDON FETLOCK EXTENSION Si Guan FOOT ROTATION Hou Ti Men Wei Gen Wei Ben Wei Jian

42 FASCIA EXAMINATION PALPATION Umbilicus Pinching - CV 8 Shen Que Pressure on Tensor of Fascia Lata Stifle Mobilization GB 34 Yang Ling Quan

43 FASCIA EXAMINATION PALPATION Reciprocal Apparatus Coxo Femoral Joint Achilles Tendon Foot Rotation

44 FASCIA EXAMINATION PALPATION Wei Gen Sacral Coccygeal Joint Tail Stretching Left Side Relaxation

45 WHEN THE BODY GETS WORKING APPROPRIATELY, THE FORCE OF GRAVITY CAN FLOW THROUGH. THEN, SPONTANEOUSLY, THE BODY HEALS ITSELF IDA ROLF THANKS to Cecilia Holly Nadia Fagiou - Zum Beispiel

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