How to Treat Various Presentations of Liver Qi Stagnation and its Complications

Course overview

There is much more to treating the Liver Qi Stagnation pattern than simply selecting points which are said to spread Stagnant Liver Qi. There are several different clinical presentations within this pattern, and even more when complications are included. Opportunity and Challenge: Evidence for the specificity of acupuncture points has been growing in recent years and is now overwhelming. This presents both a challenge and an opportunity for practitioners. The challenge is that if every point has unique actions, then it is very important to try to select the most specific and relevant point for each sign or symptom within each pattern to optimise clinical outcomes. The opportunity is that by careful study of the available historical and modern literature, it is possible to identify specific relevant points for every circumstance.