One of my patient's reported that he wakes up every couple of hours.
So I am thinking ying qi cycle. He had a dai mai pulse on both
sides. After needling GB 41 his dai mai's became yang qiaos. Is the
ying qi (entry/exit) still relevant or should I be thinking UB 62.

What do you think about the notion of using SJ 5 or points around the
head (GB 8, 13) to vent the energy that is moving up from the middle
jiao after needling GB 41 for a dai mai pulse.


Another patient with strong dai mai pulses on both sides reported
water retention and bloating and irregular sleep patterns. After
needling GB 41 bilaterally the dai mai pulse moved up slightly
between the middle and distal positions. I needled LV 13,14, SP 15
and around the diaphragm area. The pulse did not change. I added
lung 1 to incorporate the entry and exit (ying qi) with no change.
Using the compass method I felt that liver position was inflated in
the north (water) position so I needled that point. Nothing
changed.

I even added in HT 1 and SP 21 thinking maybe HT/ SP ying qi because
she also had an inflated SP pos. and weak HT pos. But this did not
resolve the pulse. I am so used to feeling some kind of change in
the pulse with needling, what else could I have done?