Acupuncture Techniques

Dr. Tianjun Wang graduated from Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine (NUCM) in 1989. He worked as a Medical Doctor and Acupuncturist at a Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital in Nanjing, China, for 18 years. Dr. Wang completed his PhD at NUCM, focusing on acupuncture treatment for depression. In 2007, he moved to the UK and joined the University of East London UK (UEL) as a Senior Lecturer and the Director of Acupuncture Clinic until December 2014. He has been a Guest Professor at NUCM, China, since 2017.

Currently, Dr. Wang serves as the Principal of the London Academy of Chinese Acupuncture UK (LACA), the Owner of TJ Acupuncture Clinic, and the Director of the Brain Care Centre in London, UK. He is the Vice President of the Scalp Acupuncture Committee of the World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies (WFCMS) and the President of the Academy of Scalp Acupuncture UK (ASA). Dr. Wang has authored and co-authored more than 50 academic papers and served as a peer reviewer for many international journals. His authored book, "Acupuncture for the Brain: Treatment for Neurological and Psychological Disorders," was published by Springer in 2020.

Prof. Dr. Weixiang Wang, PhD MD, is a Guest Professor at NJUCM and the Dean of the Dutch Acupuncture Academy (DAA Academy). He is also the founder of the European Academy of Traditional Medical Science (EATMS). Previously, he served as the Chairman of the Dutch Association of Chinese Medicine - Zhong from 2011 to 2017 and currently holds the position of Strategy Advisor for the same association. At present Dr. Weixiang Wang also serves as a Standard Committee Member of the NEN-ISO TC249 commission in the Netherlands.

Dr. Weixiang Wang obtained his PhD in Medicine from Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine and holds a medical doctor license in China. He accumulated 14 years of work experience at Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine and its affiliated clinic before relocating to Europe and settling in the Netherlands in 2003. He served as the Dean of Shenzhou University of TCM in the Netherlands for 16 years before transitioning to the Dutch Acupuncture Academy in Amsterdam in 2020 to pursue elite education quality. Dr. Wang has actively participated in various scientific research projects and is the author and co-author of 11 professional books and over 10 academic articles in the field of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) published in China.

His Master's project focused on "Acupuncture for Pre-stomach cancer CAG (Chronic Atrophic Gastritis): Clinic and Laboratory Research" at Nanjing College of Chinese Medicine in 1997. His PhD project, conducted at Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine in 2003, explored "Acupuncture for FMS (Fibromyalgia Syndrome): Evaluation of Life Quality Influences."

Part 1: Introduction.- Introduction to acupuncture techniques.- Part 2: Techniques of filiform needling.- Prior to needling.- Basic needling.- Prevention and management of possible accidents in acupuncture practice.- Classical needling: Huang Di Nei Jing and Nanjing.- Jinzhenfu needling methods and needling technique on reinforcement and reduction.- The simple burn-penetrate method in acupuncture.- Dao-qi needling technique.- Part 3: Moxibustion and cupping.-Moxibustion.- Cupping therapy.- Part 4: Micro acupuncture systems.- Scalp acupuncture.- Auricular acupuncture.- Cheek acupuncture.- Wrist-ankle acupuncture.- Part 5: Acupuncture techniques with special needles.- Yuan Li needling.- Fire needling.- Three-edged needle, plum-blossom needle and Gua Sha.- Part 6: Electric acupuncture and laser acupuncture.- Electroacupuncture.- Laser acupuncture.- Part 7: Summary.- Summary and combination.