How to tonify using Back Shu Point

The use of back shu points have been one of the keys for clinical success in treatment of chronic conditions with acupuncture. However, the recent trend is relying on some less reliable information. For example, the location of the spinal vertebrae could lead to the wrong location; the avoidance of vertical needling in all back shu points, the intention to stimulate spinal nerves, etc. The speaker would like to address some of the common mistakes and review some details for better clinical response.

About Dr. Fanyi Meng

Dr. Meng has been the programme leader of BSc (Hons) Acupuncture of Lincoln College in partnership with University of Lincoln and Open University of UK since 2004, and the course is the only state owned in Chinese medicine in UK. 

He started his Chinese medicine education in 1978 in Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, and continued his training to become a Chinese medicine doctor. He got his Medical Master degree in Chinese Medicine in 1990 and was actively engaged in the clinical researches of Chinese Medicine. In 1992, he was promoted as an associate-professor at Beijing University of Chinese Medicine at the age of 32, one of the youngest to reach the rank of senior academics. He received 2 national-level awards for the researches he carried out during those years.

From 2000, Dr. Meng took a role of Clinic Director of Teaching Clinic of Middlesex 

University’s Chinese Medicine Programme in the UK. And in 2004, he moved to Lincoln to take the role of programme leader of BSc (Hons) Acupuncture. 

In the past 15 years, Dr. Meng has also worked for University of Derby (BA 

Complementary Medicine), University of Wales (MSc Chinese Medicine), and University of Salford (BSc Chinese Medicine) as their External Examiner (independent quality controller), and gained extensive knowledge and experience in Chinese medicine education and researches.

Dr. Meng is also an active member of many professional bodies, as well as the World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies, in several subject committees.

Dr. Meng has been teaching theories of Chinese medicine, Chinese medicine pulse study, acupuncture theory and practice, clinical subjects, and Chinese medical Tuina for 20 years. 

His main research areas are research methods in acupuncture, placebo effect, mental health, and male problems. More than 30 papers and 15 book/chapters have been published.

Since 2008, as an external speaker for Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Dr. Meng has given more than 20 sessions of seminars/special lectures on a broad range of subjects in Chinese Medicine.

Dr. Meng’s daily teaching and clinical practice are based at Lincoln College, United Kingdom.