Yamamoto New Scalp Acupuncture
What is YNSA
Yamamoto New Scalp Acupuncture (YNSA) is a ‘microsystem’ of acupuncture. A microsystem, or somatotope, is a small area or a miniature topographic map of the body located somewhere on the body, which can be utilised to treat the different anatomical parts it represents. The concept of a somatotope is not new. For example, maps of the body have long been used in various ancient traditions. In Egypt, India and China, reflexology treatments focused on a map of the body on the feet. Korean acupuncture uses a similar map on the hand, while French acupuncturists are known for their proficiency in treating the body through a map on the ear. The ear microsystem was discovered in the 1950s when a French MD Dr Paul Nogier from Lyon observed the Algerian practice of charring a spot on the ear to treat sciatic pain, and from that he developed a whole system of auricular acupuncture.
Dr Toshikatsu Yamamoto, MD, PhD, is a Western medical doctor in Japan who discovered a scalp microsystem by chance about 50 years ago. Again, quite accidentally, he discovered that a spot on the forehead was effective in treating shoulder pain, and from that, he mapped out somatotopes on the scalp representing the whole body. YNSA is a new map, one that does not follow the traditional Chinese acupuncture meridian system. It is particularly effective in treating MSK and neurological problems. Dr Yamamoto’s books have been translated into more than ten languages, including Chinese and Russian. He has established a rehabilitation hospital in Miyazaki, Japan, which draws patients from all over the world who suffer neurological and MSK problems resistant to other treatments.
The above is an excerpt from my book, which you can buy here.