Basic energy points a great preventing tool

Moxibustion for basic energy points is probably the best preventing cure

for all ages. These points are known to raise energy in the body thus raising

immunity in general.

The most widely used treatment is moxibustion which is especially effective for all conditions 
caused by harmful energy of Cold, i.e. 

--- the cold itself and seasonal flu
--- traumas because their main energy is also Cold

Will definitely be a good preventive for the swine or bird flu as here the action is not

on a particular type of virus but on the energy it thrives on and strengthening immune 

system at the same time.
Especially  valuable for children, "officially certified" for age 5 and older.

Good option is to rub garlic or onion pulp into the points - this works well for the acu points,

and the same for plant extracts, aroma oils etc. 

Tennis elbow

Known among tennis players this condition is rather similar in treatment to  tendinitis 
regarding musicians problems:
http://acupunctureforsingers.blogspot.com/2010/01/for-musicians-fingers-problems.html 

As this takes place in ligaments from elbow region, the scheme in Su-jok to locate elbow:
Wind (tendons, ligaments, muscles)--->Dryness or Heat (elbow)
--- right elbow - Dryness for men and Heat for women
--- left elbow -Heat for men and Dryness for women
So for men right-handed it will be:

Wind--->Dryness: recipe for harmful energies

for women right-handed:

Wind--->Heat: recipe for harmful energies

Harmful energies involved in tennis elbow are:
--- Cold - chronic pain, calcification and all long-term degenerative effects
--- Dryness - degeneration and restriction in movements, sharp, twisting pains, 

fibrosis

--- dull pain  - Dampness
--- inflammation - Heat
The scheme may look as (men right-handed):

Wind (ligaments)--->Dryness(elbow): Cold, Dryness sedate (pain and movements restriction), Heat sedate (inflammation), Wind, Burn (opposite energies) tone up

For women the same is:

Wind--->Heat: Cold, Dryness sedate Heat sedate , Wind, Burn tone up

  





Such schemes are very comfortable for self-treatment (compared to schemes in classic acupuncture)
--- the points are on skin touching nailsfrom outside at 45* to each other, size 2 mm
--- colour of is the colour for natural crystals to tape on

--- numbers indicate sequence of work on them

For a non-professional the self treatment is:

--- to mark the points by felt-tip pen
--- massage points by something like round tip of a pencil

--- to tape natural crystals of the same colour and size 2-3 mm onto points

--- moxibustion - heating by cigar sold in acupuncture shops or just by 3 incense sticks tied together -  
in a sequence of numbers, this is critical! – holding incense stick perpendicular to points,

20-30 sec each for 1 session.
Professionals do this with moxa at certain angle which sedates and tones up energies at points.

Interesting fact demonstrating simplicity and versatility of Su-jok methods is that the same schemes do the same for knees problems, which are quite common among sportsmen.