如果正气不足，就会出现四肢不能随意运动的情况；此时血与气尚未发生偏聚，五脏功能保持安定，肌肉出现轻微的跳动，这种病证被称为“微风”。黄帝问道：补法和泻法应当如何运用？岐伯回答说：形体有余（实证）时，应泻其阳经；正气不足（虚证）时，应补其阳络。黄帝又问：微刺法应当如何操作？岐伯回答说：选取分肉之间的部位进行针刺，不要刺中经脉，也不要损伤络脉，使卫气得以恢复，邪气自然消散。黄帝说：好！神志（肾志）有余和不足应当如何处理？岐伯回答说：神志有余则会出现腹部胀满、完谷不化的泄泻；神志不足则会出现四肢厥冷。若此时血气尚未偏聚，五脏功能安定，仅见骨节有轻微颤动。黄帝问：补法泻法应当如何运用？岐伯回答说：神志有余则用泻法，通过泻除筋中的血液来治疗；神志不足则用补法，保留留针以固摄气血。黄帝问：在血气尚未偏聚之时应当如何针刺？岐伯回答说：应立即取穴施治，但不要刺中邪气所在的经脉部位，这样才能使邪气迅速消退。如果血浊而气清，快速泻法会导致正气衰竭；如果血浊而气涩滞，快速泻法则可以使经脉通畅。
If there is a deficiency, the four limbs will be unable to function; if blood and qi have not yet become disordered, the five zang organs remain stable, and muscle twitching occurs, this condition is termed "minor wind" (Wei Feng). The Yellow Emperor asked: How should tonification and sedation be applied? Qibo replied: If the physical form indicates excess, sedate the yang meridians; if it indicates deficiency, tonify the yang collaterals. The Yellow Emperor asked: How should micro-needling be performed? Qibo replied: Select points between the muscle layers, avoid penetrating the main meridians, and do not damage the collaterals; once the defensive qi (Wei Qi) is restored, the pathogenic factor will dissipate. The Yellow Emperor said: Excellent! How should excess and deficiency of the will (Zhi, associated with the Kidney) be handled? Qibo replied: Excess of the will manifests as abdominal distension and undigested food diarrhea (Sun Xie); deficiency manifests as cold extremities (Jue). If blood and qi have not yet become disordered and the five zang organs are stable, only slight movement in the bone joints may be observed. The Yellow Emperor asked: How should tonification and sedation be applied in this context? Qibo replied: In cases of excess, apply sedation by draining the blood within the sinews; in cases of deficiency, apply tonification by retaining the needle to consolidate qi and blood. The Yellow Emperor asked: How should needling be performed when blood and qi have not yet become disordered? Qibo replied: Treat immediately, but avoid needling the specific location where the pathogen resides within the meridian, so that the pathogen can be rapidly depleted. If the blood is turbid while the qi is clear, rapid sedation will lead to exhaustion of qi; if the blood is turbid and the qi is stagnant, rapid sedation will unblock the meridians.