Superficial needle therapy and development of acup-moxibustion sciences.
- Author:
Gang-Qi FAN
1
;
Zhong-Hua FU
;
Shu-Ping CAO
;
Wei-Ping SHEN
Author Information
1. Nanjing Municipal TCM Hospital, Nanjing 210002, China. fanboshiys@126.com
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Acupuncture Points;
Acupuncture Therapy;
Humans;
Moxibustion;
Needles;
Pain
- From:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
2005;25(10):733-736
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Superficial needle is a new type of needling tools. Superficial needling therapy is adopted mainly monouse superficial needle as treatment tools, with local disease as basic marker and needling the surroundings of the disease, with the needle tip towards the focus, and the needle body inserted along the superficial fascial layer, making a sweeping motion and then it was retained. The superficial needling therapy has wide indications, particularly, rapid and lasting analgesic effect for injury and pain of soft tissue.
