Acupuncture direction and analgesia.
10.13703/j.0255-2930.2017.03.017
- Author:
Lu SUN
1
;
Renzhong KOU
1
;
Lanqing LIU
1
;
Gangqi FAN
2
Author Information
1. The Second Clinical Medical College, Nanjing University of CM, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu Province, China.
2. The Third Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of CM, Encephalopathy Department of Nanjing TCM Hospital, Nanjing 210001, Jiangsu Province, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
acupuncture analgesia;
acupuncture direction;
lesions;
meridians;
muscle;
needle sensation;
nerve
- From:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
2017;37(3):279-283
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
The acupuncture direction is closely related with the efficacy of acupuncture analgesia. In this article, the relationship between efficacy of acupuncture analgesia and factors, such as whether the needle towards disease location, whether the needle towards meridian direction, whether the needle following spinal cord direction and whether the needle following muscle direction, were analyzed. The previous clinical and literature research indicated that the needle towards disease location was superior to reverse direction, however, the efficacy of analgesia between needle following and reversing meridian, needle towards and at disease location, needles following and reversing spinal cord direction, needles following and reversing muscle direction was controversial. Therefore, the solutions to these problems will benefit the optimized acupuncture treatment plan for pain disorders.
