Acupuncture Research 2020;45(11):945-947

doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.200058

Current status of body position selection in acupuncture treatment

Zhao-Xing ZHANG 1

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Keywords

Acupuncture and moxibustion; Position; Review

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

In addition to the prone position or the supine position, some scholars have observed and discussed the therapeutic effect of acupuncture in other body positions, but their criteria are different and individual differences in body position have not been analyzed. According to the relevant discussions in The Inner Canon of Yellow Emperor and with reference to the clinical practice of acupuncture treatment, this article explores the criteria for body position selection, in order to provide guidance for clinical acupuncture treatment.