[Clinical application on professor Yang Zhao-gang's elongated needle therapy]

Professor YANG Zhao-gang graduated from the Tianjin University of TCM in 1965. As a director doctor and a famous expert on the elongate needle therapy, he is engaged in medicine for more than 40 years. Through his untiring investigation on the acupuncture techniques, more than 10 specialized books have been published. He summarized some of basic acupuncture techniques and principle of acupoints combination on the elongated needle therapy, such as, 'selecting acupoints located on the higher place of the body, and combining the acupoints of Shangwan (CV 13), Zhongwan (CV 12) and Xiawan (CV 10)' 'dredging the pivot of meridian, restoring the Conception Vessel and regulating qi'. Its clinical effect is definite for treating the diseases of nervous, digestive and urinary systems. Basing on the traditional acupuncture techniques of the elongated needle, he explored and innovated some of new methods, such as pricking the auricular acupoints and shallow puncturing with the filiform needle. These efforts make the acupuncture treatment more secure, effective and reliable.