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[Discussion on opposing needling combined with dragon-tiger fighting needling for chronic pelvic inflammation]
Li-Jie Yang1, Mei Yang1, Run-Qing Miao1
1Affilated Hospital of Chengdu University of TCM, Chengdu 610072, Sichuan Province, China.
Abstract:
Opposing needling is an acupoint selection method of acupuncture recorded in Huangdi Neijing (Yellow Emperor 's Internal Classic). And the first record of dragon-tiger fighting needling is found in the Zhenjiu Daquan (Great Compendium on Acupuncture and Moxibustion), it is a compound reinforcing and reducing manipulation of tonification-purgation method. Both of them are widely used in the treatment of pain syndrome, which are mainly for nerve system and musculoskeletal diseases and seldom for gynecological diseases. By analyzing the pathogenic characteristics of chronic pelvic inflammation, the clinical application of opposing needling combined with dragon-tiger fighting needling for chronic pelvic inflammation is expounded based on the theory of treating different diseases with the same treatment in TCM.
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