[Summary on WEI Li-fu's experience in clinical treatment of spasmodic torticollis]

The thinking and experience of professor WEI Li-fu in the treatment of spasmodic torticollis under the guidance of ZHU Lian's academic thoughts are introduced. In pathogenesis, spasmodic torticollis is related to the obstruction of yang qi circulation and malnutrition of tendons and vessels. "Promoting yang and benefiting qi" is considered as the main treating principle. In the affected local area, the acupoints are selected from yangming meridians, shaoyang meridians and taiyang meridians of hand and foot. The acupoints of the governor vessel, the he-sea points of the involved yang meridians on the four limbs as well as "four-gate" points are selected as the distal acupoints. During treatment, the "restricting" needling technique invited by ZHU Lian is combined, deqi (qi arrival) is emphasized particularly. Besides, the ironing moxibustion technique is commonly adopted in combination in the affected area.