Fire needle acupuncture

Fire needle acupuncture also known as fire needling is an acupuncture technique that involves quickly inserting a red hot needle into acupuncture points on the body. ^[1] Deep insertions result in greater pain and other side effects. ^[2] Fire needling combines conventional acupuncture and cauterization with heated needles. ^[3]

The technique has been used since ancient times, when it was called "puncturing with a red-hot needle". ^{[4] [5]}

Technique

The method is based on Chinese medicinal belief of meridian. Heated needles are applied on ashi points. ^{[6] [7]}

References

1. Zhang Y, Peng W, Clarke J, Liu Z (2010). "Acupuncture for uterine fibroids". Cochrane Database Syst Rev (Systematic review) (1) CD007221. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD007221.pub2. PMC   11270531 . PMID   20091625.
2. ^{[ unreliable medical source? ]}Cui-lan Yan (January 1997). The Treatment of External Diseases with Acupuncture and Moxibustion. Blue Poppy Enterprises, Inc. pp. 112–. ISBN   978-0-936185-80-4.
3. Villareal, Ruben L. (2003). New Frontiers in Research for Sustainable Development: Lecture Series in Honor of UPLB Chancellor Ruben L. Villareal. Laguna, Philippines: University of the Philippines Los Baños. p. 128. ISBN   971-547-184-6 . Retrieved 2016-03-12.
4. 原一祥 (1997). 汉英双解中医大辞典. Beijing: zh:人民卫生出版社. National Health and Family Planning Commission. p. 217. ISBN   7-117-02306-6 . Retrieved 2016-03-12.
5. Chinese-English dictionary of acupuncture & moxibustion. Beijing: zh:华夏出版社. 1998. p. 40079342. ISBN   7-5080-1377-8 . Retrieved 2016-03-12.
6. Liu, Tang-Yi; Leung, Ping-Chung (2012). Evidence-Based Acupuncture. Singapore: World Scientific. p. 131. ISBN   978-981-4483-85-8 . Retrieved 2016-03-12.
7. Acupressurepro