Characteristics of Mang Needle Therapy and Its Clinical Application

摘要

Mang needle(elongated needle,芒针)is evolvedfrom the long needle,one kind of nine needles in theancient times,and is primarily characterized by itslong needle-body and its arrival at the deep tissues ofthe body.However,because of the particularity of thephysiology and anatomy of some diseases,direct deeppuncturing can't reach the due tissues,thus thetreatment results are affected.Based upon the deeppuncturing of Mang needle and the physiology andanatomy of the human body,professor YANGZhao-gang,a well-known acupuncturist,has mademany improvements and innovations,in his long-termclinical practice,in the manipulations and indicationsof Mang needle,consequently to establish a series