[Discussion on the commonalities of scalp acupuncture schools and the feasibility of a unified scalp acupuncture protocol]

Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2025 Jan 12;45(1):110-22. doi: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240730-k0004.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

The data of 44 scalp acupuncture schools are collected to analyze their commonalities in theoretical foundations, needling sites, techniques, and indications. The integration of these characteristics into an optimized, unified scalp acupuncture protocol has become an inevitable trend. The paper discusses the potential for a unified scalp acupuncture protocol from aspects such as theoretical unification, the relationships between point areas, lines, and sites, and needle numbers. It also explores the primary issues and solutions involved in unifying scalp acupuncture protocols, providing a reference for standardization and unification in scalp acupuncture protocol.

收集44个头针流派资料,分析各流派理论基础、针刺部位、针刺方法、适应病症等方面的共同性。整合并形成优化的统一头针方案,似已成为必然趋势。从头针流派理论统一、穴区穴线穴点关系、针刺针数等讨论头针方案统一的可能性,并探讨头针方案统一所面临的主要问题及对策,为头针方案的标准化和统一提供参考。.

Keywords: commonalities; cranial anatomy; needle numbers; point areas; point lines; scalp acupuncture; schools; sites; unification.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Acupuncture Points*
  • Acupuncture Therapy* / methods
  • Humans
  • Scalp*