Present situation and thinking of comparative studies on effects of acupoints and non-acupoints
Source : Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2008 Dec;28(12):907-9.
Key words: reference study, comparative studies on effects; acupoints and non-acupoints
College of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Massage, Chengdu University of TCM, Chengdu, Sichuan 610075, China.
The therapeutic effect of acupuncture is closely related to acupoints, and the specificity of acupoint indications is one of the key factors for regulatory and therapeutic effects of acupuncture. In recent years, a number of researches focusing on acupoint specificity have been done through comparison of the effects of acupoint and non acupoint. In this article, by analysis of recent 10 years' comparative studies of acupoints and non-acupoints, main problems in the existing researches are put forward including laying stress on the study of local effects, belittling the study on general effect; confused selection of acupoints and non-acupoints; lack of high-quality multi-central, ran domized and controlled trials with large sample; and the train of thought of the future research are probed.
