Fire needle acupuncture

Fire needle acupuncture also known as fire needling is an acupuncture technique which involves quickly inserting a red hot needle into areas 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 therapy.^[3]

The technique has been present since ancient times, though the term was phrased as "puncturing with a red-hot needle".^[4][5]

Technique

The method is based on Eastern medicine belief of meridian. Heated needles are applied on ashi points.^[6]

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. PMID 20091625.
2. 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 9715471846. 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 7117023066. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
5. Chinese-English dictionary of acupuncture & moxibustion. Beijing: zh:华夏出版社. 1998. p. 40079342. ISBN 7508013778. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
6. Liu, Tang-Yi; Leung, Ping-Chung (2012). Evidence-Based Acupuncture. Singapore: World Scientific. p. 131. ISBN 9814483850. Retrieved 2016-03-12.