Research progress and thoughts on the relationship between needle retention time and curative effect of acupuncture
Acupuncture can treat a variety of diseases,and the length of time for each disease is not exactly the same.The relationship between needle retention time and therapeutic effect has not been determined,and different doctors have their own experience in treating different diseases with needle retention time.This paper reviewed previous clinical trials focusing on the relationship between needle retention time and curative effect,involving children with cerebral palsy,neck,shoulder,waist and leg pain,obesity,apoplexy,facial palsy,neuralgia,insomnia,indigestion and dysmenorrhea,to analyze the research design,methods,results and conclusions of needle retention time for different diseases.Then we summarized the research progress and the clinical enlightenment of these studies,in order to provide reference for clinical practice and scientific research ideas.