title: [Brief introduction to professor Xue Li-gong's aponeurotic theory and long-round needle therapy].
abstract: Professor Xue Li-gong is engaged in clinic, scientific research and teaching of acupuncture and moxibustion for over 30 years, being good at treatment of numbness and pain of the aponeurotic system with richer learning and experiences. His theories about the aponeurotic system develop a school of one's own, including conception of the aponeurotic diseases, differentiation of the aponeurotic system with channels, the anatomic basis of the twelve aponeurotic systems, causes and pathogenesis of diseases of the aponeurotic system, and special treatment principles of the aponeurotic diseases, needling instruments for treatment, and manipulation methods. Professor XUE's long-round needle therapy has obvious clinical therapeutic effect on numbness and pain of the aponeurotic system.
authors.affiliation: Jilin Municipal Hospital of TCM, Jilin 132011, China. ghz99@sohu.com
authors.forename: Hong-zhong
authors.initials: HZ
authors.lastname: Guan
authors.forename: Hong-jie
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D018771:Arthralgia / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional