title: [Analysis on indications and dominant diseases of acupotomology].
abstract: To analyze the indications and dominant diseases of acupotomology by literature research. The findings reveal that the 64.4% of all literature focused on eight categories of diseases, including the third lumbar vertebrae transverse process syndrome, tendinitis stenosans, cervical spondylosis, heel pain, scapulohumeral periarthritis, external humeral epicondylitis, lumbar disc herniation and osteoarthritis. The 87.5% of all literature focus on diseases of chronic strain of movement system, cervical spondylosis, cervicogenic disease, lumbar disc herniation and osteoarthritis. The indications of acupotomology are various, but not evenly distributed; the dominant diseases are comparatively concentrated. The acupotomology has great potential to treat the indications and dominant diseases. Therefore, acupotomology should be promoted scientifically in the future.
authors.affiliation: College of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing University of CM, Beijing 100029, China.
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Wu-Cheng
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Quan
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Gui-Gang
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Chang-Qing
authors.initials: CQ
authors.lastname: Guo
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000628:therapy*