[Analysis on indications and dominant diseases of acupotomology].
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.
Zhang
Yi
Y
College of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing University of CM, Beijing 100029, China.
Quan
Wu-Cheng
WC
Yin
Ping
P
Li
Hong
H
Jin
Feng
F
Zeng
Gui-Gang
GG
Guo
Chang-Qing
CQ
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000628:therapy*