title: [The development of fire-needle and the improvement of its application].
abstract: Based on the literature research on the development and application of fire-needle, the materials, the manufacturing process and application in clinic practices were studied. The major type, application and the representative experts of fire-needle in the contemporary era were summarized in this paper. The application fire-needle is more and more expanding in clinic practices, and the modern type of fire-needle should be promoted at present.
authors.affiliation: Rehabilitation Center of Yiling Hospital, Shijiazhuang 050091, Hebei Province, China. zhangqingru1976@163.com
authors.forename: Qing-Ru
authors.initials: QR
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Qiu-Sheng
authors.initials: QS
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Yong-Hong
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Ren
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D009339:Needles