title: [Advances in cooperativity and mechanism of combination of Back-shu and Front-mu points].
abstract: The articles related with combination of Back-shu and Front-mu points searched in CNKI and Pubmed databases during the past 10 years were studied. The conclusions indicate that the application of combination of Back-shu and Front-mu points has solid theoretical basis and experimental evidence, and it is proved that the combination of Back-shu points and Front-mu points is effective in clinic practice. However, the mechanism study still rest on the level of spinal cord, and the breakthrough of combination of Back-Shu and Front-Mu points study is that whether the superior nerve centre involves on the regulation of zang-fu organs by combination of Back-shu and Front-mu points. The key point in future study is to explore the central control mechanism of combination of Back-shu and Front-mu points.
authors.affiliation: Medical College of Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui University of TCM, Hefei 230038, Anhui Province, China. haohao19870521@126.com
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Guo-Ming
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Shen
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional