title: [Experience and discussion on the national standard Standardized Manipulation of Acupuncture and Moxibustion. Part 8: Intradermal Needle].
abstract: Standardized Manipulation of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Part 8: Intradermal Needle was compiled with the following principles. The compiling standard, technical features and clinic manipulations of intradermal needle were taken as the basic principle for compiling. Literature research, expert survey and clinic practice verification were applied as the drafting methods. The key issues were focused on the relationship between standardization and individualization, normalization and effectiveness, qualification and quantification. And the postural selection, reinforcing and reducing manipulations, fixing materials and embedding duration involved in intradermal needling were emphasized particularly. At the same time, details and the future way of thinking of intradermal needle were expounded in this article as well.
authors.affiliation: College of Acupuncture and Tuina Massage, Chengdu University of TCM, Chengdu 610075, Sichuan Province, China.
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Cheng-Kai
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Hai-Yan
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Shu-Guang
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000592:standards; D002681:China; D006801:Humans; D009071:Moxibustion / Q000592:standards*; D009339:Needles / Q000592:standards*; D012015:Reference Standards