[Framework to quantify the needling sensation and effect of acupuncture].
It is lack of perfection to use the quantitative description method to evaluate the needling sensations, which blocks the further study on quantity-effectiveness relation of acupuncture. According to the results and clinical experiences of the previous quantitative research of acupuncture, the author puts forwand the quantitative description rules of needling sensation (M-QNS) and questionnaire of quantity-effectiveness relation of acupuncture (F-QNS-E) is designed. And it is concluded that both of the M-QNS and the F-QNS-E can be applied to the randomized controlled trials and clinical practice of acupuncture.
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D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D009339:Needles; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012677:Sensation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires