title: [Review on sustained effect of acupuncture].
abstract: The sustained effect of acupuncture refers to the lasting effect after the cease of acupuncture. Through large amount of acupuncture clinical practices and experimental researches, the objective existence of the sustained effect of acupuncture is approved. However, the lasting period of acupuncture effect may be related with category and stage of disease, individualized acupuncture reaction, acupuncture methods, intervals between treatments and therapeutic course. Therefore, it has great scientific significance and practice value to carry out further systematic and in-depth research on effect onset time of different diseases as well as the discipline of the sustained effect, so as to promote and prolong acupuncture effect.
authors.affiliation: College of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Chengdu University of CM, Chengdu 610075, Sichuan Province, China. cjthz@126.com
authors.forename: Jiao
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: College of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Chengdu University of CM, Chengdu 610075, Sichuan Province, China.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: College of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Chengdu University of CM, Chengdu 610075, Sichuan Province, China.
authors.forename: Hong-Zhi
authors.initials: HZ
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.affiliation: College of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Chengdu University of CM, Chengdu 610075, Sichuan Province, China.
authors.forename: Ming-Xiao
authors.initials: MX
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: College of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Chengdu University of CM, Chengdu 610075, Sichuan Province, China.
authors.forename: Xiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: College of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Chengdu University of CM, Chengdu 610075, Sichuan Province, China.
authors.forename: Fan-Rong
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Liang
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000818:Animals; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome