title: An update on acupuncture point injection.
abstract: This overview reports the global research advances in acupuncture point injection in the last 5 years. Acupuncture point injection can be applied to a wide range of curable diseases, predominantly those involving pain, but it has poor clinical evidence. Progress has been attained in the mechanism research on acupuncture point injection, but further studies remain necessary. With the reported adverse effects of acupuncture point injection, the need to standardize its clinical procedure has become urgent.
authors.affiliation: From the Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.|Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sha
authors.affiliation: College of Acupuncture and Massage, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.affiliation: Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China faith_2014@yeah.net.
authors.forename: Z H
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Meng
mesh_terms: D015667:Acupuncture Analgesia / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections / Q000379:methods