什么是西方医学针灸？

2014-10-26 陈波 编制 Acupuncture

Western medical acupuncture is a therapeutic modality involving the insertion of fine needles;

西方医学针灸是应用毫针的一种治疗方式

it is an adaptation of Chinese acupuncture using current knowledge of anatomy, physiology and

pathology, and the principles of evidence based medicine.

它利用现代解剖学、病理生理学以及循证医学原则由中国针灸发展而来

While Western medical acupuncture has evolved from Chinese acupuncture, its practitioners no longer adhere to concepts such as Yin/Yang and circulation of qi,

西方医学针灸源于中国针灸，但西方针灸操作者已不再遵循阴阳、气的理论。

and regard acupuncture as part of conventional medicine rather than a complete ‘‘alternative medical system’’.

把针灸作为常规医学而不仅仅是替代医学系统

It acts mainly by stimulating the nervous system, and its known modes of action include local antidromic axon reflexes, segmental and extrasegmental neuromodulation, and other central nervous system effects.

西方针灸主要是通过刺激神经系统起效的。