World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies (WFAS) Technical Benchmark of Acupuncture and Moxibustion: Filiform Needle

On December 31, 2023, World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies (WFAS) officially issued Technical Benchmark of Acupuncture and Moxibustion: Filiform Needle. This technical benchmark clarifies terms and definitions, operating procedures and requirements, safety requirements, etc. The pro...

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Main Authors: Liang ZHOU, Si-qi ZHANG, Meng FANG, Gui-rong DONG, Hong-sheng DONG
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Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2024-07-01
Series:World Journal of Acupuncture - Moxibustion
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spelling doaj-art-f673389b1baa464e9e321f8b0e384c2a2025-08-20T02:50:48ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.World Journal of Acupuncture - Moxibustion1003-52572024-07-0134323123610.1016/j.wjam.2024.05.001World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies (WFAS) Technical Benchmark of Acupuncture and Moxibustion: Filiform NeedleLiang ZHOU0Si-qi ZHANG1Meng FANG2Gui-rong DONG3Hong-sheng DONG4Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200437, China (上海中医药大学附属岳阳中西医结合医院,上海200437,中国)Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200437, China (上海中医药大学附属岳阳中西医结合医院,上海200437,中国)Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200437, China (上海中医药大学附属岳阳中西医结合医院,上海200437,中国)Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200437, China (上海中医药大学附属岳阳中西医结合医院,上海200437,中国); Corresponding authors.Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian, Shanghai 200030, China (上海市针灸经络研究所,上海200030,中国); Corresponding authors.On December 31, 2023, World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies (WFAS) officially issued Technical Benchmark of Acupuncture and Moxibustion: Filiform Needle. This technical benchmark clarifies terms and definitions, operating procedures and requirements, safety requirements, etc. The promulgation and implementation of this technical benchmark would provide a standard for acupuncture practitioners to apply filiform needle in clinical practice, and may play a positive role in the safe use and promotion of filiform needle.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1003525724000370AcupunctureFiliform needleAcademic organizationInternational standardsTechnical operationSpecification
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Meng FANG
Gui-rong DONG
Hong-sheng DONG
World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies (WFAS) Technical Benchmark of Acupuncture and Moxibustion: Filiform Needle
World Journal of Acupuncture - Moxibustion
Acupuncture
Filiform needle
Academic organization
International standards
Technical operation
Specification
title World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies (WFAS) Technical Benchmark of Acupuncture and Moxibustion: Filiform Needle
title_full World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies (WFAS) Technical Benchmark of Acupuncture and Moxibustion: Filiform Needle
title_fullStr World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies (WFAS) Technical Benchmark of Acupuncture and Moxibustion: Filiform Needle
title_full_unstemmed World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies (WFAS) Technical Benchmark of Acupuncture and Moxibustion: Filiform Needle
title_short World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies (WFAS) Technical Benchmark of Acupuncture and Moxibustion: Filiform Needle
title_sort world federation of acupuncture moxibustion societies wfas technical benchmark of acupuncture and moxibustion filiform needle
topic Acupuncture
Filiform needle
Academic organization
International standards
Technical operation
Specification
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1003525724000370
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