Zhou’s plum blossom style of acupuncture technique is a comprehensive acupuncture manipulation developed by acupuncture expert Zhou Shudong according to what he studied and clinically obtained.It has its own peculiarity and a certain advantage in acupuncture technique by comparison with acupuncture manipulation commonly used today.But for some reasons,Zhou’s plum blossom style of acupuncture technique is rarely known by people.To better carry forward characteristic acupuncture techniques and inherit the quintessence of predecessors’ wisdom,the acupuncture technique is briefly stated and tentatively compared with currently conventional acupuncture techniques to achieve the purposes of widening the field of vision,inspiring descendants and increasing characteristic theories of acupuncture schools.

原发性痛经( Primary Dysmenorrhea,PD)又称功能性痛经,是指女性生殖器宫无明显器质性改变的经行小腹疼痛,并随月经周期而发作的一种疾病,主要表现为经期或月经前后出现小腹痉挛性剧痛、腰骶疼痛等症,发作时对患者的学习、工作和生活可造成不良影响,是一种妇科常见病、多发病,属中医学"经行腹痛"范畴.临床上多见于未婚年轻女性.近年来,运用不同针刺方法治疗该病的报道较多,现概述如下.

<正>婴儿抚触是时下流行的一种科学育婴新方法,其逐渐成为新生儿护理的重要组成部分。对于婴儿抚触与小儿推拿二者均是运用一定手法作用于小儿体表,都可以促进小儿生长发育和提高免疫力,故临床易混淆。现试述二者的异同点如下。1源流