1. Treatment of herpes zoster with filiform needle fire needle
Xu used a 26-gauge 1.5-inch filiform needle to burn red in an alcohol lamp, quickly inserted it into the rash and immediately pulled out the needle. Make a puncture on the upper part and apply violet solution [1].
2. Sewing fire needle to treat frozen shoulder
Xia uses a 20-22 gauge thick needle or a sewing needle, wraps the root with cotton thread, and puts it on an alcohol lamp to burn it red After it turns white, quickly and accurately insert the needle into the Jishu point on the affected side and quickly remove the needle. Cover the needle hole with sterile gauze once a week [2].
3. Injection needle and fire needle to treat incarcerated internal hemorrhoids
Zhang used his left hand to press lightly to determine the center of the hemorrhoid, used a No. 7 injection needle to burn red on the lamp, and applied sulfur powder. Quickly pierce the center point of the hemorrhoids and quickly pull out the needle, then apply square gauze externally, and then take a sitz bath with pepper water [3].
4. Fire acupuncture to treat low back pain
Zheng divided the acupoints into two groups, one group selected Weizhong, Shenshu, and Yaoyan, and the other group selected Kunlun, Qihaishu, and Zhishi. The two groups alternate, energize the fire needle until the needle tip turns red, enter the acupoint 3-5 mm, and move in and out quickly [4].
5. Portable electronic fire needle to treat surgical diseases
Plug in the power, turn on the indicator light of the electronic fire needle therapy device, hold the handle of the fire needle, press the switch with your finger and wait until the head of the fire needle becomes hot and red. operate. Aim the fire needle at the center of the lesion and quickly cauterize it to the base; to treat papillomas, first use tweezers to pull the papilla outward, then burn the fire needle horizontally, cut from the root, and it can be removed in a few seconds. Xu used this This method is used to treat common warts, pigmented nevus, papillomas, flat warts, keratoma, sebaceous adenoma, corns, etc. [5].
6. Anshan Iron and Steel Fire Needle to treat colored moles and warts
Ma’s uses three types of fire needles with diameters of 0.5, 1.0, and 0.25 mm developed by Anshan Iron and Steel Automation, and places the needle on the lamp Burn red, quickly burn the affected area, leave after a few seconds, and repeat until it is completely burned [6].
7. Fire acupuncture plus cupping to treat knee joint effusion
For routine disinfection of the affected area, use a fine fire needle to burn incandescently on an alcohol lamp, and quickly prick the high protrusion of the joint, such as If there is overflow of fluid, prick 5 to 7 needles in a row; if the fluid is thick and difficult to come out, use a thick fire needle to burn it red and prick continuously, and then use flash fire cupping. If there is light yellow fluid overflowing, bandage the knee joint to fix it. After the effusion is eliminated, local acupoints on the joints are selected instead [7].
8. Fire acupuncture to treat lateral epicondylitis of the humerus
Look for tender points between the lateral epicondyle of the humerus and the radial neck. After disinfection, use the fire needle to burn red and quickly insert 2 to 3 needles, leaving the needle behind. 1 to 2 minutes, followed by cupping for 10 minutes [8].
9. Fire acupuncture and bloodletting to treat gout
Main points: Xingjian, Taichong, Neiting, and Xianggu. For damp-heat stagnation, Qiuxu, Dadu, and Taibai are added; for stasis-heat blockage, Xuehai and Geshu are added; for phlegm turbidity blockage, Fenglong and Pishu are added; for liver and kidney yin deficiency, Taixi and Sanyinjiao are added, and all are taken from the affected side. Use thick fire needles on the foot points and thin fire needles on the remaining points. After disinfection, the fire needle will burn red and come out quickly, 0.3 to 1 inch deep, and 1 to 3 needles per hole. The degree of bleeding at the foot acupoints is ≤100ml [9].
10. Treatment of alopecia areata with fire-needle warming method
Acupoint selection: Ashi point, Shenshu, Ganshu. Use a three-headed fire needle at Ashi point, and a single-headed fire needle at the last two points. After local disinfection, aim the red-hot fire needle at the acupoint and prick quickly [10].
11. Fire acupuncture plus external application on Yongquan point to treat recurrent oral ulcers
If the wound is exposed, if the wound is too large or too numerous, mucosal anesthesia is performed first, and the fire needle is burned red and then the wound is pricked , apply it cleanly without damaging the normal mucosa, and then mix Evodia Fructus with vinegar into a paste, apply it externally to Yongquan point, and fix it with Musk Zhuanggu ointment for 24 hours [11].
12. Fire acupuncture is mainly used to treat intractable facial nerve paralysis
Select facial acupoints: Yuyao, Sizhukong, Cuanzhu, Sibai, Yangbai, Xiaguan, Yingxiang, Di Cang, Jieche, Taiyang, Touwei; select 5 to 6 points each time. The body points are Hegu, Zusanli and Taichong. Use a single-headed fire needle (d=0.5mm) to burn red and prick the acupuncture point, and insert the needle for 1 to 2 minutes without leaving the needle; then use a filiform needle to acupuncture, and use the flat tonifying and flattening method [12].
13. Treatment of skeletal fluorosis with fire acupuncture
Acupoint selection: Jiaji point and Ashi point.
Skeletal fluorosis is an endemic disease, and the number of acupoints selected depends on the person and symptoms. Use the Shi Huaitang needle to burn the fire needle until it is bright white, move it in and out quickly, about 1 inch deep, add the needle to the cupping cup (warm it with Chinese medicine soup), cool it down and replace it, 30 to 60 minutes each time [13].