[Summary on WEI Li-fu's experience in clinical treatment of spasmodic torticollis].

The thinking and experience of professor WEI Li-fu in the treatment of spasmodic torticollis under the guidance of ZHU Lian's academic thoughts are introduced. In pathogenesis, spasmodic torticollis is related to the obstruction of yang qi circulation and malnutrition of tendons and vessels. "Promoting yang and benefiting qi" is considered as the main treating principle. In the affected local area, the acupoints are selected from yangming meridians, shaoyang meridians and taiyang meridians of hand and foot. The acupoints of the governor vessel, the he-sea points of the involved yang meridians on the four limbs as well as "four-gate" points are selected as the distal acupoints. During treatment, the "restricting" needling technique invited by ZHU Lian is combined, deqi (qi arrival) is emphasized particularly. Besides, the ironing moxibustion technique is commonly adopted in combination in the affected area.

[Zhu Lian's characteristics and experiences in clinical practice of acupuncture and moxibustion].

This paper aims at discussing the clinical characteristics and experiences of ZHU Lian, the renowned contemporary acupuncture master from the following three aspects: "characteristics of clinical manipulations and techniques", "thoughts on diagnosis and treatment" and "examples of clinical cases". The study has shown that ZHU Lian invented the slow insertion technique by rotating needle and the embedding needle technique, improved moxibustion technique with moxa roll and proposed the three keys on the treatment with acupuncture and moxibustion, as well as discovered new acupoints for treatment. The pioneering and distinguished achievements she con tributed play the great demonstrating and driving role in the development of clinical study and practice of acupuncture and moxibustion.

[Brief introduction of academic thought of ZHU Lian, an expert in modern acup-moxibustion science].

ZHU Lian studied medicine from 17 years old and studied acup-moxibustion from October 1944. She raised the principle of acupuncture and moxibustion treating diseases in the middle period of the last century, "Acupuncture-moxibustion mainly stimulates and regulates human nerve system, particularly, regulative function and control function of high central nerve system including the cerebral cortex, so as to cure diseases". Also, she first put forward 3 keys of acupuncture-moxibustion treating diseases, stressed aseptic manipulation, and originated a safe needle-retaining method, finger-pressure therapy and maxo roll moxibustion; she found 19 new acupoints. Her academic thought of acupuncture and moxibustion will become a bridge of integrated Chinese medicine and western medicine and will produce inestimable influence on acupuncture and moxibustion sciences.