Trial for replacing fire needle by filiform needle / 中国针灸

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To promote a new kind of alternative needle of filiform-fire needle with fire needle.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The common three-headed fire needle, thick fire needle, less-thick fire needle, fine fire needle, single-filiform needle and three-filiform-needle were used by 20 medical staffs, and the time of heating needles was recorded. The advantages of using filiform needles compared with common fire needles were evaluated.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The time of heating single and three-filiform needles was shorter than the other four common fire needles (all P < 0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Filiform needle is better than the common fire needle in terms of production process,materials, and heating time, etc. Therefore, filiform needles can replace common fire needles for pricking.</p>