《素问》散脉腰痛刺法辨

Discussion on needling San meridian for low back pain in Plain Questions

探讨后世对"散脉"及其所刺部位刺法的注释,认为"散脉"当指足阳明,"束脉"正合股四头肌为髌韧带所束至胫骨粗隆之状,可多针灸。

There are different views on needling San meridian for low back pain in Plain Questions. The explanations about San meridian are： Taiyin, Yangming, Chong meridian, Shaoyang; The needling methods includes： needling collateral, needling point, needling part etc. On the basis of Xuan Zheren Soft Tissue Surgery and annotations, we hold that needling San meridian in Plain Questions means moxibustion therapy should be applied after needling infrapatellar fat pad.