What is Fire Needle Therapy?
Fire needle therapy involves heating a specially designed metal needle until it is red hot, then quickly inserting it into specific points or acupoints to provide thermal stimulation, followed by rapid withdrawal to treat diseases.
Fire needle, historically known as “burning needle,” is referred to as “quenching needle” in practice.The “Lingshu: Official Needles” states:“Quenching needle is used to treat bi (obstruction) with the burning needle.”During the Ming Dynasty, Wu Hegao stated:“Quenching needle involves first heating the needle with fire before insertion, which treats cold bi (obstruction) in the bones.”
Effects of Fire Needle Therapy
1. Warms the meridians and unblocks collaterals, alleviates numbness and spasms, dispels wind and scatters cold, relieves itching.
2. Activates blood circulation and disperses blood stasis, reduces swelling and alleviates pain.
3. Assists yang and tonifies deficiency, raises yang and lifts sinking.
4. Dissolves masses and resolves nodules, promotes tissue regeneration and pus drainage, expels toxins and clears heat.
What Conditions is Fire Needle Therapy Suitable For?
The application range of fire needle therapy is quite broad, effectively treating various diseases across internal medicine, gynecology, pediatrics, surgery, dermatology, and otorhinolaryngology.
(1) Musculoskeletal Disorders: Cervical spondylosis, lumbar spondylosis, sciatica, gouty arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, knee joint diseases, frozen shoulder, tennis elbow, ganglion cysts, etc.
(2) Digestive Disorders: Functional gastrointestinal disorders (gastroesophageal reflux disease, functional dyspepsia, irritable bowel syndrome, functional constipation, functional abdominal pain), chronic gastritis, chronic enteritis.
(3) Respiratory Disorders: Cough, exogenous fever, acute and chronic pharyngitis, bronchitis.
(4) Urinary Disorders: Benign prostatic hyperplasia, urinary incontinence, impotence, etc.
(5) Metabolic and Nutritional Disorders: Hyperlipidemia, obesity, etc.
(6) Gynecological Disorders: Uterine fibroids, ovarian cysts, chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, menstrual irregularities, dysmenorrhea, mammary gland hyperplasia, etc.
(7) Skin and Peripheral Vascular Disorders: Urticaria, acne, herpes zoster, erysipelas, chronic eczema, psoriasis, as well as alopecia areata, flat warts, varicose veins, and various other diseases.
Precautions for Fire Needle Therapy
(1) For patients receiving fire needle therapy for the first time, it is essential to provide explanations to alleviate fear and encourage active cooperation during treatment. Caution is advised when applying fire needles to the face.
(2) Due to the possibility of small scars after fire needle insertion, fire needles should generally be used cautiously on the face, except for treating facial moles and flat warts.
(3) When using fire needles, meticulous care is required; actions must be swift and precise, avoiding blood vessels, tendons, and major nerve distributions.
(4) After fire needle treatment, keep the affected skin area clean and dry, avoiding water exposure. If mild itching occurs, do not scratch.
(5) Pregnant women, postpartum women, diabetic patients, those with scar constitution or allergic constitution, and patients who are hungry or fatigued should use fire needles with caution.
(6) Patients who are overly tense, hungry, or fatigued should avoid fire needle therapy to prevent adverse symptoms such as fainting.
Li Guangming
Attending Physician
With a bachelor’s degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine and over ten years of clinical experience, he serves as a director of the Guangxi Acupuncture Society, a member of the Gynecology Committee of the Liuzhou Medical Association, and a member of the Collateral Disease Committee of the Liuzhou Medical Association. During his university years, he studied fire needle therapy and traditional Chinese culture under Professor Xu Minghui at Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine. He specializes in using herbal prescriptions combined with the Three Passes (Warm Pass, Micro Pass, Strong Pass) therapy, fire needle therapy, bloodletting, acupuncture, and tui na to treat various conditions such as low back and leg pain, cervical spondylosis, frozen shoulder, chronic gastroenteritis, herpes zoster, migraines, facial paralysis, and post-stroke rehabilitation, achieving significant results and receiving high praise from the public!
Introduction to the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine
The Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine is a distinctive department in our hospital, integrating the strengths of traditional Chinese medicine with modern diagnostic techniques, incorporating various folk therapies and schools of thought, characterized by simplicity, convenience, effectiveness, and affordability. The department currently has 46 outpatient treatment beds and 34 inpatient beds, with 34 medical staff, including 1 chief physician, 3 associate chief TCM physicians, 6 attending physicians, 4 resident physicians, 3 rehabilitation therapists, and a nursing team of 17. The specialties currently offered include: TCM prenatal care (preconception), cervical, shoulder, lumbar, and leg pain specialty (tui na), TCM gynecology, TCM pediatrics, acupuncture, TCM orthopedics, TCM internal medicine, and TCM surgery (dermatology). Our department always prioritizes medical quality, adhering to the principle of “people-oriented, medicine as benevolence,” focusing on enhancing the team’s capabilities and technical levels to provide better diagnostic and therapeutic services for patients. The Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine primarily utilizes traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture treatment, Zhuang medicine line therapy, acupoint embedding, acupressure therapy, meridian therapy, TCM bone setting, tui na, and rehabilitation therapy. The distinctive therapies offered include: acupuncture (Fang’s scalp acupuncture, fire needle, abdominal acupuncture, Dong’s special acupoint acupuncture, electroacupuncture, etc.), Zhuang medicine line moxibustion, fire dragon cupping, moxibustion (abdominal moxibustion, governor vessel moxibustion, thunder fire moxibustion, tortoise shell moxibustion), TCM bone setting, rolling egg therapy, tui na (adult tui na, pediatric tui na, tui na for gynecological diseases, etc.), finger acupressure, bloodletting, blade needle therapy, small needle knife therapy, acupoint application, acupoint embedding, auricular therapy, balance cupping, copper scraping with tiger talisman, external application of Chinese medicine, Chinese medicine enema, fire dragon cupping, and tonsil cauterization, all achieving significant therapeutic effects and receiving high praise from many patients. In 2016, we were recognized as a “Demonstration Unit of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Comprehensive Hospitals” by the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and in 2018, we were awarded the “Liuzhou Workers’ Pioneer” honor by the Liuzhou Federation of Trade Unions. In July 2019, we received the title of “National Medical Hall for Women and Children” from the Chinese Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Our department has successfully applied for and hosted continuing education projects from the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine for three consecutive years and has applied for and hosted district-level continuing education training projects for six consecutive years. We are a member unit of the Acupuncture Specialty Alliance of the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, a member unit of the Gynecology Specialty Alliance of Guangxi Traditional Chinese Medicine, and a member unit of the Obesity Specialty Alliance of the Guangdong Acupuncture Society, as well as serving as the vice-chair of the Gynecology, Acupuncture, and Traditional Chinese Medicine branches of the Liuzhou Medical Association.Consultation Phone Numbers
1st Floor Consultation Room: TCM Expert Consultation Room 1 (Luo Shengshui) 2025765, TCM Expert Consultation Room 2 (Lin Ying) 2025763, TCM Expert Consultation Room 3 (Qu Lulan) 2025757, TCM Expert Consultation Room 5 (Sheng Shuting’s Medical Studio/Xie Yanhe) 2025760, TCM Expert Consultation Room 6 (Zhang Jingliu) 2025758, TCM Expert Consultation Room 9 (Yang Guang) 2025766, 1st Floor External Treatment Nurse Station 2025762, 1st Floor Pediatric Tui Na Room (Qin Yanping, Luo Xiaoyan, Mo Lihe) 2025767; 2nd Floor Consultation Room: TCM Expert Consultation Room 7/Cervical, Shoulder, Lumbar, and Leg Pain Specialty/Treatment Room (Wei Chenting) 2025791/2025792, TCM Expert Consultation Room 8/Treatment Room (Li Guangming) 2025769/2025768
Written by: Li Haiping
Typeset by: Li Yi
Editor: Zhou Yuzhou
Reviewed by: Jiang Zongshun, Liang Hongyong, Zhang Jingliu
Convenient Information
● Hospital Address:
30 Tan Zhong West Road, Liunan District, Liuzhou (West Hospital)
131 Tan Zhong Middle Road, Liubei District, Liuzhou (East Hospital)
● Yaru Community Health Service Center Address:
133 Tan Zhong Middle Road, Liuzhou
● Tanxi Street 11th Iron and Steel Community Health Service Center Address:
12 Tan Zhong West Road, Jinrun Huating 2-1 (next to the Liunan District People’s Government)
● Liushi Street Community Health Service Center Address:
8 Huayou Jiayuan Building 10, Liuyong Road, Liuzhou
● Public Transport Information:
West Hospital: Bus routes 27, 29, 35, 54, 66 (get off at the City Tan Zhong People’s Hospital West Hospital stop)
East Hospital (Yaru Community Health Service Center): Bus routes 11, 18, 29, 38, 52, 56, 100 (get off at the Hu Xi Bridge East stop, then walk 81 meters to reach)
Tanxi Street 11th Iron and Steel Community Health Service Center: Bus routes 2, 11, 27, 29, 35, 54, 66 (get off at the Hexi Community stop)
Liushi Street Community Health Service Center: Bus routes 33, 53, 97 (get off at the Huayou Jiayuan stop)
● Emergency Phone Numbers:
0772-2085899 (East Hospital)
0772-3900120 (West Hospital)
● Appointment Phone Numbers:
West Hospital Guidance 0772-2085757
East Hospital Guidance 0772-2085909
Tanxi Street 11th Iron and Steel Community Health Service Center 0772-2020013 or 2020039
Liushi Street Community Health Service Center 0772-2021660 or 2021656
● Hospital Website: http://www.lztzrmyy.com
