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Fire Needle
Fire needle is a combination of acupuncture and moxibustion,
which involves heating the needle until it glows and
quickly inserting it into acupuncture points and areas of the body.
This is a unique TCM treatment method.
Fire needle therapy developed from the “Nine Needles” of Fuxi, specifically the “Large Needle”. This therapy, historically known as “burning needle” or “scorching needle”, involves using a specially heated needle to puncture corresponding acupoints or areas of the body to prevent and treat diseases.
Fire needles have warming, circulating, tonifying, and detoxifying effects.
Among these, warming disperses cold, transforms qi, and promotes urination; circulating promotes the flow of meridians, alleviates pain, and removes blood stasis; tonifying nourishes qi and blood, raises yang, and lifts sinking; detoxifying clears heat and resolves toxins, guiding evil out; and dispersing eliminates masses, resolves nodules, and promotes skin healing.
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Mechanism of Fire Needle Therapy
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Warming the meridians and promoting circulation, using heat to draw out heat
Fire needles directly act on acupoints and local areas, allowing the heat to penetrate deeply, thus achieving the effect of warming the meridians and promoting circulation. Fire needles can better stimulate the flow of qi, allowing stagnant qi and blood to disperse. Especially when treating conditions of heat, toxins, and stagnation, the movement of qi allows the hidden heat to disperse and flow. Additionally, as fire needles are associated with heat, their nature is to rise, thus they can draw heat outward, effectively dispersing stagnant heat from the surface of the body.
Breaking down hardness and eliminating accumulation, cutting off the source of fire
Fire needles, possessing the nature of fire, can penetrate into pus, toxins, phlegm, and blood stasis, breaking down hardness and eliminating accumulation. By eradicating the source of fire, the formless fire cannot attach and easily dissipate.
Case Study of Fire Needle Therapy
Ms. Zhu (pseudonym) experienced left flank pain in October 2023, accompanied by clustered blisters and paroxysmal knife-like pain. She sought treatment at an external hospital, where it was considered to be “herpes zoster”. After antiviral and nutritional nerve treatments, she still experienced recurring left flank pain and numbness, making it difficult to sleep at night and affecting her daily life. Therefore, she came to our acupuncture clinic for treatment. Upon arrival, Ms. Zhu reported that she had undergone acupuncture therapy multiple times at external hospitals but saw no significant improvement. During the consultation, Dr. Chen Mingzhu from our Acupuncture Rehabilitation Department found that Ms. Zhu had scattered light brown rashes on her left flank, densely clustered, without blisters, and with skin pigmentation. Further examination revealed her tongue was pale and dark, with a thin white coating, and her pulse was wiry and thin. Dr. Chen, considering Ms. Zhu’s medical history, symptoms, and signs, diagnosed her as an elderly person with declining organ function and insufficient righteous qi, unable to expel evil, thus employing a combination of fire needle therapy, acupuncture, and ear acupressure for treatment. The fire needle therapy used by Dr. Chen not only has the effect of “needling” acupoints but also the warming effect of moxibustion, which can enhance righteous qi, eliminate stagnant toxins, and restore the flow of qi and blood to alleviate pain and numbness.
After three sessions of fire needle therapy,Ms. Zhu reported a significant reduction in left flank pain and numbness, with no significant tightness, and her insomnia also improved. With continued treatment, Ms. Zhu is nowable to return to her normal life, free from the troubles of illness.
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Department Introduction
Our Acupuncture Rehabilitation Department focuses on integrating modern technology and comprehensively implementing various therapies, with a patient-centered approach and a commitment to rehabilitation, highlighting TCM characteristics. It is a national specialty department for acupuncture rehabilitation in rural medical institutions, a technical guidance center for limb disability rehabilitation in Zengcheng District, and a member of the Guangdong Province Acupuncture Alliance and Lingnan Tuina Alliance.
Therapies offered include: Shi’s Awakening Brain Acupuncture, Jin’s Three Needles, Abdominal Acupuncture, Balance Acupuncture, Scalp Acupuncture, Fire Needle, Ear Acupuncture, Floating Needle; Du Meridian Moxibustion, Navel Moxibustion, Salt Moxibustion, Thunder Fire Moxibustion; Cupping, Fire Dragon Cupping, Gua Sha, Herbal Fumigation, Manual Therapy, Long’s Spinal Adjustment, Joint Reduction, Bloodletting, Acupoint Injection, Acupoint Pasting, and Acupoint Embedding.
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Doctor Introduction
Shan Xingyu
Famous TCM Doctor in Zengcheng District, Chief Physician
Director of Preventive Medicine and Acupuncture Rehabilitation Department
Brief Introduction: Master’s degree. Member of the Health Service Working Committee of the Chinese Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Standing Committee Member of the Specialty Moxibustion Committee of the Guangdong Province TCM Association, Standing Committee Member of the External Treatment Committee of the Guangdong Province TCM Association, Standing Committee Member of the Acupuncture Committee of the Guangzhou TCM Association, Standing Committee Member of the Preventive Medicine Committee of the Ninth Council of the Guangzhou TCM Association, Chairman of the Acupuncture and Tuina Committee of the Zengcheng District TCM Association, Member of the Integrated Reproductive Medicine Committee of the Guangdong Province Association of Integrative Medicine, Expert Member of the Medical Quality Control Center of Rehabilitation Medicine in Guangzhou. He has led one provincial-level project and one municipal-level research project, and published over ten papers.
TCM Characteristics: Meridian differentiation, combined use of acupuncture and herbs, warming and resolving knots, harmonizing qi and blood.
Specialties: Combined treatment of metabolic diseases such as obesity, breast hyperplasia, polycystic ovary syndrome, insomnia, stroke, gastrointestinal dysfunction, and other internal medicine disorders. He is also skilled in using TCM constitution adjustment to regulate menstruation and assist pregnancy, as well as treating various symptoms before and after pregnancy.
Consultation Hours: Monday, Friday, Saturday mornings; Wednesday evening (subject to actual appointment).
Consultation Location: Room 1, Health Intervention Department, First Floor.
Huang Lijuan
Attending Physician
Brief Introduction: Graduated from Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine with a degree in acupuncture and tuina, with many years of clinical experience, and participated in the National Geriatric Medicine Talent Training Program.
Specialties: Treatment of pediatric diseases (cerebral palsy, cough, anorexia, constipation, diarrhea, enuresis, etc. and constitution adjustment) using acupuncture, moxibustion, and pediatric tuina; gynecological disorders (irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, obesity, postpartum adjustment, etc.); neck, shoulder, waist, and leg pain, facial paralysis, post-stroke sequelae, dizziness, insomnia, tinnitus, etc.
Consultation Hours: Monday to Friday (subject to actual appointment).
Consultation Location: Room 1, Health Intervention Department, First Floor.
Chen Mingzhu
TCM Physician
Brief Introduction: Master’s degree in acupuncture and tuina from Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine. Previously underwent standardized training as a resident physician at the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine. Skilled in using the holistic view of yin and yang, employing the Tongyuan acupuncture method to achieve overall regulation, supporting righteousness and expelling evil, harmonizing the source, and treating diseases at their root. Proficient in Tongyuan acupuncture, Jin’s three needles, moxibustion, bloodletting, fire needle, wandering cupping, and gua sha.
Specialties: Combined treatment of spinal-related diseases (cervical spondylosis, lumbar disc herniation, etc.), pain conditions (tendinitis, frozen shoulder, postherpetic neuralgia, rheumatoid arthritis, primary dysmenorrhea), neurological diseases (stroke, facial paralysis, headache, dizziness), psychiatric disorders (insomnia, depression, anxiety), and allergic diseases (rhinitis, urticaria, etc.).
Consultation Hours: Monday to Friday (subject to actual appointment).
Consultation Location: Room 1, Health Intervention Department, First Floor.
Jiang Lusi
TCM Physician
Brief Introduction: Graduated from Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine with a degree in acupuncture and tuina, with over ten years of clinical experience in acupuncture and tuina. Member of the Acupuncture and Tuina Committee of the Zengcheng District TCM Association and the Rehabilitation Medicine Committee of the Zengcheng District Medical Association.
Specialties: Proficient in acupuncture, moxibustion, fire needle, and other techniques for treating menstrual disorders, endocrine disorders, breast hyperplasia, pelvic inflammatory disease, gastritis, chloasma, acne, facial paralysis, rhinitis, insomnia, tinnitus, neck, shoulder, waist, and leg pain, post-stroke sequelae, etc. Special moxibustion techniques such as Du moxibustion and warming needle therapy for constitution adjustment.
Consultation Hours: Monday to Friday (subject to actual appointment);
Consultation Location: Room 1, Health Intervention Department, First Floor.
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Consultation and Registration Methods
Consultation Phone: 020-61738245
Appointment Registration Method: Follow our hospital’s WeChat official account — Appointment Registration at the bottom left — TCM Hospital — Acupuncture Rehabilitation Department — Acupuncture Rehabilitation Clinic — Select time — Confirm appointment.
On-site Registration: Bring your ID card to the hospital’s first-floor lobby, window 5 for manual registration.
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