Based on the theory of "three regions and

sanjiao

" in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)

the acupuncture-moxibustion differentiation and treatment system is explored and constructed for spasm syndrome

so as to provide a clearer guiding framework for TCM treatment of spasm syndrome. This disorder is caused essentially by the invasion of pathogenic wind

and located in brain marrow. The key regions of illness cover five

zang

organs and five tissues

and the core pathogenesis is associated with wind disturbance in brain marrow. In differentiation

spasm syndrome refers to overall transmission (from the

upper to the lower) and local transmission (from exterior to interior). This disorder can be classified into

sanjiao

spasm (heart-lung spasm of the upper

jiao

liver-spleen spasm of the middle

jiao

and liver-kidney spasm of the lower

jiao

) and three-region spasm (skin-vessel spasm of the upper region

tendon-muscle spasm of the middle region

and tendon-bone spasm of the lower region). Based on "three regions and

sanjiao

" theory of acupuncture and moxibustion

7 "expelling-wind" points can be selected in terms of the etiology of this disease. Baihui (GV20)-toward-Taiyang (EX-HN5) needling is applied to regulate the brain marrow

focusing on the core location of illness; and regarding the key location of illness

the combination of back-

shu

and front-

mu

points and that of

jing

-well and

xing

-spring points are adopted to regulate five

zang

organs. The five needling techniques (half needling

leopard-spot needling

joint needling

Hegu

needling and

shu

needling) are used to regulate five tissues.