The paper summarizes Professor

YANG Jun

's thoughts on clinical treatment with acupuncture and moxibustion. Professor

YANG Jun

puts forward the "refined mode for diagnosis and treatment of diseases with acupuncture and moxibustion"

aiming to improve the capacity of diagnosis and treatment in clinical practice. He advocates that the diagnosis and treatment should be guided by the identification of etiologies

syndromes and meridians; in accordance with regulating the shape/form

balancing

yin

and

yang

and harmonizing the mind; and by means of skillful techniques of acupuncture and moxibustion

simplified selection of acupoints and delicate manipulations. Besides

he stresses on the combination of multiple techniques of acupuncture (such as penetrating technique with long needle

stuck needling by lifting and pulling

and micro-acupuncture systems) with moxibustion techniques (moxibustion for resolving stasis and unblocking collaterals

pressing moxibustion

borneol moxibustion

moxibustion with medicinal plaster) in clinical practice

so as to enhance the therapeutic effects.