WU Xiaodong, LI Bin, LIU Baoyan, et al. Expert consensus on clinical protocol for treating herpes zoster with fire needling[J]. Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, 2025, 45(12): 1825-1832.
WU Xiaodong, LI Bin, LIU Baoyan, et al. Expert consensus on clinical protocol for treating herpes zoster with fire needling[J]. Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, 2025, 45(12): 1825-1832.DOI: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250816-k0001.
The expert consensus on the clinical treatment of herpes zoster with fire needling was developed
and the commonly used fire needling treatment scheme verified by clinical research was selected to form a standardized diagnosis and treatment scheme for acute herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia (PHN)
so as to answer the core problems in clinical application. The consensus focuses on patients with herpes zoster
and forms recommendations for 9 key clinical issues
covering simple fire needling and TCM comprehensive therapy based on fire needling
including fire needling combined with cupping
fire needling combined with Chinese herb
fire needling combined with cupping and Chinese herb
fire needling combined with filiform needling
fire needling combined with moxibustion
and provides specific recommendations and operational guidelines for various therapies.