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250Acupuncture and Moxibustion - MoxibustionCode Term Chinese Definition/Description5.1.220acupuncture pointinjection therapy穴 位 注 射 療 法combined therapy of acupuncture and medication bywhich liquid medicine is injected into the acupuncturepoint5.1.221 incision therapy 割 治 療 法a therapy involving incision at a certain point andremoval of a small amount of subcutaneous tissue5.1.222acupunctureanaesthesia鍼 刺 麻 醉 法a method of inducing an anesthetic effect throughneedling for a surgical operation5.1.223 segmental needling 脊 髓 分 節 刺 鍼needling to an area of a spinal segment that isassociated with a disordered structure5.1.224non-segmentalneedling脊 髓 分 節 外刺 鍼needling to an area of a spinal segment that is notassociated with a disordered structure5.1.225 trigger point 發 痛 点5.1.226 trigger point needling 發 痛 点 刺 鍼5.1.227 tender point needling 壓 痛 点 刺 鍼a sensitive area of the body which produces a reactionelsewhere in the body when stimulateda type of acupuncture in which the trigger points areneedled for therapeutic purposesa type of acupuncture in which the tender points areneedled for therapeutic purposes5.1.228intramuscularstimulation needling筋 肉 刺 鍼a needle stimulating treatment for muscle shorteningin deep muscles, especially effective for chronicpain of neuropathic origin, also known as needlingmyofascial trigger points5.1.229 paraneural needling 傍 神 經 刺 鍼a stimulating method in which practitioners insertacupuncture needles into the paraneural tissue5.1.230muscle electroneedling筋 鍼 通 電 療法 ;筋 pulse 療 法a stimulating method in which practitioners insertacupuncture needles into muscle and apply electrodeson the needles, thereby allowing electrical current topass through needles5.1.231nerve electroneedling神 經 鍼 通 電療 法 ;神 經 pulse 療法a stimulating method in which practitioners insertacupuncture needles close to the nerve and applyelectrodes on the needles, thereby allowing electricalcurrent to pass through needles5.1.232subcutaneous electroneedling皮 下 鍼 通 電療 法 ;皮 下 pulse 療法a stimulating method in which practitioners insertacupuncture needles into the subcutaneous tissueand apply electrodes on the needles, thereby allowingelectrical current to pass through needles