Using guiding tubes for needle insertion

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Dear David King,

Do you use guiding tubes for acupuncture needle insertion in China? They are widely used in Western countries, making needle insertion easier to acupuncturists and more comfortable to patients. This technique of needle insertion is not described in Course C. What are, in your opinion, advantages and disadvantages of using guiding tubes for needle insertion?

[i:cc73258d5b]Images of needle insertion using guiding tubes from the Traditional Chinese Medicine Association of British Columbia (TCMABC) Vancouver, Canada[/i:cc73258d5b]:
[quote:cc73258d5b]http://tcm.health-info.org/Acupunture/Large%20pic%20pages/insertion1.htm[/quote:cc73258d5b][quote:cc73258d5b]http://tcm.health-info.org/Acupunture/Large%20pic%20pages/insertion2.htm[/quote:cc73258d5b]

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Sergiy

Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 11:48 am