滞针术与针刺异常情况中的“滞针”有质的不同。滞针术是指将针剌入穴位得气后,单方向捻转至肌肉缠针出现滞针现象的操作手法,可结合滞针震颤术、摇柄术、飞弹术、提拉术、弹拨术、牵拉术等复合手法,适用于实证、痛证、痹症等,具有行气、催气等作用,可达到激发经气运行、促使循经感传、加速气至病所的目的。滞针术的不良反应主要是疼痛、组织损伤等;具体操作时注意针具的选择、进针的深度及捻转的强度、禁用或慎用的部位等事项。
Needle-sticking method has essential differences from stuck needle mdueed by acupuncture accment. This manipulation refer to the needle-sticking manifestation induced by twirling the needle in one direction after arrival of eli so as to tangle muscle fibers, which can combined with some compound methods such as trembling, shaking, flying, lifting, plucking, dragging and so on. It is effective for excessive syndrome, pain syndrome, arthralgia syndrome, etc. and with functions of promoting flow of qi and inducing qi to carry out stimulating circulation of channel-qi, promoting the needling sensation propagating along the channel and accelerating qi reaching to the af- fected region. Its main adverse reactions are pain, tissue damage and so on. The selection of needling instruments, the needling depth, the twirling intensities and location of forbidden or careful application must be paid attention in concrete practice.