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PREFACE:
Wei-Chieh Young’s One Needle Therapy-Pain Syndrome
Many people are aware of acupuncture as a means of treatmens for pain and
there is an increasing demand for a competent acupuncturist to assist in pain
management. However all acupuncturists are not equal. Just as in any other
profession, there are many levels of knowledge and competence between prac­
titioners. It is nol unusual to bear people complain that they ha\·e seen many
acupuncturists and been in erted with many needles, but the results were not
ati factory.
ln acupuncture, more is not necessarily bcller: The number of needles
that a practitioner uses does nol necessarily correlate with his or her results.
In this respect using acupuncture is comparable lo using herb .Just as it is not
necessary to use many herbs to treat a di ·order it is likcwi c not necessary lo
use many needle lO treat a disorder. ome acupuncturists insert many needles
around the affected area, as if shooting at a target in the dark. This will not
work and vvill often create more pain for the patient. Practitioners who have
studied extensively and have a proper understanding of acupuncture know
that if they have properly identified the pathologies and arc familiar with the
theory of acupuncture, they can often resoh-c pain with the u
c of only one
needle. The effeCLi\·e use or one needle is both an art and a cicnce. Study and
research in simplifying the formula by using just a few needles is as importam
as in simplifying the formula by using just a few herbs.