Primary exploration on depth and angle of acupuncture with filiform needle

Among the accidents due to clinical acupuncture the trouble of abnormal depth and angle of acupuncture is the most common and the most severe. The depth and the angle described in the ancient and the present medical books are not unified. In order to guarantee the accuracy and conformity in clinical procedure and increase the clinical effect a related standard for the safe depth and angle of acupuncture is necessary although there has been a national standard for the standard location of acupuncture point before. The author considers that the bone measurement and proportional unit of the body, intravital CT for the ascertaining the depth and the angle of acupuncture combined with statistics do have their scientific entity and a value in the clinical use. On the other hand, the scientific method of giving person with fish provided by the ancient medical workers should be paid attention to.