Classification

Shallow needling

Deep needling

Position of evil Qi

Superficial body

Deep body

Seasons

Spring and summer

Autumn and winter

Body built of patients

Thin

Fat

Qi and blood running

Fast and smoothly

Slowly and unsmoothly

Pulse manifestation

Slow and weak

Rapid and strong

Nature of diseases

Yang syndrome

Yin syndrome

Pain and itch

Itch

Pain

Heat or cold of illness

Heat syndrome

Cold syndrome

Excess and deficiency of patients

Deficiency syndrome

Excess syndrome

Reinforcing and reducing manipulations

Reinforcing method

Reducing method