Ailing conditions in the depth of texture give such signs as paresthesia, temperature's change, circulatory disorders, muscle contraction, etc. to cuticles through the viscerocutaneous reflex based on the reflex-theory of Dr. Head and Dr. Mackenzie; also, a galvanometry can prove the decrease in galvanic skin resistance (this points is called Galvanic Skin Reflex Points (G. S. R.), which are used in diagnosis and therapy as well-known.)
When we do an infiltration injection of local anesthetic agent (1% carbocaine 0.1cc.) at above G. S. R. points, there is found therapeutic significance in the viscerocutaneous reflex coupled with non-depolarizing effect. The therapy is especially useful in painsymptom diseases having trigger mechanism.
During the year of 1968 this treatment with the introcutaneous injection was experimented on 41 cases, and as the result we found evident signs of improvement in about a half of the cases, i. e. 21. For the remaining 20 cases, it has been presumed that their inconspicuous results may necessitate further study on the pain-spots or the depth of trigger-points.

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The Chinese acupucture (and moxibustion) is a treatment mainly consisting stimulating on the skin surface and nervous system for the purpose of giving thrapeutic effect, as most of the physiotherapy. The uniqueness of it is not only the utensils but the principles of choosing the points, combinations of different points, particular diagnosis and etc. Using just one needle, one could modify the dosis and the quality of the stimulation by means of delicate techniques on the each points, (and it is to be modified stimulation on certain patients with other methods such as moxibustion, bleeding, cupping etc.)
However most esser tial keynote of it is to harmonize the total unbalances of “energy” caused by some pathological occurrences or in adequate circumstances or way of living. These harmonization should have much to do with the normalization of potential of the electromagnetic field of the whole body.
It is interesting to notify that loss of “minor troubles” of the patients which are not so serious but very stubborn, hard to cure, could often successfully treated by acupuncture in a short term.
To study the mechanism of such therapeutic effects, the authors tried to separate the effects of stimulation of acupuncture, and apply electrical influence on the points and meridians according to the Chinese fundamental principles. By testing the pain and sensitivity of the skin surface, changes of skin resestance etc., we can verify many interesting phenomena which were unknown until now. These findings would give contribution on the field of dology and improve the techniques of the physiotherapy in general.
Here we must point out about the fact that the chinese acupuncture was translated in european languages by many authors and give much benefits in their daily praxis. But because of the luck of fundamental reseaches on the treatment, it seems there are lots of misunderstanding and unsufficient application of the techniques.
It is, to our opinion, absolutely necessary to begin the begin once more, to reform the “genuine Chinese acupuncture”.

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