针灸的现状与未来

20世纪即将结束，全世界都在准备以崭新的姿态迎接21世纪的到来。为了迎接新世纪的来临，各行各业都在回顾20世纪已经走过的历程，瞻望对世纪的发展前景。我们针灸医学界为了加快针灸在全世界的发展进程，也很有必要在回顾过去与分析现状的基础上，对于针灸的未来加以预测，以期使我们的思想与行为更符合针灸的发展规律。120世纪的针灸发展特点与现状具有悠久历史的中国针灸学，进入20世纪以来，其发展历程具有两个明显的时代特点，其一是走向世界，其二是与现代科学结合。前者促进了针灸国际化，后者推进了针灸现代比。尽管18～19世纪在欧…

The Current Situation and Prospects of Acupuncture

The characteristics of the development of acupuncture in the soth century are the international-ization and modernization for acupuncture. It has been spreading in over 140 countries and regions.More than 800 diseases can be treated by it in clinics. The method of treatment has been brought forth new ideas on the basis of inheriting, and the theoretical research has been developed in depth. In the internationalization course there is an attitude to acupuncture in international society, in the modern-ization course there is development direction of acupuncture academlc science. They will not be re-solved till 21st century. In 21st century the legislation about acupuncture wjll be scheduled in mostcountries, great breakthrough will be made in the theoretical research on.acupunctute and therapeutic techniques and clinical efficacy will further be enhanced. The principal mark for its modernization is the formation of the contemporary acupuncfure discipline characterized by not only preserving the theo-retical system of TCM but also filling with the connotation of modern sciences.