Objective: Observe the clinical effect of "Shandian" point on the lower limb in the treatment of sciatica.

methods: Select "Shandian" point on the lower limbs (6 Cun lateral to the forth sacral vetebral) as the main point, and Shangliao (BL31), and Ciliao (BL32) as the supplementary points. Puncture the "Shandian', point 3 to 4 cun deep with strong stimulation by lifting and thrusting the needle to make the needling sensation to the toes. No retention of needle is given or retain the needle for 25 minutes. Apply sparrow-pecking moxibustion on Shangliao (BL31) and Ciliao (BL32). The treatment is given once every other day and 5 times constitutes one course .

Results: After three cours of treatment, Among 78 cases, 74 are cured, and 4 were ineffective. The curative rate was 94.9%. Among them, 40 cases were cured by one course, 18 cured by two courses, 12 cases by three courses, and 4 by more than thee courses.

Conclusion: This method is used to treat sciatica with strong needling senation, being short period of course and satisfactory therapeutic effect.

　　Kang Yuexian, Kang Jianzhu & zhang Guiyun.
　　Hospital of Wuyiling Foretry Bureau of Yichun City. Heilongjiang 153038, China.