浮针技术首次落地塞拉利昂，湖南援外医疗再添新成果

The 27th Chinese (Hunan) Medical Team to Sierra Leone recently has introduced Fu's Subcutaneous Needling (FSN), an innovative modern acupuncture technique, into local clinical practice, achieving promising results in the treatment of pain-related disorders and offering a new example of how Traditional Chinese Medicine can serve communities abroad.

近日，中国（湖南）第27批援塞拉利昂医疗队将浮针这一现代针灸新技术，应用于塞拉利昂临床诊疗，在疼痛类病症治疗中取得新突破，为中医药服务海外民众提供了新典范。

Sierra Leone still faces relatively limited medical resources, particularly in the standardized management of pain-related conditions. In response, the Chinese (Hunan) medical team, based on local healthcare needs, actively explored ways to adapt TCM techniques to local clinical settings and systematically applied FSN in Sierra Leone for the first time.

塞拉利昂现有医疗资源，尤其在疼痛类疾病的规范化诊疗管理方面仍然相对有限。对此，医疗队立足当地医疗需求，积极探索中医药技术适应当地临床环境的应用路径，并首次在塞拉利昂系统性开展浮针诊疗。

“Fast results with minimal discomfort” has become the most common response from local patients. Clinical observations show that among patients who received FSN treatment, nearly 90 percent experienced marked pain relief immediately after treatment.

“见效快”“痛苦小”已成为当地患者对浮针诊疗最普遍的评价。临床观察显示，在接受浮针治疗的患者中，近90%的人在治疗后疼痛得到明显缓解。

Unlike traditional acupuncture, which is based on the theory of meridians and acupoints, FSN is grounded in a modern theory of qi and blood circulation. It emphasizes precise intervention by focusing on muscles, fascia, and local blood flow at the site of dysfunction. In clinical practice, the medical team has made full use of FSN’s diagnostic framework—differentiating the disease, the condition, and the affected muscle—to formulate individualized treatment plans, significantly improving precision and effectiveness.

与传统针灸以经络腧穴为理论基础不同，浮针以气血新论为理论基础，强调从肌肉、筋膜和局部循环状态入手，针对疼痛形成机制实施精准干预。在具体诊疗中，医疗队充分运用浮针基于“辨病、辨势、辨肌”三辨体系，制定个性化治疗方案，显著提升了治疗的精准性与有效性。

In practical operation, FSN is performed mainly through sweeping movements in the superficial subcutaneous fascia layer, combined with reperfusion approach. This helps rapidly relieve muscle spasms, improve local circulation, and promote pain relief as well as functional recovery. 

在实际操作中，浮针主要通过皮下浅筋膜水平扫散运动辅助再灌注活动为主，通过松解紧张筋膜、缓解肌肉痉挛、改善血液循环，达到快速缓解疼痛、促进功能恢复的目的。

Zhou Shengqiang, an associate chief physician and director of the China-Sierra Leone TCM Center, said that FSN has four major advantages: safety, rapid effect, minimal pain, and reproducible therapeutic outcomes. These strengths make it especially suitable for promotion in primary healthcare settings. With standardized training, local medical personnel can also acquire the technique relatively quickly, laying a foundation for its continued application and wider dissemination.

中塞中医药中心主任、副主任医师周胜强表示，浮针具有安全、速效、微痛、疗效可复制四大优势，特别适合在基层医疗机构推广应用。通过规范化培训，当地医务人员也能较快掌握该项技术，为其持续应用与广泛普及奠定基础。

China’s overseas medical assistance is evolving from a model of short-term support to one focused on sustainable local capacity building. The successful introduction of FSN in Sierra Leone has not only improved local care for pain-related disorders, but also provided a practical and replicable example for the international promotion of TCM.

中国援外医疗正从短期支援模式向注重当地可持续能力建设转型。浮针在塞拉利昂的成功引入，不仅改善了当地疼痛类疾病的诊疗服务，更为中医药国际化推广提供了切实可行、可复制的范例。

Through concrete action, the 27th Chinese (Hunan) Medical Team to Sierra Leone is helping advance China-Africa health cooperation, enabling more original Chinese medical innovations to benefit people around the world and contributing to the building of a global community of health for all.

中国（湖南）第27批援塞拉利昂医疗队以实际行动助力推进中非卫生健康合作，让更多中国医学创新成果惠及世界人民，为构建人类卫生健康共同体作出贡献。