ABSTRACT
The ancients emphasized "the key of using acupuncture therapy to treat disease lies in the regulation of ", which means that the key point in acupuncture treatment is to regulate . Regulating is not limited to the needle stage, but run through the entire acupuncture process and has different meanings and modes of operation in each step of the needle. Hand-pressing skills is crucial to adjust when inserting needle, while it is critical to adjust the movements of when processing needle. The key is the self-adjustment in the needle-retaining period. The distinction of is the most important in needle-withdrawing process. Therefore, this paper discusses the connotation of regulating from four steps of acupuncture treatment, that is insertion, manipulation, retention and withdrawal of the needle.