Chronic laryngitis is a kind of chronic inflammation of larynx characterized primarily by hoarseness. Its main pathological mechanisms involve insufficiency of yang for transforming qi and the internal production of phlegm-damp, or inadequacy of yin for constituting forms and yin deficiency of lung and kidney. The team applies wrist-ankle acupuncture under the guidance of the theory, "yang transforms qi, yin constitutes forms". The key operational principle of acupuncture is to stimulate the sites pertaining to yang when yang is deficient, while stimulate the sites pertaining to yin when yin is insufficient. The needles are inserted along the running direction of meridians that are distributed through the wrist joints. The therapeutic effect is determined by the changes of pulse conditions. When the needling technique of "yang transforms qi" is adopted, Yanglao (SI6) and Jiexi (ST41) on the left are selected; and when the needling technique of "yin constitutes form" is employed, Tongli (HT5) and Taixi (KI3) on the right are used commonly. The two needling techniques of wrist-ankle acupuncture are combined in treatment to ensure the satisfactory therapeutic effect on chronic laryngitis.

The paper explores the thoughts and manipulations of tuina at "Tianyou (TE 16) and five regions" for the treatment of acute pharyngitis based on "Tianyou (TE 16) and five regions" in Huangdi Neijing (Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic). "Tianyou (TE 16) and five regions" refer to the special acupoints of yang meridians, mostly located at the neck region. It is the "window" of the head and neck, acting on dispersing wind and regulating qi and blood by opening the "window". Acute pharyngitis is caused by the invasion of exogenous wind and heat to the throat or by re-attack of exogenous factors and heat accumulation in the lung and stomach. Pathogenic wind and heat is the chief causative factor. Based on the theory and location of "Tianyou (TE 16) and five regions", the manipulations of tuina, i.e. point-pressing, plucking and smoothing, are operated to open "huyou"(door and window) of the head and face, combined by bleeding at the ear apex so that the path is opened for pathogen elimination. As a result, the pathogenic wind and heat are dispelled, qi movement is promoted and the throat is benefited.