[Fascia and defensive : construction of body view in classical acupuncture theory].

Influenced by the concept of "-void" in Taoist philosophy during the Qin and Han dynasties, the early acupuncture theory attaches the importance to the "fascial (muscular) interstices" distributed widely in the human body. The defensive runs through everywhere in these interstices that is easily invaded by the pathogenic wind and cold, and syndrome of (muscle region of meridian) is involved. Besides, fascial (muscular) interstices are the places for the delivery of relaxing needling and joint needling. Fascial tissue is a crucial structure to produce , while, the function of defensive is tightly connected to the autonomic nerve in modern medicine, both of which actually belong to the different expressions of patients' body feeling. Medical scholars at early era, in reference with "fascia" and "defensive ", has summarized and refined their clinical practice experience. Thereby, the concepts of "arrival of " and "fascial (muscular) interstices" are extended, which constructs the peripheral framework of core concepts in acupuncture theoretic system, e.g. meridians and acupoints, and becomes an important component of the body view in classic acupuncture theory.