Along with advances in pain medicine

people have a deep understanding about pain.It is now considered that pain is a complex activity of the nerve system

particularly the high nerve centers

and is composed of sensory

affective

cognitive

and social interaction.By the help of new techniques and instruments of brain science

the neural circuits involved in pain generation have been understood intensively

partially explaining why pain is composed of multiple components and how the sensation

emotion and cognition of pain are influenced each other.Acupuncture analgesia is widely used in clinical treatment and has a definite therapeutic effect.Along with the revision of definition of pain

the research of acupuncture analgesia needs to accommodate the so-called multiple dimensions and their interactions

will effectively deepen its connotation and denotation

and expand its application range

opening up a wider clinical prospect.