[The objectification of point diagnosis and treatment].

points play a significant role in the clinical localization and qualitative diagnosis of acupuncture, as well as in selecting acupoints along the meridians and applying tonifying or reducing techniques. This paper introduces the theoretical basis and existing technical methods of objectification of point diagnosis and treatment. It proposes that using sensory quantitative testing to determine the temperature and tenderness thresholds of points could help to identify the pathological characteristics of "cold" "heat" "deficiency" or "excess" of points. In addition, the possibility of objectification of point diagnosis-treatment plan is explored from three perspectives, precision of selection of point therapy, objectification of effect evaluation of point analgesia, and differentiation of the studies on point analgesic mechanism, aiming to provide new research ideas for the modernization of traditional Chinese acupuncture.