尽管对疼痛及其引起的残疾进行了多年的研究,仍有很多问题未能解决。其重要原因之一是难以精确定位反射痛的原发部位。针灸学界还没有科学的解释说明为什么针刺手的尺侧能解除坐骨神经疼痛或针刺拇趾能减轻呼吸困难的机制。结缔组织按摩如同Feldenkrais 躯干活动法一样,可产生远隔部位的不可思议的反应。这些效果显然都不能用节段分布原理解释。对某些比较重要的疼痛症候群,如反射性交感神经营养不良或疼痛性营养不良及相 Despite many years of pain and the disability caused by it, many problems remain unsolved. One of the important reasons is that it is difficult to pinpoint the primary site of reflex pain. There is no scientific explanation in the acupuncture profession about why the ulnar side of a acupuncturist can relieve the pain of sciatic nerve or acupressure of the toe to alleviate dyspnea. The connective tissue massage, like the Feldenkrais torso activity, produces an incredible response to the distant site. Obviously these effects can not be explained by the principle of segment distribution. For some of the more important pain syndromes, such as reflex sympathetic dystrophy or painful malnutrition and phase