贺普仁教授是我国著名针灸学家、国医大师，贺老根据自身实践及前人经验创立针灸"三通"法，分别为"微通法"、"温通法"、"强通法"，贺氏火针归属于"温通法"。周震教授师从贺老，继承其医学理论及临床经验，对其斑秃的治疗深入研究，整理并归纳贺老的理论及贺氏火针治疗斑秃的临床经验，为临床提供参考。

Professor He Puren is a famous acupuncturist and one of the masters of Chinese medicine. He founded the" Three removing obstruction methods of acupuncture therapy" , including " the micro-removing obstruction method" , " the warm-removing obstruction method" and " the strong-removing obstruction method" , according to his own practice and predecessors′ experience. His fire needle therapy belongs to the warm-removing obstruction method. Professor Zhou Zhen inherited his medical theory and clinical experience and made a thorough study on the treatment of alopecia areata.