With the frequent occurrence of modern neck and shoulder diseases，myofascial pain syndrome(MPS)has gradually become a perplexing factor in people's life and work.Acupuncture is widely used in clinical treatment of pain caused by soft tissue injury due to its advantages of definite efficacy，safety，no toxicity or side effects,etc.We retrieved the databases of CNKI，VIP，Wanfang and PubMed，and referred to and screened relevant data of acupuncture treatment of MPS, myofascial inflammation and trigger points from 2009 to 2019.The clinical literature of trigger point acupuncture for cervical and shoulder MPS was summarized from 3 aspects:the use of special acupuncture techniques at trigger points，the use of special needles，and the clinical application of other acupuncture therapies.It is found that special acupuncture therapy for neck and shoulder MPS has a significant effect on the trigger point.