Corroborated by a second study. SP04, PC06, GV20 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2021.09.009 ↗
Corroborated by a second study. ST37, CV12 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.1155/2015/938054 ↗
Corroborated by a second study. ST23, ST27 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.1016/j.jaim.2024.101080 ↗
🎯 Location: 2 thumb widths lateral to the center of the umbilicus.
⚠️ Cautions: Acute appendicitis is a surgical emergency – treatment here is adjunctive at most and must never delay surgical assessment. Avoid needling over the gravid uterus after the first trimester; where used in pregnancy, needle shallowly and only on a clear obstetric indication.
Corroborated by a second study. ST25, CV08 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.13457/j.cnki.jncm.2016.09.016 ↗
🎯 Location: In the depression the below tip of the medial malleolus.
⚠️ Cautions: Traditionally forbidden in pregnancy – these are the points used to bring on labour at term. Controlled data show no excess of preterm birth or stillbirth (Carr 2015), but in pregnancy needle only on a clear obstetric indication.
Corroborated by a second study. PC06 also appears in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.3748/wjg.v13.i40.5360 ↗
🎯 Location: On the dorsum of the hand between 1st & 2nd metacarpal bones approximately in the middle of the 2nd metacarpal bone on the radial side.
⚠️ Cautions: Traditionally forbidden in pregnancy – these are the points used to bring on labour at term. Controlled data show no excess of preterm birth or stillbirth (Carr 2015), but in pregnancy needle only on a clear obstetric indication.
Corroborated by a second study. LI04, ST36, SP06, LV03 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.3831/KPI.2014.17.028 ↗
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How the studies delivered it
What the 38 studies behind the entries above ran, counted once per study. A record of the trials, not a recommendation.
Needling20 of 38
Moxibustion11 of 38
Electroacupuncture6 of 38
Electrical stimulation on the skin2 of 38
Laser1 of 38
Sessions: the 16 studies that gave a count ran a median of 11 (middle half 6 to 17).
Course: the 22 studies that gave a length ran a median of 4 weeks (middle half 8 days to 61 days).
After a treatment: what large safety surveys recorded, and which reactions need a doctor.
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