🎯 Location: 3 thumb widths directly above the tip of the medial malleolus posterior to the medial border of the tibia.
⚠️ 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. SP06 also appears in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.1186/s12906-016-1428-y ↗
🎯 Location: 3 thumb widths directly above the tip of the medial malleolus posterior to the medial border of the tibia.
⚠️ 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. SP06 also appears in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2014.10.010 ↗
Corroborated by a second study. CV03, CV04 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20210278 ↗
Corroborated by a second study. CV03, CV04 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.1155/2022/6866000 ↗
Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.
张杰. 慢性前列腺炎患者尿流率—尿道括约肌肌电图检测及电针治疗研究. , [CNKI]
Substantiated by a study. CV03, CV04 also appear in a study-reported protocol for the same search. That study did not test this prescription. doi:10.1155/2022/6866000 ↗
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How the studies delivered it
What the 4 studies behind the entries above ran, counted once per study. A record of the trials, not a recommendation.
Needling3 of 4
Electroacupuncture1 of 4
Course: the 3 studies that gave a length ran a median of 8 weeks (middle half 43 days to 9 weeks).
After a treatment: what large safety surveys recorded, and which reactions need a doctor.
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