🎯 Location: In the superior lateral part of the anterior thoracic wall superior to the coracoid process of the scapula in the depression of the infraclavicular fossa 6 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep needling due to proximity to lungs and blood vessels; contraindicated in hemoptysis.
Corroborated by a second study. LI05 also appears in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.3390/children8121187 ↗
🎯 Location: On the radial side of the wrist; when thumb is tilted upward it is in the depression the between tendons of the extensor pollicus longus and brevis.
Corroborated by a second study. LI05 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.jams.2014.03.004 ↗
🎯 Location: On the medial side of the great the toe 0.1 thumb width posterior to the corner of the nail.
⚠️ Cautions: Anticoagulant therapy or a coagulopathy raises the risk of haematoma at the needling site – apply prolonged pressure on withdrawal. The precaution governs technique; bleeding disorders remain a treatable 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:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.12.002 ↗
🎯 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:10.12998/wjcc.v11.i30.7424 ↗
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How the studies delivered it
What the 5 studies behind the entries above ran, counted once per study. A record of the trials, not a recommendation.
Needling3 of 5
Point injection2 of 5
Sessions: the 4 studies that gave a count ran a median of 8 (middle half 2 to 15).
Course: the 3 studies that gave a length ran a median of 3 weeks (middle half 11 days to 60 days).
After a treatment: what large safety surveys recorded, and which reactions need a doctor.
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