🎯 Location: Laterosuperior to the sternum 1 thumb width below LU02 at the level of the 1st intercostal space 6 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline.
⚠️ Cautions: Needle obliquely or laterally, never deeply or medially – risk of pneumothorax.
Corroborated by a second study. LU01, LU09, LI18, ST36, BL13, BL20, BL23, GB12 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.1186/s12906-018-2341-3 ↗
🎯 Location: Laterosuperior to the sternum 1 thumb width below LU02 at the level of the 1st intercostal space 6 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline.
⚠️ Cautions: Needle obliquely or laterally, never deeply or medially – risk of pneumothorax.
Corroborated by a second study. LU01, LU09, LI18, ST36, BL13, BL20, BL23, KD03, GB12, CV04, CV12 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.1186/s12906-024-04353-0 ↗
Corroborated by a second study. ST36, BL13, BL23 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000004879 ↗
🎯 Location: On the anterior midline at the level with 4th intercostal space, midway between nipples.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep needling – needle transversely along the sternum. New, worsening or unstable cardiac symptoms need medical assessment before treatment.
Corroborated by a second study. CV17 also appears in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.1155/2020/8165296 ↗
🎯 Location: Superior to the styloid process of the radius 1.5 thumb widths above the transverse crease of the wrist between brachioradialis and tendon of the abductor policis longus.
⚠️ Cautions: Use with caution in patients with radial nerve sensitivity.
Corroborated by a second study. LU09, ST36, BL13, BL20, BL23, KD03, CV12 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.1186/s12906-018-2341-3 ↗
Corroborated by a second study. GV02, GV14 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240920-0007 ↗
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How the studies delivered it
What the 17 studies behind the entries above ran, counted once per study. A record of the trials, not a recommendation.
Needling6 of 17
Electroacupuncture3 of 17
Electrical stimulation on the skin2 of 17
Thread embedding1 of 17
Herbal plaster on points1 of 17
Moxibustion1 of 17
Acupressure1 of 17
Sessions: the 11 studies that gave a count ran a median of 12 (middle half 10 to 14).
Course: the 12 studies that gave a length ran a median of 29 days (middle half 25 days to 9 weeks).
After a treatment: what large safety surveys recorded, and which reactions need a doctor.
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