Corroborated by a second study. BL13, BL15, BL17, BL20 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1717290 ↗
🎯 Location: 8 thumb widths superior to the tip of the external malleolus, lateral to the ST38 about 2 finger breadth (middle finger) lateral to the anterior border of the tibia.
Corroborated by a second study. SP06, GV20 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.19917/j.cnki.1005-0779.023201 ↗
🎯 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, LV03, GV20 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.19917/j.cnki.1005-0779.023201 ↗
Corroborated by a second study. HT07, PC06, GV20 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1717290 ↗
🎯 Location: On the lateral side of the head, 0.5 thumb widths above the anterior hairline at the corner of the forehead & 4.5 thumb widths lateral to the midline of the head.
Corroborated by a second study. HT07, GV20 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.0255-2930.20200330-0004 ↗
🎯 Location: 8 thumb widths superior to the tip of the external malleolus, lateral to the ST38 about 2 finger breadth (middle finger) lateral to the anterior border of the tibia.
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:10.19917/j.cnki.1005-0779.023201 ↗
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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.
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Course: the 3 studies that gave a length ran a median of 6 weeks (middle half 5 weeks to 6 weeks).
After a treatment: what large safety surveys recorded, and which reactions need a doctor.
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