🎯 Location: When elbow is flexed point is in the depression the at the lateral end of the transverse cubital crease midway between LU05 and lateral epicondyle of the humerus.
⚠️ Cautions: Monitor blood pressure and avoid strong stimulation where hypertension is uncontrolled or unstable; hypertensive crisis is a medical emergency. Avoid excessive stimulation in weak patients.
Corroborated by a second study. LI11 also appears in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.1155/2015/802846 ↗
🎯 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.
🎯 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. ST36 also appears in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.1007/s10103-024-04114-y ↗
Corroborated by a second study. LI11 also appears in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.6224/JN.202408_71(4).09 ↗
🎯 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.
Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.
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Substantiated by a study. LI04 also appears in a study-reported protocol for the same search. That study did not test this prescription. doi:10.1002/hsr2.72494 ↗
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How the studies delivered it
What the 6 studies behind the entries above ran, counted once per study. A record of the trials, not a recommendation.
Acupressure3 of 6
Electroacupuncture1 of 6
Laser1 of 6
Moxibustion1 of 6
After a treatment: what large safety surveys recorded, and which reactions need a doctor.
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