Corroborated by a second study. KD03 also appears in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.3389/fneur.2022.1088138 ↗
🎯 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, LI20, ST02, ST04, ST06, ST07, SI18, TB17, GB14, LV03 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.7759/cureus.57047 ↗
Corroborated by a second study. KD03 also appears in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.3389/fneur.2022.1088138 ↗
Corroborated by a second study. ST04, ST08 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.13729/j.issn.1671-7813.2015.08.73 ↗
🎯 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, LI10, LI20, ST01, ST04, ST06, ST09, ST36, TB17, TB23, GB34 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.1186/s13063-015-0777-z ↗
🎯 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, ST04, ST06, ST07, SI18, TB17, GB14 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.1016/S0254-6272(09)60061-3 ↗
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How the studies delivered it
What the 41 studies behind the entries above ran, counted once per study. A record of the trials, not a recommendation.
Needling21 of 41
Electroacupuncture8 of 41
Point injection5 of 41
Cupping2 of 41
Laser2 of 41
Moxibustion1 of 41
Bloodletting1 of 41
Sessions: the 16 studies that gave a count ran a median of 20 (middle half 14 to 24).
Course: the 15 studies that gave a length ran a median of 5 weeks (middle half 4 weeks to 8 weeks).
After a treatment: what large safety surveys recorded, and which reactions need a doctor.
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