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:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20230717-k0002 ↗
🎯 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, ST04, SI18, BL02, TB23, LV03 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.1186/s13063-021-05696-6 ↗
🎯 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. LI20, ST02, ST04, ST06, ST07, SI18, TB17, GB14, CV24 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.1155/2020/5419407 ↗
🎯 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, 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:10.7759/cureus.57047 ↗
Corroborated by a second study. LI04, ST02, ST04 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. ST04, ST06, BL02, TB17 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.1155/2020/5419407 ↗
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How the studies delivered it
What the 26 studies behind the entries above ran, counted once per study. A record of the trials, not a recommendation.
Needling16 of 26
Electroacupuncture4 of 26
Laser2 of 26
Moxibustion2 of 26
Point injection1 of 26
Sessions: the 17 studies that gave a count ran a median of 18 (middle half 14 to 24).
Course: the 16 studies that gave a length ran a median of 4 weeks (middle half 4 weeks to 46 days).
After a treatment: what large safety surveys recorded, and which reactions need a doctor.
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