🎯 Location: On the anterior midline 3 thumb widths below umbilicus.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid needling over the gravid uterus after the first trimester; where used in pregnancy, needle shallowly and only on a clear obstetric indication. Bleeding in pregnancy requires obstetric assessment.
Corroborated by a second study. CV04, CV08 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.1016/j.jams.2011.09.018 ↗
Corroborated by a second study. BL11, BL13, BL15, BL18, BL20, BL23, GB20, GV20 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.1186/s13063-015-0857-0 ↗
Corroborated by a second study. LU08, SP03, HT08, BL15, CV06 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.1186/s13063-015-0857-0 ↗
Corroborated by a second study. LV03, GV20 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.1002/art.41620 ↗
🎯 Location: On the anterior midline 3 thumb widths below umbilicus.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid needling over the gravid uterus after the first trimester; where used in pregnancy, needle shallowly and only on a clear obstetric indication. Bleeding in pregnancy requires obstetric assessment.
Corroborated by a second study. CV04, CV08 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.1089/acm.2011.0503 ↗
Corroborated by a second study. BL11, BL13, BL15, BL18, BL20, BL23, GB20, GV20 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.1186/1745-6215-14-147 ↗
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How the studies delivered it
What the 12 studies behind the entries above ran, counted once per study. A record of the trials, not a recommendation.
Needling7 of 12
Moxibustion4 of 12
Electroacupuncture2 of 12
Acupressure1 of 12
Sessions: the 7 studies that gave a count ran a median of 12 (middle half 10 to 12).
Course: the 8 studies that gave a length ran a median of 4 weeks (middle half 4 weeks to 4 weeks).
After a treatment: what large safety surveys recorded, and which reactions need a doctor.
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