🎯 Location: 2 thumb widths proximal to the dorsal crease of the wrist on the line connecting TB04 and tip of the olecranon the between radius and ulna.
🎯 Location: When knee is flexed point is at the medial end of the transverse popliteal crease posterior to the medial epicondyle of the tibia in the depression of the anterior border of the insertions of the semimembranosus and semitendinosus.
Corroborated by a second study. GB34, LV14 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.jtcms.2025.09.006 ↗
🎯 Location: On the dorsum of the foot in the depression the distal to the junction of the 1st and 2nd metatarsal bones.
⚠️ Cautions: Monitor blood pressure and avoid strong stimulation where hypertension is uncontrolled or unstable; hypertensive crisis is a medical emergency.
Corroborated by a second study. GB34, LV14 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.1177/2164956119870444 ↗
🎯 Location: 2 thumb widths proximal to the dorsal crease of the wrist on the line connecting TB04 and tip of the olecranon the between radius and ulna.
🎯 Location: 3 thumb widths proximal to the dorsal crease of the wrist on the line connecting TB04 and tip of the olecranon the between radius and ulna on the radial side of the extensor digitorum.
Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.
Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions
Substantiated by a study. BL18, BL19, GB24, GB34, LV14 also appear in a study-reported protocol for the same search. That study did not test this prescription. doi:10.1016/j.jtcms.2025.09.006 ↗
🎯 Location: 3 thumb widths proximal to the dorsal crease of the wrist on the line connecting TB04 and tip of the olecranon the between radius and ulna on the radial side of the extensor digitorum.
🎯 Location: On the dorsum of the foot in the depression the distal to the junction of the 1st and 2nd metatarsal bones.
⚠️ Cautions: Monitor blood pressure and avoid strong stimulation where hypertension is uncontrolled or unstable; hypertensive crisis is a medical emergency.
Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.
Henry C. Lu. Clinical Cases of Acupuncture
Substantiated by a study. ST36, GB34, LV03, LV14 also appear in a study-reported protocol for the same search. That study did not test this prescription. doi:10.1016/j.jtcms.2025.09.006 ↗
🎯 Location: 3 thumb widths proximal to the dorsal crease of the wrist on the line connecting TB04 and tip of the olecranon the between radius and ulna on the radial side of the extensor digitorum.
Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.
Henry C. Lu. Clinical Cases of Acupuncture
Substantiated by a study. GB34, LV14 also appear in a study-reported protocol for the same search. That study did not test this prescription. doi:10.1177/2164956119870444 ↗
🎯 Location: 3 thumb widths proximal to the dorsal crease of the wrist on the line connecting TB04 and tip of the olecranon the between radius and ulna on the radial side of the extensor digitorum.
🎯 Location: On the dorsum of the foot in the depression the distal to the junction of the 1st and 2nd metatarsal bones.
⚠️ Cautions: Monitor blood pressure and avoid strong stimulation where hypertension is uncontrolled or unstable; hypertensive crisis is a medical emergency.
Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.
Zhu Bing, Wang Hongcai (eds). Case Studies from the Medical Records of Leading Chinese Acupuncture Experts. London: Singing Dragon, 2011
Substantiated by a study. ST36, GB34, LV03, LV14 also appear in a study-reported protocol for the same search. That study did not test this prescription. doi:10.1016/j.jtcms.2025.09.006 ↗
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