Corroborated by a second study. BL23, KD03, GV20 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.19787/j.issn.1008-1879.2023.11.021 ↗
Corroborated by a second study. SP06, HT07, LV03, CV04, GV20 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.19917/j.cnki.1005-0779.023032 ↗
🎯 Location: 3 thumb widths directly above the tip of the medial malleolus posterior to the medial border of the tibia.
⚠️ 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. SP06, HT07, LV03, CV04, GV20 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.19787/j.issn.1008-1879.2023.11.021 ↗
🎯 Location: 3 thumb widths directly above the tip of the medial malleolus posterior to the medial border of the tibia.
⚠️ 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. SP06, HT07, KD03, LV03, GV20 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.19787/j.issn.1008-1879.2023.11.021 ↗
Corroborated by a second study. BL23, KD03, GV20 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.1007/s11726-023-1415-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. HT07, KD03, LV03, GV20 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.19787/j.issn.1008-1879.2023.11.021 ↗
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How the studies delivered it
What the 8 studies behind the entries above ran, counted once per study. A record of the trials, not a recommendation.
Needling5 of 8
Sessions: the 5 studies that gave a count ran a median of 12 (middle half 10 to 12).
Course: the 4 studies that gave a length ran a median of 4 weeks (middle half 26 days to 5 weeks).
After a treatment: what large safety surveys recorded, and which reactions need a doctor.
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