Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.
Zhang Hai-jie. 76 Cases of Hypomenorrhea Treated by Acupuncture to Regulate the Menstrual Cycle. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2009, 29(3): 177-178
🎯 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.
Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.
Zhang Hai-jie. 76 Cases of Hypomenorrhea Treated by Acupuncture to Regulate the Menstrual Cycle. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2009, 29(3): 177-178
🎯 Location: On the medial side of the great the toe 0.1 thumb width posterior to the corner of the nail.
⚠️ Cautions: Anticoagulant therapy or a coagulopathy raises the risk of haematoma at the needling site – apply prolonged pressure on withdrawal. The precaution governs technique; bleeding disorders remain a treatable indication.
Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.
Zhang Hai-jie. 76 Cases of Hypomenorrhea Treated by Acupuncture to Regulate the Menstrual Cycle. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2009, 29(3): 177-178
Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.
Zhang Hai-jie. 76 Cases of Hypomenorrhea Treated by Acupuncture to Regulate the Menstrual Cycle. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2009, 29(3): 177-178
🎯 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.
Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.
Zhang Hai-jie. 76 Cases of Hypomenorrhea Treated by Acupuncture to Regulate the Menstrual Cycle. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2009, 29(3): 177-178
🎯 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.
