🎯 Location: 2 thumb widths lateral to the center of the umbilicus.
⚠️ Cautions: Acute appendicitis is a surgical emergency – treatment here is adjunctive at most and must never delay surgical assessment. Avoid needling over the gravid uterus after the first trimester; where used in pregnancy, needle shallowly and only on a clear obstetric indication.
Corroborated by a second study. ST36, SP06, SP10, LV03 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.12659/AJCR.945539 ↗
Corroborated by a second study. ST36, SP06, KD03 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.12659/AJCR.945539 ↗
Corroborated by a second study. LI10, ST36, GV20 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.1097/md.0000000000033612 ↗
🎯 Location: When elbow is flexed point is in the depression the at the lateral end of the transverse cubital crease midway between LU05 and lateral epicondyle of the humerus.
⚠️ Cautions: Monitor blood pressure and avoid strong stimulation where hypertension is uncontrolled or unstable; hypertensive crisis is a medical emergency. Avoid excessive stimulation in weak patients.
Corroborated by a second study. LI11, LI15, ST36, GB34 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.12659/AJCR.945539 ↗
🎯 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. LI10, LI11, LI14, ST32, ST34, ST36, ST41 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.1097/md.0000000000033612 ↗
Corroborated by a second study. LI10, LI11, LI14, LI15, ST34, ST36, SP06, SP10, GB20 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.1097/md.0000000000033612 ↗
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How the studies delivered it
What the 13 studies behind the entries above ran, counted once per study. A record of the trials, not a recommendation.
Needling6 of 13
Electroacupuncture5 of 13
Acupressure2 of 13
Electrical stimulation on the skin1 of 13
Sessions: the 5 studies that gave a count ran a median of 24 (middle half 24 to 30).
Course: the 6 studies that gave a length ran a median of 10 weeks (middle half 37 days to 12 weeks).
After a treatment: what large safety surveys recorded, and which reactions need a doctor.
Disclaimer: The acupoint information provided is for educational purposes only.
