🎯 Location: 8 thumb widths superior to the tip of the external malleolus, lateral to the ST38 about 2 finger breadth (middle finger) lateral to the anterior border of the tibia.
🎯 Location: On the dome of the instep of the foot between tendons of the long extensor muscle of the great the toe and long extensor muscle of the toes where pulsation of the dorsal artery of the foot is palpable.
Corroborated by a second study. ST34, ST36, ST40, ST42 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018430 ↗
🎯 Location: When knee is flexed point is 3 thumb widths above the laterosuperior border of the patella on the line joining asis and laterosuperior border of the patella.
Corroborated by a second study. ST32, ST33, ST35, ST38 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2012.08.015 ↗
🎯 Location: On the anterior midline 4 thumb widths above the 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.
Corroborated by a second study. BL21, CV12 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018430 ↗
Corroborated by a second study. ST36, PC06 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.1155/2015/168252 ↗
Corroborated by a second study. ST36, PC06 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.1155/2014/832523 ↗
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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.
Needling6 of 12
Electrical stimulation on the skin3 of 12
Electroacupuncture2 of 12
Sessions: the 5 studies that gave a count ran a median of 12 (middle half 11 to 20).
Course: the 8 studies that gave a length ran a median of 4 weeks (middle half 25 days to 37 days).
After a treatment: what large safety surveys recorded, and which reactions need a doctor.
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