🎯 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, SP10 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.1155/2013/561290 ↗
🎯 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. LI04, LI11, 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:10.1016/j.conctc.2025.101454 ↗
🎯 Location: In the depression of the radial side of the index finger distal to the 2nd metacarpophalangeal joint; point located with finger slightly flexed.
Corroborated by a second study. LI02, LI11, ST36, ST43, SP03, SI02, SI03, BL66, PC06, TB03, TB06, GB41, LV03 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.1155/2019/1907578 ↗
🎯 Location: In the depression of the radial side of the index finger distal to the 2nd metacarpophalangeal joint; point located with finger slightly flexed.
Corroborated by a second study. LI02, LI11, ST36, ST43, SP03, SI02, SI03, BL66, PC06, TB03, TB06, GB41, LV03 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.1155/2017/1926806 ↗
Corroborated by a second study. BL17 also appears in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.2147/CCID.S336109 ↗
🎯 Location: In the depression of the radial side of the index finger distal to the 2nd metacarpophalangeal joint; point located with finger slightly flexed.
Corroborated by a second study. LI02, LI11, ST36, ST43, SP03, SI02, SI03, BL66, PC06, TB03, TB06, GB41, LV03 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.1155/2017/1926806 ↗
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How the studies delivered it
What the 16 studies behind the entries above ran, counted once per study. A record of the trials, not a recommendation.
Needling12 of 16
Bloodletting2 of 16
Acupressure2 of 16
Cupping1 of 16
Press needles1 of 16
Thread embedding1 of 16
Electroacupuncture1 of 16
Sessions: the 6 studies that gave a count ran a median of 10 (middle half 8 to 14).
Course: the 11 studies that gave a length ran a median of 4 weeks (middle half 4 weeks to 29 days).
After a treatment: what large safety surveys recorded, and which reactions need a doctor.
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