🎯 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. BL26, BL54 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.21037/acr-2025-189 ↗
Corroborated by a second study. BL23, BL26, BL28 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.0000000000036858 ↗
Corroborated by a second study. BL54, GB30 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.1186/1472-6882-8-34 ↗
🎯 Location: On the posterior midline of the leg between BL40 and BL60 in the pointed depression the formed below gastrocnemius belly when leg is stretched or heel is lifted.
Corroborated by a second study. BL23, BL26, BL28 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.21037/acr-2025-189 ↗
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