🎯 Location: Anteroinferior to the acromion on the upper portion of the deltoid muscle; when arm is in the full abduction the point is in the depression the appearing at the anterior border of the acromioclavicular joint.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling due to risk of pneumothorax; caution in shoulder injuries.
Corroborated by a second study. LI15 also appears in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20210202-k0011 ↗
Corroborated by a second study. LI10, LI15 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.0255-2930.20210813-k0001 ↗
Corroborated by a second study. LI10, LI15 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.0255-2930.20210202-k0011 ↗
🎯 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.
Substantiated by a study. LI15, SI09, TB14 also appear in a study-reported protocol for the same search. That study did not test this prescription. doi:10.1186/s12906-025-04916-9 ↗
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How the studies delivered it
What the 4 studies behind the entries above ran, counted once per study. A record of the trials, not a recommendation.
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Sessions: the 3 studies that gave a count ran a median of 18 (middle half 17 to 29).
Course: the 3 studies that gave a length ran a median of 3 weeks (middle half 3 weeks to 39 days).
After a treatment: what large safety surveys recorded, and which reactions need a doctor.
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