🎯 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, ST04, ST06, ST36, TB17 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.13359/j.cnki.gzxbtcm.2021.11.025 ↗
Corroborated by a second study. ST02, ST04, ST07, SI18, BL02, TB17 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.13359/j.cnki.gzxbtcm.2021.11.025 ↗
Corroborated by a second study. GB20, LV03 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.13359/j.cnki.gzxbtcm.2021.11.025 ↗
🎯 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, ST02, ST07, ST36, GB20, LV03, GV20 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.0255-2930.2017.01.008 ↗
🎯 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, ST07, ST36, TB17, LV03, GV20 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.13359/j.cnki.gzxbtcm.2021.11.025 ↗
Corroborated by a second study. GV20 also appears in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.13359/j.cnki.gzxbtcm.2021.11.025 ↗
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How the studies delivered it
What the 9 studies behind the entries above ran, counted once per study. A record of the trials, not a recommendation.
Needling7 of 9
Electroacupuncture3 of 9
Moxibustion1 of 9
Sessions: the 7 studies that gave a count ran a median of 15 (middle half 12 to 23).
Course: the 5 studies that gave a length ran a median of 5 weeks (middle half 3 weeks to 8 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.
