🎯 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.
Corroborated by a second study. SP06, BL28, BL32 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2013.23.017 ↗
Corroborated by a second study. BL32, BL33, BL35 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.0255-2930.20231216-k0001 ↗
Corroborated by a second study. SP06, SP09 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.1155/2020/2520483 ↗
🎯 Location: 3 thumb widths below umbilicus 2 thumb widths lateral to the CV04.
⚠️ 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. ST28, ST36, SP06, SP09, KD03, LV03, CV03, CV04, CV06, GV20 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2013.23.017 ↗
Corroborated by a second study. BL32, BL33 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.1155/2013/543174 ↗
Corroborated by a second study. BL32, BL33, BL35 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.1155/2013/543174 ↗
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How the studies delivered it
What the 31 studies behind the entries above ran, counted once per study. A record of the trials, not a recommendation.
Electroacupuncture15 of 31
Needling10 of 31
Moxibustion6 of 31
Acupressure2 of 31
Electrical stimulation on the skin1 of 31
Sessions: the 15 studies that gave a count ran a median of 10 (middle half 1 to 23).
Course: the 18 studies that gave a length ran a median of 10 days (middle half 1 day to 4 weeks).
After a treatment: what large safety surveys recorded, and which reactions need a doctor.
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