🎯 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. GB20 also appears in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000028202 ↗
🎯 Location: 2 thumb widths proximal to the dorsal crease of the wrist on the line connecting TB04 and tip of the olecranon the between radius and ulna.
Corroborated by a second study. GB20 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.0255-2930.20220516-k0004 ↗
🎯 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.
Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.
Renyong Lin. Literature Study on the Regularity of Acupoints Selection for the Treatment of Myopia. Journal of traditional chinese medicine/Journal of traditional Chinese medicine, 2011
Substantiated by a study. LI04, ST02, BL02, GB01 also appear in a study-reported protocol for the same search. That study did not test this prescription. doi:10.1186/1745-6215-15-477 ↗
Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.
Liu Jian. Dr. Zhang Ren's Experience in the Acupuncture Treatment of Different Diseases with the Same Therapeutic Principle. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2008, 28(2): 110-113
Substantiated by a study. BL02 also appears in a study-reported protocol for the same search. That study did not test this prescription. doi:10.1186/1745-6215-15-477 ↗
Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.
Liu Jian. Dr. Zhang Ren's Experience in the Acupuncture Treatment of Different Diseases with the Same Therapeutic Principle. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2008, 28(2): 110-113
Substantiated by a study. GB20 also appears in a study-reported protocol for the same search. That study did not test this prescription. doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20220516-k0004 ↗
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How the studies delivered it
What the 3 studies behind the entries above ran, counted once per study. A record of the trials, not a recommendation.
Needling3 of 3
Electroacupuncture1 of 3
Course: the 3 studies that gave a length ran a median of 90 days (middle half 75 days to 165 days).
After a treatment: what large safety surveys recorded, and which reactions need a doctor.
Disclaimer: The acupoint information provided is for educational purposes only.
