Group | Acupoint | Manipulation |
---|---|---|
Individualized acupoint | (i) Fengchi (GB20) | (i) is punctured obliquely 0.8 to 1.2 cm toward to apex nasi |
(ii) Shuaigu (GB8) | (ii) is punctured horizontally 0.5 to 0.8 cm | |
(iii) Waiguan (SJ5) | (iii) is punctured perpendicularly 0.5 to 1 cm | |
(iv) Yanglingquan (GB34) | (iv) is punctured perpendicularly 1 to 1.5 cm | |
(v) Kunlun (BL 60) | (v) is punctured perpendicularly 0.5 to 0.8 cm | |
(vi) Houxi (SI3) | (vi) is punctured perpendicularly 0.5 to 0.8 cm | |
(vii) Hegu (LI4) | (vii) is punctured perpendicularly 0.5 to 1 cm | |
(viii) Neiting (ST44) | (viii) is punctured perpendicularly 0.5 to 1 cm | |
(ix) Taichong (LR3) | (ix) is punctured perpendicularly 0.5 to 1 cm | |
(x) Qiuxu (GB40) | (x) is punctured perpendicularly 0.5 to 0.8 cm | |
Non-acupoint control acupuncture | (i) At the medial arm on the anterior border of the insertion of the deltoid muscle at the junction of deltoid and biceps muscles | (i) is punctured perpendicularly 0.5 to 1 cm |
(ii) Half way between the tip of the elbow and axillae | (ii) is punctured perpendicularly 0.5 to 1 cm | |
(iii) Ulnar side, half way between the epicondylus medialis of the humerus and ulnar side of the wrist | (iii) is punctured perpendicularly 0.5 to 1 cm | |
(iv) Edge of the tibia 1 to 2 cm lateral to the Zusanli (ST36) horizontally | (iv) is punctured perpendicularly 0.5 to 1 cm |