Table 3 Treatment sites for thread-embedding acupuncture in the abdominal area of the human body
Localization | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Muscle | Skeleton | Direction of insertion | Needle length | Number of pieces inserted | |
➀ | Rectus abdominis | – | Transverse insertion | 60 mm | 2 pieces |
➁ | Iliacus | Anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS) | Oblique insertion | 40 mm | 2 pieces |
➂ | Inguinal ligament | Anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS) | Oblique insertion | 60 mm | 2 pieces |
➃ | Iliopsoas | Lesser trochanter of the femur | Transverse insertion | 40 mm | 2 pieces |
➄ | Rectus abdominis | – | Transverse insertion | 60 mm | 1 pieces |
➅ | Rectus abdominis | Pubis | Transverse insertion | 60 mm | 2 pieces |
Total | 11 pieces | ||||