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Table 2 Locations of acupoints for NSA group

From: Acupuncture for the treatment of diarrheal-predominant irritable bowel syndrome: study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial

 

Acupoint

Location

Fixed acupoints of NSA group

Shuifen (RN9)

On the anterior midline of the upper abdomen, 1 cuna superior to the navel

 

Liangmen (ST21)

On the anterior midline of the upper abdomen, 1 cun superior to the navel, 2 cun beside the anterior midline

 

Yinjiao (CV7)

On the anterior midline of the abdomen, 1 cun inferior to the navel

 

Tiaokou (ST38)

On the anterolateral aspect of the leg, 8 cun inferior to the ST35, and on the line between ST35 and ST41

 

Yinshi (ST33)

On the anterior aspect of the thigh, 3 cun superior to basis patellae, and on the line between anterior superior iliac spine and basis patellae

 

Lougu (SP7)

On the anteromedial aspect of the leg and the tibial rear, on the line between medial malleolus and SP9, and 6 cun superior to medial malleolus

  1. a1 cun (≈20 mm) is defined as the width of the interphalangeal joint of the patient’s thumb