Group | Acupoints | Manipulation |
---|---|---|
Treatment group 1 (specific acupoints of stomach meridian) | (1) Chongyang(ST42) | (1) is punctured perpendicularly 0.3–0.5 cun avoiding the artery |
 | (2) Fenglong(ST40) | (2) is punctured perpendicularly 1–1.5 cun |
 | (3) Zusanli(ST36) | (3) is punctured perpendicularly 1–2 cun |
 | (4) Liangqiu(ST34) | (4) is punctured perpendicularly 1–1.2 cun |
Treatment group 2 (non-specific acupoints of Stomach meridian) | (1) Tiaokou(ST38) | (1) is punctured perpendicularly 1–1.5 cun |
 | (2) Dubi(ST35) | (2) is punctured perpendicularly 0.5–1 cun |
 | (3) Yinshi(ST33) | (3) is punctured perpendicularly 1–1.5 cun |
 | (4) Futu(ST32) | (4) is punctured perpendicularly 1–2 cun |
Treatment group 3 (Alarm and transport point) | (1) Weishu(BL21) | (1) is punctured obliquely along the spine fo r 0.5–0.8 cun |
 | (2) Zhongwan(CV12) | (2) is punctured perpendicularly 1–1.5 cun |
Treatment group 4 (acupoints of Gallbladder meridian) | (1) Qiuxu(GB40) | is punctured perpendicularly 0.5–0.8 cun |
 | (2) Guangming(GB37) | (2) is punctured perpendicularly 0.5–0.8 cun |
 | (3) Yanglingquan(GB34) | (3) is punctured perpendicularly 1–1.5 cun |
 | (4) Waiqiu(GB36) | (4) is punctured perpendicularly 0.5–0.8 cun |
Non-acupoint group | (1) At the medial arm on the anterior border of the insertion of the deltoid muscle at the junction of deltoid and biceps muscles | (1) is punctured perpendicularly 0.5–1 cun |
 | (2) Half between the tip of the elbow and the axillae | is punctured perpendicularly 0.5–1 cun |
 | (3) Ulnar side, half between epicodylus medialis of the humerus and ulnar side of the wrist | (3) is punctured perpendicularly 0.5–1 cun |
 | (4) The edge of tibia 1 to 2 cm lateral to the Zusanli(ST36) horizontally | (4) is punctured perpendicularly 0.5–1 cun |