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Table 2 Locations of non-acupoints in sham acupuncture group

From: Efficacy of acupuncture versus sham acupuncture for postprandial distress syndrome: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Non-acupoints

Locations

Non-acupoint 1

In the middle of Touwei (ST8) and Yuyao (EX-HN4) points

Non-acupoint 2

2 cuna above the anterior superior iliac spine

Non-acupoint 3

2 cun below the umbilicus, and 1.0 cun lateral to the anterior midline.

cun below the umbilicus, and 1 cun lateral to the anterior midline

Non-acupoint 4

In the middle of the medial epicondyle of the humerus and the styloid process of ulna

Non-acupoint 5

3 cun below Yanglingquan (GB34), between the gallbladder and bladder meridian

Non-acupoint 6

In the middle of Qiuxu (GB40) and Jiexi (ST41) points

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