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Fig. 3

From: Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) collaborative care for patients with axial spondyloarthritis (AcuSpA): protocol for a pragmatic randomized controlled trial

Fig. 3

The acupuncture points employed in this study. The main acupuncture points are Jiaji, Shenshu, Yaoyangguan, Mingmen, Huantiao, Ashixue. The patients in the intervention group will be classified into one of the five syndromes based on their clinical presentation and have secondary acupuncture points chosen based on their respective syndromes. There will also be additional acupuncture points for patients with neck pain, thoracic pain, and/or lumbar pain. Patients in both the intervention and control groups will be given usual care consisting of NSAIDs and/or biologics and/or physiotherapy as deemed necessary by the attending rheumatologists. Abbreviations: Acupoints acupuncture points, NSAIDs non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

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