Table 1 Locations and manipulations of acupoints
| Â | Acupoint | Location | Manipulation |
|---|---|---|---|
Obligatory acupoints | Zhongwan (CV12) | On the anterior midline, 4 cuna above the umbilicus | Puncture perpendicularly to a depth of 1.0–1.2 cun |
Weiwanxiashu (EX-B3) | at the same level as the inferior border of the spinous process of the 8th thoracic vertebra (T8), 1.5 cun lateral to the posterior median line | Puncture obliquely and medially to a depth of 0.5–0.8 cun | |
Ganshu (BL18) | at the same level as the inferior border of the spinous process of the 9th thoracic vertebra (T9), 1.5 cun lateral to the posterior median line | Puncture obliquely and medially to a depth of 0.5–0.8 cun | |
Pishu (BL20) | at the same level as the inferior border of the spinous process of the 11th thoracic vertebra (T11), 1.5 cun lateral to the posterior median line | Puncture obliquely and medially to a depth of 0.5–0.8 cun | |
Shenshu (BL23) | at the same level as the inferior border of the spinous process of the 2nd lumbar vertebra (L2), 1.5 cun lateral to the posterior median line | Puncture perpendicularly to a depth of 0.8–1.2 cun | |
Zusanli (ST36) | 3 cun directly below Dubi (ST35), and one finger-breadth lateral to the anterior border of the tibia | Puncture perpendicularly to a depth of 1.0–1.2 cun | |
Yanglingquan (GB34) | in the depression anterior and distal to the head of the fibula | Puncture perpendicularly to a depth of 1.0–1.2 cun | |
Sanyinjiao (SP6) | 3 cun superior to the prominence of the medial malleolus, posterior to the medial border of the tibia, | Puncture perpendicularly to a depth of 1.0–1.2 cun | |
Taixi (KI3) | in the depression between the prominence of the medial malleolus and the calcaneal tendon | Puncture perpendicularly to a depth of 0.5–0.8 cun | |
Bafeng (EX-LE10) | on the dorsum of the foot, between the first and fifth toes at the junction of the red and white skin posterior to the margin of the web; 4 points on each foot, 8 in total | Puncture obliquely to a depth of 0.5–0.8 cun | |
Additional acupoints for upper limbs syndrome | Baxie (EX-UE9) | at the dorsum of the hand, between the first and fifth fingers, proximal to the web margins between the five fingers at the junction of the red and white skin, 4 points on each hand,8 in total | Puncture obliquely upward to a depth of 0.5–0.8 cun |