Table 2 Acupuncture points used in the ACUDPN study
From: Acupuncture in diabetic peripheral neuropathy—protocol for the randomized, multicenter ACUDPN trial
Obligatory points | ST 34, ST 40, SP 6, KI 3, LV 3, EX-LE-10 Bafeng |
Optional points depending on the following Chinese medicine diagnoses | |
Cold invasion into meridians | Moxa on EX-LE-10 Bafeng, KI 3 |
Deficiency of qi and xue | ST 36, GB 39, ST 41 (in pronounced sensory ataxia) |
Qi-stagnation and blood stasis | GB 34, GB 40, SP 4 |
Wind and phlegm block channels | ST 36, SP 9, SP 4 |
Phlegm and heat block channels | SP 9, SP 10, GB 40, KI 7 |