Table 1 Locations of acupoints for the acupoint EA and non-acupoint EA groups
Group | Acupoint | Location | Descriptions |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Baihui (GV-20) | At the vertex on the midline, in the depression 5 cun posterior to the anterior hairline and 7 cun superior to the posterior hairline | Punctured horizontally 0.3–0.5 cun |
Shenmen (HT-7) | At the wrist joint, on the radial side of flexor carpi ulnaris, in the depression at the proximal border of the pisiform bone | Punctured perpendicularly 0.5–0.8 cun | |
Sanyinjiao (SP-6) | On the medial side of the lower leg, 3 cun superior to the prominence of the medial malleolus, in a depression close to the medial crest of the tibia | Punctured perpendicularly 1.0–1.5 cun | |
2 | Non-acupoint 1 | On the edge of the tibia 1 to 2 cm lateral to the Zusanli (ST36) horizontally | Punctured perpendicularly 0.5–1 cun |
Non-acupoint 2 | On the half between the tip of the elbow and the axilla | Punctured perpendicularly 0.5–1 cun | |
Non-acupoint 3 | On the ulnar side, half between the epicondylus medialis of the humerus and the ulnar side of the wrist | Punctured perpendicularly 0.5–1 cun |