Table 2 Locations of acupoints in electroacupuncture group
Acupoints | Locationsa |
|---|---|
Feishu (BL13) | On the back, under the spinous process of the 3rd thoracic vertebra, 1.5 cun laterally |
Pishu (BL20) | On the back, under the spinous process of the 11th thoracic vertebra, 1.5 cun laterally |
Shenshu (BL23) | On the back, under the spinous process of the 2nd lumbar vertebra, 1.5 cun beside the posterior midline |
Hegu (LI4) | Between the 1st and 2nd metacarpal bones |
Zusanli (ST36) | 3 cun directly below Dubi, and one finger-breadth lateral to the anterior border of the tibia |
Sanyinjiao (SP6) | Posterior to the mesial border of the tibia, and 3 cun above the tip of the medial malleolus |
Taichong (LR3) | In the depression anterior to the junction of 1st and 2nd metatarsal bones |