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Table 2 Locations of non-acupoints for the SA group

From: Effect of acupuncture for diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome: study protocol for a randomized clinical trial

Non-acupoint

Location

Non-acupoint 1

On the abdomen, 2 cuna superior to anterior superior iliac spine, between the gallbladder meridian and the spleen meridian

Non-acupoint 2

On the abdomen, 2 cun inferior to the navel, 1 cun beside the anterior midline, between the kidney meridian and the stomach meridian

Non-acupoint 3

On the lateral aspect of the leg, 3 cun inferior to GB34, between gallbladder meridian and bladder meridian

Non-acupoint 4

On the leg, 2 cun superior to the medial malleolus, in the middle of the medial tibia, between the liver meridian and the spleen meridian

Non-acupoint 5

On the leg, the midpoint of the line between GB40 and ST41, between the gallbladder meridian and the stomach meridian

  1. a1 cun (≈ 20 mm) is defined as the width of the interphalangeal joint of the participant’s thumb
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