Table 1 Locations and manipulations of the acupuncture points selected in this study
Group | Acupoints | Location | Manipulation |
|---|---|---|---|
Acupoint | Baihui (GV20) | In the head, the front of the forehead is straight up to 5 cun | Subcutaneous insertion to a depth of 0.5–0.8 cun (12.5–20 mm) with manipulation for the de-qi |
Shenting (GV24) | In the head, the front of the forehead is straight up to 0.5 cun | Subcutaneous insertion to a depth of 0.5–0.8 cun (12.5–20 mm) with manipulation for the de-qi | |
Quchi (LI11) | At the elbow, the midpoint of the lateral end of the elbow transverse line and the upper tibia | Puncture perpendicularly to a depth of 1–1.5 cun with manipulation for the de-qi | |
Zhongwan (CV12) | In the upper abdomen, 4 cun above the umbilicus, the front midline | Puncture perpendicularly to a depth of 1–1.5 cun with manipulation for the de-qi | |
Tianshu (ST25) | In the abdomen, parallel to the umbilicus, 2 cun in front of the front midline | Puncture perpendicularly to a depth of 1–1.5 cun with manipulation for the de-qi | |
Xuehai (SP10) | In the anterior region of the femoral, 2 cun above the medial end of the patella and the protuberance of the vastus medialis | Puncture perpendicularly to a depth of 1–1.5 cun with manipulation for the de-qi | |
Non-acupoint | Zusanli (ST36) | Three inches below the patella between the anterior tibia and the extensor digit rum longus muscle | Puncture perpendicularly to a depth of 1–1.5 cun with manipulation for the de-qi |
Sanyinjiao (SP6) | On the medial side of the leg, 3 cun above the tip of the medial malleolus, posterior to the medial border of the tibia | Puncture perpendicularly to a depth of 1.0 cun with manipulation for the de-qi. | |
Non-acupoint 1 | Shangxing (GV23, in the head, the front of the forehead is straight up to 1 cun) opens 1 cun. Alternating left and right points | Subcutaneous insertion to a depth of 1–3 mm without manipulation for the de-qi | |
Non-acupoint 2 | Qianding (GV21, in the head, the front of the forehead is straight up to 3.5 cun) opens 1 cun. Alternating left and right points | Subcutaneous insertion to a depth of 1-3 mm without manipulation for the de-qi | |
Non-acupoint 3 | Ulnar side, halfway between the epicondyles medial to the humerus and ulnar side of the wrist | Subcutaneous insertion to a depth of 1–3 mm without manipulation for the de-qi | |
Non-acupoint 4 | Zhongwan (CV12, in the upper abdomen, 4 cun above the umbilicus, the front midline) opens 3 cm, alternating left and right points | Subcutaneous insertion to a depth of 1–3 mm without manipulation for the de-qi | |
Non-acupoint | Non-acupoint 5 | Tianshu point (ST25 in the abdomen, parallel to the umbilicus, 2 cun in front of the front midline) opens 1 cun to the outside, the midpoint of the Tianshu and Daheng point (SP15, in the abdomen, parallel to the umbilicus, 4 cun in front of the front midline) | Subcutaneous insertion to a depth of 1–3 mm without manipulation for the de-qi |
Non-acupoint 6 | On the thigh, the midpoint of the upper iliac spine and the upper outer corner of the sacral floor are opened inward to 2 cm | Subcutaneous insertion to a depth of 1–3 mm without manipulation for the de-qi | |
Non-acupoint 7 | Edge of the tibia 1–2 cm lateral to the Zusanli (ST36) horizontally | Subcutaneous insertion to a depth of 1–3 mm without manipulation for the de-qi | |
Non-acupoint 8 | 3 cun above the outer ankle, between the stomach meridian and the gallbladder meridian | Subcutaneous insertion to a depth of 1–3 mm without manipulation for the de-qi |