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Standardized acupoint stimulation treatment |
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| Acupoints |
Location |
Major Indications and Actions. [21,38] |
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| Du3 (Yaoyang-guan) |
Midline of the lower back, just below the spinous process of the fourth lumbar vertebra |
Lumbosacral pain, motor impairment, numbness and pain of legs, other (e.g., seizures) |
| UB23 (Shenshu) |
1.5 inches lateral to lower border of the spinous process of the second lumbar vertebra (bilateral point) |
Low back pain, principal point to strengthen the "Kidneys", other (e.g., weakness of knee) |
| Low back ashi |
Any tender point in the area between a horizontal line just below T12 and a horizontal line at the tip of the coccyx and extending to the outer contour of the body (as assessed by the Diagnostician acupuncturist) |
Used according to the concept that "where there is pain, there is an acupuncture point" |
| UB40 (Weizhong) |
Back of the knee in the midpoint of the transverse crease of the popliteal fossa (bilateral point) |
Low back pain, motor impairment of hip joint, "activation of the UB channel" |
| Ki3 (Taixi) |
On the foot, depression between the medial malleolus and tendo calcaneus (bilateral point) |
Lumbar pain, strengthen lumbar spine, "nourishes Kidney Yin and tonifies Kidney Yang", other (e.g., insomnia) |
Cherkin et al. Trials 2008 9:10 doi:10.1186/1745-6215-9-10 |
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