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Table 2 Acupuncture points (%)

From: Acupuncture with manual and electrical stimulation for labour pain: a longitudinal randomised controlled trial

 

MA n = 83

EA n = 87

Distal points

  

 LI4

95.2

89.7

 EX2

72.3

75.9

 LR3

68.7

67.8

 GV20

50.6

43.7

 SP6

33.7

36.8

 LU7

24.1

24.1

 PC6

3.6

5.7

Local points

  

 KI11

67.5

58.6

 SP12

62.7

56.3

 BL27

37.3

44.8

 ST29

36.1

33.3

 BL26

32.5

41.4

 BL25

31.3

28.7

 BL28

27.7

29.9

 LR10

27.7

26.4

 BL54

26.5

26.4

 GB27

24.1

25.3

 CV3

20.5

12.6

 LR11

19.3

24.1

 GB28

16.9

20.7

 BL24

10.8

14.9

 CV4

10.8

5.7

 GB29

10.8

9.2

 BL23

8.4

3.4

 BL36

2.4

5.7

 GB26

1.2

2.3

 GB25

0.0

0.0

  1. MA = Manual acupuncture, EA = Electro-acupuncture, GV = governor vessel channel, LI = large intestine channel, SP = spleen channel, LR = liver channel, PC = pericardium channel, EX = extra channel, LU = lung channel, BL = bladder channel, GB = gall bladder channel, KI = kidney channel, ST = stomach channel, CV = conception Vessel.