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Table 2 Locations of acupoints for NSA group

From: Acupuncture for the treatment of diarrheal-predominant irritable bowel syndrome: study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial

  Acupoint Location
Fixed acupoints of NSA group Shuifen (RN9) On the anterior midline of the upper abdomen, 1 cuna superior to the navel
  Liangmen (ST21) On the anterior midline of the upper abdomen, 1 cun superior to the navel, 2 cun beside the anterior midline
  Yinjiao (CV7) On the anterior midline of the abdomen, 1 cun inferior to the navel
  Tiaokou (ST38) On the anterolateral aspect of the leg, 8 cun inferior to the ST35, and on the line between ST35 and ST41
  Yinshi (ST33) On the anterior aspect of the thigh, 3 cun superior to basis patellae, and on the line between anterior superior iliac spine and basis patellae
  Lougu (SP7) On the anteromedial aspect of the leg and the tibial rear, on the line between medial malleolus and SP9, and 6 cun superior to medial malleolus
  1. a1 cun (≈20 mm) is defined as the width of the interphalangeal joint of the patient’s thumb
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