Comparative Effects of Acupressure at Local  and Distal Acupuncture Points on Pain Conditions and Autonomic Function in Females with Chronic Neck Pain

<table>Distal acupuncture point. “<i>Hegu</i>” (LI 4) is the most important analgesic point in the body and is intensively stimulated in all painful conditions and is located on the highest point of the adductor pollicis muscle with the thumb and index finger adducted. “<i>Shousanli</i>” (LI 10) is located on the radial side of the dorsal surface of the forearm at about 3 cm below the lateral transverse elbow crease and between the extensor carpi radialis longus and brevis. “<i>Quchi</i>” (LI 11) is located on the end of the lateral transverse elbow crease at the middle of the connection between the biceps tendon and the lateral epicondylus of the humerus.</table>

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Figure 2: Comparative Effects of Acupressure at Local  and Distal Acupuncture Points on Pain Conditions and Autonomic Function in Females with Chronic Neck Pain 

Figure 2 | Comparative Effects of Acupressure at Local  and Distal Acupuncture Points on Pain Conditions and Autonomic Function in Females with Chronic Neck Pain 