Research Article

An Acupuncture Research Protocol Developed from Historical Writings by Mathematical Reflections: A Rational Individualized Acupoint Selection Method for Immediate Pain Relief

Table 3

Possible steps in the Chinese clock for balancing a meridian.

1, 2 and 3 are possible
4 is not possible
5 is possible, but has no tradition in TCM, except in the theory of the extraordinary vessels and might be unbalanced in a multiple point concept
6 is possible